La Belle (Gin & Wine Barrel)
Powell Brewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Farmhouse - Sour Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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This Sour Farmhouse Ale was aged for 18 months in a mix of Gin and Wine Barrels. A pleasant Gin aroma and wild yeast character is complemented by an upfront sourness followed by flavours of bright stone fruit, melon, spice, and oak.
Release 2018
Release 2018
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with intense gin barrels upfront, closely followed by white wine barrels, plenty of oak, and some tart, spicy citrus. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of spicy gin barrel notes, white wine barrels, oak, and citrus. Lots of barrel character, with lots of oak and a nice spiciness. This is great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2018
at 03:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light Brett, light lactic notes, light mandarine pulp, tropical fruit, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light Brett dryness, light apricot, light acidity, nice and smooth. On tap at Funkfest 2018.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2018
at 17:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Opaque, tan, bubbly head, lots of lavender and juniper, quite tart, lots of lavender, fruity juniper...a nice dry finish but still a decent malt character.
Tried
on 31 May 2018
at 22:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at the brewery
Cloudy golden colour with small head. The aroma is very strong, citrus fruits, detergent, gooseberry. Good body strength, moderately sour with light residual sweetness, it has a strong citrus component (pink grapefruit, lime peel), refreshing, and some vinous elements that add complexity, mild tannins in the end and a very light acetic note that doesn't distract. Bold.
Very good, pleasing Sour.
Cloudy golden colour with small head. The aroma is very strong, citrus fruits, detergent, gooseberry. Good body strength, moderately sour with light residual sweetness, it has a strong citrus component (pink grapefruit, lime peel), refreshing, and some vinous elements that add complexity, mild tannins in the end and a very light acetic note that doesn't distract. Bold.
Very good, pleasing Sour.
Tried
on 18 May 2018
at 16:51