Wise Words Softly Spoken
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.75
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A clear follow-on from last year’s Searching For Meaning. Rather than employing the process of carbonic maceration used last time round, this was conditioned on whole, organic cherries in a port barrel, giving it a smoother, more rounded fruit character alongside fascinating nuance drawn from the oak. In a more modern twist, we used tonka beans to add brightness and accentuate the almond-like flavours of the cherry stones. It pops with fresh cherry and cherryade, intertwined with funky, farmhouse notes and followed by a soft marzipan character. Firm sourness is balanced by a prominent minerality and dry finish packed with blackcurrant-esque tannins.
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8.6/10
LCI. Very pleasantly surprised here, big red cherries, sharp with a nice tonka, almond, oak roundness. Fresh and bright
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2025
at 22:47
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the brewery. Pours opaque dark cherry red with pink foam. Uber jammy cherries throughout with light sharpness. Quite kriek-like. Not picking up much of the port barrel or the tonka. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. A cracking drop
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2024
at 21:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured a red burgundy with a pinkish red head. Aroma is funky, berries, pungent, cherry, currants. Taste is tart fruits, berries, raspberries, currants, cherries, earthy, woodsy, dirt, buts.
Tried
on 29 May 2022
at 23:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Watford Tasting, thanks to Fergus, 11/03/22. Vibrant red with a good sized crimson head that thins to spotting over time. Nose is tarte berry fruits, light funk, cherry stones, raspberry, farmyard notes. Taste comprises bitter sweet red berries, cherry skins, funk, stoned fruits, light acidic twang, damp hay. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light pucker. Not bad but not overly complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2022
at 14:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the watford tasting 11/03/2022. From cw online. An attractive bright purple plum red coloured pour with a decent vibrant pink cap. Aroma is dry prickly berry, plastic airy funk cranberry, musty funk, raspberry. Flavour is composed of dry mixed berries, cranberry, pithy, blackberry, raspberry, mellow sweetness, mellow funk. . Palate is dry, prickly carbonation, drying finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 12:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in Watford - cheers to Fergus. Pours deep blood red-purple, mostly clear, with a frothy, pink head. Light-medium sweet flavour, a little jammy, refreshing acidity, raspberry, cherry. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Quenching finish, more tart and jammy berries. Very tasty juice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 12:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Match Watford tasting. Thanks to Fergus. Pours deep red purple with a pink head that fades. Aroma is cherry, funk, oak, jammy red fruit. Taste is cherry, jammy fruits, light funk, oak, hint of tonka bean. Good stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 12:37