The Bliss of Absence - Wine Barrel Aged
Grassroots Brewing in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Kissmeyer BeerBrewed at/by: Hill Farmstead Brewery
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Special Out of Production
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Score
7.87
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Brewed in June 2013 with Anders, this beer has been aging in wine barrels that previously held some of our favorite beers. Chamomile, Lemongrass, and resident microflora.
Released July 2014, Bottled 500ML. This is the Barrel Aged version of the Draft-Only beer released in August of 2013
Released July 2014, Bottled 500ML. This is the Barrel Aged version of the Draft-Only beer released in August of 2013
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Belair50. Pours hazy golden with a small frothy offwhite head that leaves some sticky lacing on the glass while dissipating. Smell is tiny fruity and slightly funky with crackers, lemon juice, lime juice, pineapple, white grapes, dandelions, dry wood, hay, minerals and lemon zest. Taste is slightly bitter, tiny sour, slightly fruity, floral and funky. Mouthfeel is soft, dry, tiny tart, tiny astringent and light to medium bodied. Finish is slightly sour and funky with delicate tropical fruit funk, white raisins and wine barrel character. Delicate, delicious and sublime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2016
at 13:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to jblaze36wv. Pours slightly hazy golden, small off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is lemon, mineral water, Brett, flowers. Flavor is dry, very lightly tart, mineral water, floral, lots of lemongrass and light oak. Light body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2016
at 19:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fonefan 110415. Golden-yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, malt, hop, fruit. Flavour is citrus, malt, hop, fruit, funk, wood, white wine, yeast. Very nice beer.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2015
at 01:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. [ As Grassroots The Bliss of Absence - Wine Barrel Aged ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity yeast, grapes, wine - white wine, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, tart grapes - wine - white wine, wood, fruity, citric, flowery notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150411]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2015
at 14:22
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 07:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is pale yellow, fairly cloudy. White head. The aroma has a lot of lemongrass with some vinous barrel flavor. Mildly sweet taste. Fruit, herbs and fresh grain flavors. Soft flavor and feel.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2015
at 01:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, funky, citrus, wood and white wine. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 110415
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 15:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Post-Easter Procrastination, Ulfborg. Pours hazy light amber with airy white head. Clear, vinous aroma, with notes of hops and malt. Vinous flavour with sweetish notes of barrel, vanilla and malt and bitter, hoppy touches. Citric aftertaste. Okay but rather too vinous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 15:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Solar Eclipse Hung Over. Shared with Hallinghansen. Pours hazy yellow with a white creamy head and lacings. Vinous and fruity. Perfect barrel ageing. White wine, wood , peach , straw and grapefruit. Delicious stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2015
at 18:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the 5/7.5/10K tasting, thanks to the Leightonator, 30/12/14. Lightly hazed orange amber with a decent white covering that dissipates then retains. Nose is apricot, spice, tangerine, straw, bitter orange, woody notes. Taste comprises pineapple, grapefruit, tangy tropicana, subtle BA notes, white grape must, pine, spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi frying close with wine driven BA licks. Solid stuff, losts of depth for the ABV, good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 15:53