Black Riesling Sour
Field House Brewing in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.03
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Collaboration with Whispering Horse Winery
This beer is big, with deep purple hues and aromas of aged plum and blackberry. The years of aging in our oak foeders furthers the red wine character of the Dornfelder grapes which are also known in the wine world as black riesling. Robust tannins and a lasting acidity from the grapes create something unique, bridging the worlds between beer and wine.
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Oakes (33770) reviewed Black Riesling Sour from Field House Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Ok, the name is confusing as shit. Like, what's a black riesling? Apparently it's a dornfelder. Branding matters, folks. Nobody in BC has heard of dornfelder, so black riesling it is. The appearance is such a deep purple I can hear Child in Time as I type this. Rich vinous character, like barrel and it smells like there will be a touch of tartness. Aggressive vinous character. Beer body, wine taste, tartness, barrel, fruit, complexity. Ok, I can grant Field House a spot in the Wild Ambition / Sovereign pocket of beer/wine hybrid awesomeness with this one. Now I'm thinking, who's got the skill set to collab with Tantalus and really crush a beer/riesling hybrid?
mcberko (47797) reviewed Black Riesling Sour from Field House Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a gorgeous deep dark purple-ish mahogany with a small purple head with plenty of carb. Nose brings out plenty of red grape skins, tannins, wood, and a bit of wild yeast buried underneath -- that's a lot of grape/wine. Flavour is unusual, with plenty of musty dry grape skins, red wine barrels, wood, some tannins, and something I can't quite put my finger on -- maybe a sort of seaweedy, briny, salty character? The wine character is really nice, but there's that odd element that I think detracts. Great concept, good execution, just a bit odd.