Oude Fermier Grand Cru
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Sour Saison Special Out of Production|
Score
7.68
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Wine Barrel Fermented Aged Saison
Oude Fermier Grand Cru is a blend of our best. A blend inspired by the lambic beers of Belgium, the beers which inspired much of our brewery. Oude Fermier Grand Cru is a glimpse of the last 5 years at Side Project. A blend of Oude Fermier barrels which matured for 1, 2, and 3 years in French Oak before blending and allowing to reach a finesse only accomplished with 2 years of conditioning in the bottle before sharing with you.
Oude Fermier Grand Cru is a blend of our best. A blend inspired by the lambic beers of Belgium, the beers which inspired much of our brewery. Oude Fermier Grand Cru is a glimpse of the last 5 years at Side Project. A blend of Oude Fermier barrels which matured for 1, 2, and 3 years in French Oak before blending and allowing to reach a finesse only accomplished with 2 years of conditioning in the bottle before sharing with you.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Nicely complex, lemon squash, moderate acidity, some sun-kissed wood. Peach, salt. Pretty clean finish, quenching. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 17:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
25th June 2025
Bottle at CBJ thanks to LKS. Just a light haze on this orange beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, fairly dry, good superfine carbonation. Tart but never acid citrus fruits, a little lemon sherbet. Think the oak has softened this. Crisp finish. Long sherbetty linger. My kinda sour.
Bottle at CBJ thanks to LKS. Just a light haze on this orange beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, fairly dry, good superfine carbonation. Tart but never acid citrus fruits, a little lemon sherbet. Think the oak has softened this. Crisp finish. Long sherbetty linger. My kinda sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 17:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 17:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle split at the CBJ tasting, thanks to LKS, 25/06/2025
Hazed orange to light amber topped with an off white swirl.
Nose is tarte fruit esters, funk, damp straw, vinous notes.
Taste comprises sharp citric flesh, funk, hay bale, damp cloth, oak, herb, light acidic rip.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp puckering close.
Solid.
Hazed orange to light amber topped with an off white swirl.
Nose is tarte fruit esters, funk, damp straw, vinous notes.
Taste comprises sharp citric flesh, funk, hay bale, damp cloth, oak, herb, light acidic rip.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp puckering close.
Solid.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2025
at 23:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle decanted. Pours a dark orange with medium white head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is funk, apple skin, oak, lemon, yeast. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2024
at 02:33