St. Bretta (Spring)
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Spring|
Score
7.53
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St. Bretta is our 100% Brettanomyces Whitebier that was just released this week! Not only is St. Bretta an evolution of Wild Wild Brett Orange, but also it will be ever-changing depending on the fresh citrus available that season. For our spring release we decided to brew St. Bretta with fresh Minneola Tangelo. Each seasonal release of St. Bretta will have a diverse range of citrus fruit added to keep the beer fresh and exciting (the summer release was brewed with blood oranges)!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from notes. Light saision, dry, fresh flowers, lightly tart, yeast. Refreshing.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 02:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 15 Mar 2018
at 01:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at CASK Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico. Mid- to dark gold with a small white head. Overripe oranges and grapefruit, with a light tart funk. Tastes slightly sour and funky, with a stale doughy character, infused with but nor overrun by kumquat peel and notes of clove. Very soft carbonation. Very well put together, but perhaps a bit understated.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2018
at 08:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours hazy straw gold, small but firm head of foam.
Smells Witty (usual Belgian spices and yeast) aroma of Brett.
Strong but delightful horseblanket taste with assertive but somewhat diminutive in comparison Belgian yeast and spices. Bit of bitterness, no sweet notes. There’s the cloves..seem to pop in and out depending on the sip .
Nice mouthfeel, very nice beer overall.
Smells Witty (usual Belgian spices and yeast) aroma of Brett.
Strong but delightful horseblanket taste with assertive but somewhat diminutive in comparison Belgian yeast and spices. Bit of bitterness, no sweet notes. There’s the cloves..seem to pop in and out depending on the sip .
Nice mouthfeel, very nice beer overall.
Tried
on 24 May 2017
at 18:17
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Beer Temple, small sample, Putting it under this entry, as the beer arrived early June, so I’m guessing it’s the Spring version (and is now confirmed by BeerTemple). Will relocate when necessary. Hazy pale yellow color, medium frothy head. Aroma of citrus, funk, grainy wheat, bit white wine almost. Soft sourness in taste, bit sweet as well. All perfectly balanced and utterly refreshing as all the Crooked Staves I have had so far. Really great stuff once again.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 01:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Enjoyed on tap at the Crooked Stave Taproom in Denver, CO while sampling some brews. Appearance is a cloudy gold with a moderate bubbly white head. Aroma of light stinky cheese and citrus, smells delicate. Taste is great, goes down with orange peel / citrus notes with a faint but present sourness that is fantastic. Really quality choice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2016
at 14:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cool little bottle thanks to Eric. Pours out a hazy straw topped with a fluffy head. Nose is Brett oak barrel some lemon and orange zest. Taste is more of the heavy Brett oak barrel and a nice citrus end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2015
at 16:44
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 03:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle shared by Brad. Nice citrus tinged sour aroma. The tangelo really comes through. Perfect body, carbonation. Bitingly sour. Lemon, lime, tangelo. Pronounced vinegar sour tones. Pretty enjoyable beverage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 22:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Crisp, completely clear amber and copper coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall large-bubbled tan head that fades very fast. Aroma of sour grapes, alcohol, oak, brett, lemons and a bit more pungent yeast notes - nice and mouthwatering, for sure. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent flavour of sour grapes and cherries with a strong kick of citrus and dry oak right afterwards. The sour flavour hits right behind the ears and shows a touch of malt and body on the finish with a little unfinished candy sugar noticeable as well. Overall, a very nicely done beer, however classified wrong on here - this is easily a sour/wild ale instead of a belgian white, but regardless, a solid beer with a nice profile and even better complexity that persists throughout the sample. I sampled this 37,5 cL split bottle purchased from Small Batch Liqours in Denver, Colorado on 08-June-2014 for US$5,99 sampled in celebration of running a marathon today in Maryland on 29-November-2014. Batch 1: 2014 // Purchased 08-June-2014 // Sampled: 29-November-2014
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2014
at 20:46