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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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at "Ölkalas hos Ekne". Hazy yellow with a small white head. Citrus, some wheat, brett and hay. Refreshing and easy to drink. The finish was sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2013
at 09:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375mL capped bottle poured into St. Bernardus tasting glass. A pale golden color atop a small head. Aroma is nicely breath - kind of horse blanket with a bit of soft sweet sweat. Floral and faint phenolics. A good aroma is follows up by a striped out flavor. Seems like the brett has stripped the flavor away. Some light paint thinner brett. I think I get some of that tangelo at the end of flavor. It’s like a perfume dry citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2013
at 21:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz. Bottle ’13 vintage. Pours a cloudy hazy, glowing bright yellow. A soapy white head atop stays until conclusion. Tangy citrus and light acidic notes. Grass, Brett funk in the finish. Body has a grainy feeling. Very drying texture that leaving your mouth dry and wanting more. I was told this is a shelf beer in Denver! Good Lord I need to take a trip to Colorado! Really nice tart Wit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2013
at 18:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
The Sampler, Brooklyn 375ml ($9): Pours a hazy light orange with a white head. Aroma is the bretty funk, with some wood, with a winy feel to it, but better. Taste is citrus, sour funk. Aftertaste is sour citrus. It is kind of like sour candy, but more natural tasting. Quite good, but not as much of a Belgian Witbier as just a sour. Quite good though.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2013
at 19:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz Bottle ’13 release. Ordered 2 of these and let sit in the cellar for 3 weeks before opening. Still poured a very bright, cloudy gorgeous beer. Not much head or lacing. Smells like tangerines, honeysuckle, and white wine. Reminds me a lot of Hill Farmstead Mimosa...not entirely but it’s close. Taste is not like MImosa though :) Earthy, wheat-heavy, nice acidic finish. Sweet and very very dry. Lovely nectarine juice with a hint of tart. It’s a great beer. I wish I had more of these!!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2013
at 15:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Marcus. Pours cloudy yellow gold with white head. Nose and taste of soured wheat malt, Brett, lemon zest, soured banana peel, ginger, light tangerine,
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 19:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2013 Spring release with a trade with ratman. Pours with a pretty murky yellow hued body with a medium sized white head that slowly fades and leaves decent lace. Aromas are of citrus and coriander. Big time tangerine, mild tropical fruit, black pepper, phenolics. Slightly vinous and waxy character. Hugely floral, low malt. Aromas smell like a less oaky, more citrusy Whiteout Wit. Flavors are malty, bready, massive citrus notes of tangerine/tangelo. Slight suntan lotion, coriander, lightly tart, black pepper, a touch earthy/rustic/funky. Very refreshing and drinkable, medium-low body, off dry, medium-low carbonation (could be a bit higher).
Tried
on 24 May 2013
at 07:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at the barrel cellar - cloudy gold - frothy, well-sustained head - nose of moderately acidic citrus oil/peel, earthy/musty notes, a touch of sulphur - soft carbonation in the mouth - flavor is medium dry - sharp citrus oil flavors throughout - moderate bitterness, becoming overly bitter in the finish - finish is like sour grapefruit -as in a lot of recent releases by this brewer, the oak is far too strong and lingers far too long on the palate - meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2013
at 12:56