Brown Recluse
Jackie O's Pub & Brewery in Athens, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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Like the elusive spider, this beer has been waiting patiently for the past 22 months to spring forth and show its fangs! What started off as an unassuming English-style mild ale was transformed in oak barrels with the help of some wild yeast, bacteria, and time. For 19 months, this little brown ale rested in barrels, accumulating layers of complexity with each season that passed. When the time came to blend the barrels, a gallon of local Sticky Pete’s maple syrup was added. For an additional 3 months the wild yeast and bacteria gorged themselves on the sugar-rich maple syrup. The result is a delightful beer with a surprising tart bite. Enjoy now, or store in a cool dark corner and allow reclusiveness to further this beer’s mystique.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle pours out brown with a small tan ring of a head. Nose is tart cherries some rich malts a barrel presents slight vanilla sweetness but mostly covered with the sour. Taste is more of the tart cherries a barrel presents and a rich mouth fill of pit fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2016
at 08:46
8/10
Tried
on 01 Jan 2014
at 08:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.[ Bottle # 31/372 ]. Clear dark to medium red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, tart, red wine, wood, maple. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, tart maple, fruity - berry, dry, light wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121109]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2013
at 08:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
20th October 2011
Opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Crisp palate, mild fine carbonation. Semi dry. Tart sharp beer. Vinegary tart cherry and generic fruits. Dry finish. Just the right side of being too sour.
Opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Crisp palate, mild fine carbonation. Semi dry. Tart sharp beer. Vinegary tart cherry and generic fruits. Dry finish. Just the right side of being too sour.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2013
at 08:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, roasted malt, berries. Flavour is sourness, alcohol, roasted malt, berries. Medium body . Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 22:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 650ml #31/372 @ fonefan
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma is sour with notes of tart, vinegar and acetone. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium to heavy sour with a sour and dry finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma is sour with notes of tart, vinegar and acetone. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium to heavy sour with a sour and dry finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 13:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 22oz, Bottle #31/372., batch 11 An unclear, reddish brown beer with a minimal-sized beige head. Rather sourish aroma, with cherry notes, dried fruit hints and some roasted hints. Lacking complexity, but it tastes nice though. Lemony sourness, cherries, roasted hints and some nutty notes in the flavor. Tart and medium bodied, softly carbonated. Well, I’m not impressed. 121109
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 5.5% #31 Bottle @ FOneFan. Very dark brown/red with tiny beige head. Aroma is malt, cherries and acetone. Flavour is malt, acetone, sour, cherries, sugar and berries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 13:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Small head with short duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are brett, fruits, berries, malt and hops. Sour and acetic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 13:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, sour fruit, wood and barnyard. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 091112
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 13:03