Nightmare on Brett

Bottle 375ml. @ home.

[ As Crooked Stave Nightmare On Brett (Aged in Leopold Bros Whiskey Barrels) - (Red wax) ].
Red wax. Dark dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy to fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, whisky, dark malt, tart, sour, wood, oak, barrel, cherry, funk, wood - oak, alcohol - whisky - wine. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long long duration, tart, sour cherries, tart cherries, wood, oak, quit dry, whisky, barrel, funk, sour. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20200129]
8-3-8-3-16

Earlier Rating: 2/2/2020 Total Score: 3.8

Bottle 375ml. @ home.

[ As Crooked Stave Nightmare On Brett (Aged in Leopold Bros Whiskey Barrels) - 2013 ].
ABV: 9.666%. Clear dark dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, tart, whisky, sour funk, wood, oak, barrel, cherry, wood - oak, alcohol - whisky - wine. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long long duration, tart, sour, sour cherry, tart cherry, wood, oak, dry, whisky, barrel, funk. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20200129]
8-3-8-3-16

Bottle. Dark clear brown color, almost flat. Aroma of herbal licorice, cocoa, espresso, milk. Taste is vinous port wine, wow!

37,5 cl bottle (9,66%) @ tiong. Batch #2, year 2013
Aroma has vinegar, red wine and strong notes of blackcurrant juice. Perhaps some lactic tones too. Flavour is rather tart with blackcurrants, red wine and lactic tones. Rather aggressive. One sour currant juice, not my thing.

Oh, and could not locate the whisky here. All I can observe is the currant juice.

375ml bottle from Mikkeller & Friends

2013 / Batch 2, 9.66% ABV - Pours almost black with a tiny white head. Aroma of red wine, tart berries, sourness, whisky, wood, oak and cherries. Taste is heavy with tart berries, sourness, vinegar, whisky, wood, cherries and oak. Finish is heavy with blackcurrant, tart cherries, berries, wood, vinous and oaky notes. Quite heavy and sour with loads of blackcurrant, tart cherries and woody notes. Whisky notes are very subtle.

28th May 2014
Tasting at Chez Bruce. Thanks to our Bruce once again. Hazy dark red - amber - brown beer. Small pale tan head. Palate is light and dry and crisp. Flemish red sourness, quite sharp. Little balsamic and a touch of dark fruits and lemon. Light dry finish. Not bad just a little spiky.

Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, big big thanks once again to our host, 28/05/14. Dark mahogany brown with a moderate beige covering/spotting. Nose carries dark pitted cherry tones, brett evident, dark toffee, light fruit balsams, funky, cherry skins, light smoke. Taste comprises dark berry fruit medley, dark berry fruit balsamics, dark toffee, soured cherry tang, spices, brett. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid brett driven sour, wasn’t getting much in the way of the BA mind!

Bottle shared in London - cheers to Bruce. Pours clear brown with a bubbly, dissipating tan head. Nice tangy, leather berries on the nose, wood, raspberry. Light to medium sweet flavor with assertive sour bite, nice funky twang, more leathery fruits. Medium bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Quenching sour berry finish, more leather, some brown bread sweetness. Lacks a bit of mouthfeel but solid overall.