The Duo: Spruce Tip Cuvée
(Batch of The Duo)
de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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This too is the second iteration of a two year blend of Gin barrel fermented and aged spontaneous ale. After gracefully maturing in oak, we sampled and ultimately blended barrels that promoted a balanced acid, Gin, and fermentation character, with an eye to its ability to grow in character in bottle. For this version of The Duo, we take the final composition and then gently transfer it into tank with local Spruce tips foraged by our team. It rests there until the desired level of complexity is achieved, before finally being transferred yet again for bottling. The young tips provide an impression of macerated dark berries and citrus to round out the already complex Gin and fermentation notes of The Duo.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong spruce, funk, oak, leather. Slick body, oak, funk, spruce, lingering dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2019
at 05:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. @ MBCC'18 [ Red Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.[ As De Garde The Duo Spruce Tip Cuvée (Keeper's Blend) ].Unclear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, spruce, tart, sour, leather, cheese, herbal, funky, citric - lemony. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long duration, sour, dry, tart, cheese, lemony - citric, funky, brett - leather. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180512] 7-3-8-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2019
at 11:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
MBCC. Slightly hazy golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, lemon and spices. Flavour is malt, fruit, lemon, citric, spices, medium sweet and sour.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2018
at 13:14
9/10
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Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 16:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@MBCC 2018 Red Session, Copenhagen - pours golden with white head. Tart fruity with some notes of citrus, light to medium acidic, notes of grapes, nuances of gin soaked wood, funky, medium body, touch of spruce into the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2018
at 07:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12th May 2018
MBCC 2018. Red. Pedal to the Metal session. Bottle. Light haze on this gold beer, small peach colour head. Light dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Tangy gueuzey vibe, mild fruits. Modest spice. Dry finish brings mild acid burn. Okay.
MBCC 2018. Red. Pedal to the Metal session. Bottle. Light haze on this gold beer, small peach colour head. Light dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Tangy gueuzey vibe, mild fruits. Modest spice. Dry finish brings mild acid burn. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2018
at 07:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
[5/12/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Red session. Clear golden. Funk,floral, herbal, earth, dry, sour, juicy, fruitiness, lemon.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2018
at 07:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
MBCC. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, heavy bretty, light herbal and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and very acidic. Dry and very acidic finish. High carbonation. 120518
Tried
on 17 Jun 2018
at 06:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
keg at mikkeller 2018 red .. Golden amber.. thin white lacing.. soft sharp zezty fruits nose.. Light sharp zezty fruits
Tried
on 27 May 2018
at 09:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at MBCC 2018 Red (session Trois), 11/05/18. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is fresh spruce, pissy notes, damp straw, lemon peel, wood must. Taste comprises funk, spruce, damp hay, grass, herbal bite, tangy fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow pucker and acidic tingle. Decent enough sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 21:05