de Garde Brewing The Duo: Spruce Tip Cuvée

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
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 23
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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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ MBCC 2018. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of light sourness, malt, yeast, tart fruit, spruce. Flavor is sour, malt, yeast, herbal, tart fruit, spruce. Medium body, average carbonation, acidic finish. 110518
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2018 at 18:54

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Score: 7 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 15

Draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Golden, hazy body, with a big, fluffy, light yellow head.
Aroma of gin, fresh spices, lemongrass, lime, green apples.
Tastes pretty similar.
Light, slick mouthfeel, with a fizzy carbonation.
Finishes fresh, medium dry, spicy, citric,

Very nice. The gin is quite dominant, but still well balanced and fresh to drink. Not outstanding, but interesting.
Tried on 15 May 2018 at 22:20

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled at nacht van de grote dorst.pours unclear blonde. Small white head. Smell is perfumy, pot-pourri. Taste ks very sharp, tart, astrigent, herbal, very high carbo.
Tried on 14 May 2018 at 15:17

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @MBCC2018, Red Session. Clear golden, small white head. Malty, sweaty fruity aroma. Sourish, piney flavour. Citrusy bitterness. Dry.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2018 at 13:18

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
0,05l from tap at MBCC Red Session 2018. dark yellow rather hazy color, small white head. smells of ginger, grassy, bit herbal, some berry notes, light juniper, lightly medical. very nice smell. full body, very soft pearly carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes citric, some ginger, grassy, berry notes, bit medical, light wood, earthy, bit peppery. finishes dry and and lightly sour with notes of ginger, citrus and some grassy notes. very nice one, very unique, very smooth to drink, loved the notes from the barrel. great one 8, 4, 8, 4, 18
Tried from Draft on 14 May 2018 at 09:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle @ MBCC 2018. Heavily carbonated, tart and sourish with some funky yeastiness, dry earthiness and grapes. Too much carbonation here, quite hard to drink.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2018 at 10:38

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sample from the bottle at MBCC2018, Copenhagen. Color is slightly cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, citrus and some sourness. Very carbonated.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2018 at 10:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is rather herbal and earthy with light pineapple, lemon and stone fruit notes. Bits of green grape with light oak. Nice herbal, woodsy, earthy phenolic notes. Pours a slightly hazy, gold color with a very large, frothy, white head that recedes fairly quickly to a thin film that lingers for quite some time. Light lacing and no legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a light sweetness and grain note and a dry finish. Low bitterness with medium oak notes and light tannins. Medium light green grape, pineapple and lemon with lighter stone fruit. Moderate earthy, woodsy phenolic notes with some citrus character. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice beer. The spruce tips work well adding some complexity to an already complex base beer.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2018 at 04:56

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Nacht van de Grote Dorst. Hazy yellow color with white head. Aroma is air freshener, lemony. Taste is citric. Silky mouthfeel with super high carbonation and lots of weird citric and herbal flavours. Not convincing.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2018 at 19:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Nacht van de Grote Dorst. Cloudy golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of spice and soapy pine needles with a touch of funk. Dry and tart fruity flavour with pine/spruce
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2018 at 19:06