Nightmare on Brett (Cherry)
(has 2 batches)
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.57
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle - labeled at 12.5 abv and says aged in whiskey barrels, so maybe this is the Leopold bros. one? Anyway, pours a deep burgundy with a foamy, quickly diminishing head - a little oak and cherry in the nose, smelling deeply of red wine - more sour than other iterations of this beer, but that rich malt backbone is still there - warming alcohol and rich oak - cherry is quite prominent and combines with oak and dark malt for a very vinous character - light smoke and leather - reminds me of a sour version of Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from the Wood, which is high praise.
Tried
from
Mr. B's Wine & Spirits at Stanley Marketplace
on 16 Feb 2026
at 03:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2017. Aroma is lots of wood, sour cherry, tart red fruits, Bretty funk, red berries, vinegar. Flavour is intensely puckering sour. Wow, very nice tart barrel aged cherry Sour!
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by the man, the myth, the legend, Ratman. Thanks. Bottled Sept 2015. Pours dark brown with a medium sized biege head, light lacing. Cherries, woody, whiskey, chocolate, tart, dry finish. Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2021
at 23:05
8/10
No smaczniutkoowocowe, kwasno nie jakas duza, i ma cialo vel slodycz. Fajo puwi mocno, dziekuje Pan Slipek :)
Tried
at
Mikkeller Bar Warsaw
on 29 Nov 2019
at 22:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Pours black with reddish hues and a small light reddish brown head. Aromas of dark malts, dust, chocolate, vinegar, cherries, tannins, light balsamico. Taste is vinegary, dark malts, chocolate, licorice, light bready notes, cherries, lactic tartness.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Beer Temple. Murky, ugly brown color. Aroma has caramel and a hint of cherry. Sour cherry flavor with milk chocolate and caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Grunt fill from Albertsons. As black as the night, flat pour. Aroma is sour cherries, with a bit of brett funk. Taste blasts on the palate, sweet, then tart, then sour. Nice cherry essence throughout. Tart and dry finish.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2019
at 00:50
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 11:36
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 11:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at First Draft. Pours a dark earthy brown with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a nice sour cherry with a touch of dark grains, funk and a bit bourbon barrel. Flavor has strong sour cherry through with a touch of dark grains, bourbon barrel and a hint of funk.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2018
at 00:15