Serenata Notturna
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.30
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Belgian style golden ale aged in Oak casks with a mixed culture of wild yeast and bacteria from used sherry casks.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: semi-clear copper to purple-ish color with a quickly dieing white foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: cherry sweet to tart whiffs, sweet to tart oak scents; subtle lactic-ish sour character, slight lemon, some funky tones; light vinous accents
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine funky sour to tart and sweet quality; finishes woody to funky to tart and cherry-ish
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; light smoothness but also some tart puckering tones moreso just noticeable, nothing offensive
Overall: I say a very nicely done AWA with some remnants of Belgian golden ale qualities.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: semi-clear copper to purple-ish color with a quickly dieing white foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: cherry sweet to tart whiffs, sweet to tart oak scents; subtle lactic-ish sour character, slight lemon, some funky tones; light vinous accents
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine funky sour to tart and sweet quality; finishes woody to funky to tart and cherry-ish
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; light smoothness but also some tart puckering tones moreso just noticeable, nothing offensive
Overall: I say a very nicely done AWA with some remnants of Belgian golden ale qualities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2017. Sticky and sourish with an aroma of red fruits, cherries, light malt, wood, funk. Has some sweetness in the flavour. Good sourness. Body is medium, drinks easily for a 12%. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:45
8/10
Thick, chunky, dark orange. Smells lactic sour, fruity, woody. Plenty sherry. Taste is heavy sour, lots of wood. Fairly fruity.. grape? Plums? Excellent balance, lots of flavour, not just sourness. Interesting funk. Sherry, woody, sour, fruity yumyum.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Roemer Groningen
on 04 Sep 2019
at 22:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Beer Temple. Amber color. Vinous aroma and flavor with berries. A mild sourness. Berries. Alcohol well hidden.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Copenhagen, 2018. Pours hazy pinkish with a white head. Good funk, wood and blueberries. Dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2018
at 15:17
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2018
at 09:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
keg at brewdog Lothian road. M deep red.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft earthy funk fruit nose.. Juicy berries. Light dry fruits
Tried
on 22 Mar 2018
at 15:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Rating #6700!!! Deep dark, very hazy brown coloured body with almost no head at all - just a few large brown bubbles on top. Aroma of super pungent and potent yeast, bread, cherries, oak, sour funk, alcohol, tart raspberries and a big dose of apricots near the finish - incredibly potent and strong with the fruits showing the most, then the yeast and finished with some good funkiness. Full-bodied; Strong yeast and bready flavour at first with a big sweet fruity flavour of strawberries and cherries, all with a nice mellow sweetness and funky oakiness near the finish. Aftertaste is very subdued and restrained with a great yeast and bread profile, but even better brett and soured/funked note that shows well, but isn't too strong at all - complex and quite strong throughout, but still nice and fruity. Overall, a very nice and nuanced beer that shows a ton of different flavours throughout, but shows the alcohol of perhaps 6 or maybe 7 per cent, not anywhere close to double that at 12,0%! The fruits hit well, there is some mellow sour and funky notes and the oak and malty flavours show through as well - very nice and incredibly subtle, considering the potency. Great to sample and well worth trying as a 'special' (#6700 for me) rating, and perhaps even better when you consider how much I paid for this and where I got it! I sampled this 37,5 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in New York (Columbus Circle), New York on 02-December-2017 for US$6,99 sampled at home in Washington, a few hours after returning from New York on 12-March-2018.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2018
at 00:35
8/10
Tried
on 08 Mar 2018
at 21:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
23.01.2018, 0,375l bottle @ home:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish, oak, caramel malts, sour grass, hay, berry skin, minerals, fruit stones, sour dark berries, "knekk", bark, alcohol, unripe fruits, mild vinegar, soda powder. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish mineraly, fruit stones, caramel malts, sour grass, oak, berry skin, bloodlike minerals, grass, bark, soda powder, mild vinegar, hay, alcohol, sour dark berries, rye. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish, oak, caramel malts, sour grass, hay, berry skin, minerals, fruit stones, sour dark berries, "knekk", bark, alcohol, unripe fruits, mild vinegar, soda powder. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish mineraly, fruit stones, caramel malts, sour grass, oak, berry skin, bloodlike minerals, grass, bark, soda powder, mild vinegar, hay, alcohol, sour dark berries, rye. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2018
at 21:02