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2400 E Cesar Chavez St, Ste 300, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Description
Blue Owl Brewing is an all sour brewery in Austin, Texas. We started Blue Owl in 2015 to make sour beers approachable yet still unique. Our souring style accentuates the beer rather than dominating your taste buds. We aim to produce clean, well-balanced sour beers that retain the characteristics of their style.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Funk and Sour. Pours a cloudy orange with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is wheat, lacto, rubber, grape. Medium body, leather, apple core, grape skin, oak, light tartness, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2020
at 01:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy orange and copper coloured body with a lighter golden glow towards the bottom and a thinnish, sinle to perhaps two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of soured, tart and funky grain with some yeast, brett and light oaky, woodsie scents with a light citrus and grapefruit bite, but the yeast shows it's character. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong dry and floral malt notes shows the funky flavours up front with a lot of dry grain and soured, tart elements, predominantly from the malts, but also from some residual fruits which show stone fruits and a dry pear flavour as well. Aftertaste shows some cedar and dry woodsie, herbal elements with a floral profile that shows some jasmine as well and ends with a subdued, but noticeable sweet bite from the fruits associated with this one, definitely some pears and apricots. Overall, a nice dry and floral beer with some good complexity from the fruits and of course the yeastie and funky notes that achieves a nice balance and smooth complexity, while being slightly puckering and robust throughout. Nice to sample and a good option for the style. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Spec's Liqour in San Antonio, Texas on 12-October-2019 for US$2,29 sampled just over a year later at my house here in Washington on 29-October-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2020
at 07:54
6/10
Can from D&Q. Pours golden with small white head that lasts. The aroma is lime zest, wheat, sea salt. Thin body, lime, salt, cereal, wheat, lacto, tart finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2020
at 04:58
6/10
Can from D&Q. Pours golden with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is guava, dough, wheat, lemon zest. Thin body, tart passionfruit, wheat, citrus, lacto, dough finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2020
at 03:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can) Pours very dark brown with red hints and a very small tan head. Intriguing aroma with notes of vinegar, wood, coffee, white wine. Nice mouthfeel with medium body and lively carbonation. Unusual, complex and very good taste. It’s tart, but nicely so, reminds me of white wine vinegar and under-ripe grapes. There’s some peaty smokey notes. There’s some dark chocolate hints. Interesting, unusual and very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2020
at 14:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can from Austin, in the garden, 21st June 2020. Pours a clear golden honey colour. Aroma is Gooseberry, lemon. Taste is light tart, gooseberry, lemon, sherbet, refreshing, light sour. Very good and easy drinking sour IPA, expected it to be more sour, drinks way too easy for the abv
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2020
at 16:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Clear mid red with a pale pink head that's soon an island. Twiggy raspberry aroma with cracker and red wine notes. Medium bodied. Some crackery dough and sweet berries as well as firm sourness. Dries out a tad at the slightly spicy & bitter end. More presence than body - after first thinking it didn't seem like 9% ABV, after a while it does. It's pleasant enough but doesn't justify its strength.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2020
at 14:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rødbrun klar med beige skum. Lukter trevirke, noe rognbær og mørk sirup. Lett. Noe sur smak. Bær, noe vanilje og trevirke.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2020
at 16:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Corti Bros. Pours clear, bright gold with a white head. Tart, mild arguably citrus aroma. Med body, nearly. Clean. Lightly, lightly tart. Mildly wheaty. Lightly citrus. Light flavors, but quite refreshing. Definitely sessionable.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2020
at 00:13
7.5/10
Hint of cherry up front, warming stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 00:08