8

I love a good hefe

6

Well that’s kinda different. It works I suppose

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy deep ruby red/orange/pink/purple color with a 2-3 finger fairly foamy and fluffy pink head great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of black currants, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of black currants, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a solid malt/tart/sourness, and tangy fruit balance. Mild lingering pucker/astringency. Moderately crisp finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. High carbonation and light body; with a very smooth and moderately grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is an awesome session fruited sour/wild ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of black currants, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not too overly lactic. Awesomely big jammy currants and balanced Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and solid malts against acidity. Zero residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

8900th review! 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 6/2017. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnut, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with light notes of coconut, toffee, dark fruit, molasses, smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnut, cocoa, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnut, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with light notes of coconut, toffee, dark fruit, molasses, smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, woody, roast, charred bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnut, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, light dark fruit/smoke/char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnut, cocoa, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.7%, with zero barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged flavored imperial porter. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnut, cocoa, moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; dangerously smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/tannic/drying finish; great soft feel. Fantastic balance of rich malts, hazelnut, cocoa nibs, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; solid earthy hops and mild fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Not a ton of barrel, but adequate. Not overwhelming on any aspect.