Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Microbrewery
in
Denver,
Colorado,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Crooked Stave Taproom at The Source
Established in 2010
Contact
Crooked Stave Taproom RINO, 3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Description
Crooked Stave Brewing Company is an artisan microbrewery in Denver, Colorado. It was founded by beer lover and beer brewer Chad Yakobson. The establishment of Crooked Stave was the result of Chad’s years of travel and studies about beer brewing abroad. His study of Master of Science in Brewing and Distilling at a university in Scotland gave him the expertise to set up his own brewery. Crooked Stave brewery is known for their brewing specialty in Brettanomyces fermentations and barrel-aged sour and wild ales. Crooked Stave Brewing Company is home to some of the finest sour beers. Some of its remarkable beers are the Crooked Stave Surette, Crooked Stave Vieille and Crooked Stave St. Bretta.
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at BBT 12/2023 #2. Sour funky aroma and taste, red wine, wooden barrel notes, cherries, medium sour. Medium body, funky sour fruity finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber color with medium white head Aroma: Tart, coffee - light roast one, Taste: Tart, coffee, sour cherry, red grape, barnyard.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 19:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
BBT november/ 2023. Red amber color with white head. Aroma of cherries, cacao nibs, light chocolate, bourbon.Taste is sour, light funk, cherriess, light cacao nibs, red grapes.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at BBT 11/2023 #2. Rather thin body relative to strength, med-low carbonation. Med-high sourness, light sweetness and bitterness. The sourness is just plainly sour, not supported by much wild character. Med-high sour cherries rather background whisky. Light woodiness. Overall good, but not as special as we hoped for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 18:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
BBT november/ 2023. Not very nice brown color with no head. Aroma of dark malt, chocolate, rye, cherries brett. Taste is vinous, cherries, light acidic, cherries, light wood, brett.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 18:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at BBT 12/2023 #2. Sour fruity aroma and taste, light funky notes, wine notes, wooden barrel notes, medium sour. Medium to full body, sour fruity finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 18:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Tart, sour cherries, creamy. Taste: Tart, farmy, chocolate and cocoa, sour cherries, oak chips. Medium body, moderate carbonation, low bitterness.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 18:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle from the 2017 harvest. Aroma is fairly fruity with a nice peach note and hints of sour cherries and lemons. Light grain notes and hints of alcohol. Faint oak notes. Pours a slightly hazy, golden-orange color with a small, thin, white head that quickly disappears. No lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat acidic, but not particularly sharp, with light grain notes. Low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate peach notes, though not as strong in the aroma. Light lemon notes, but stronger than in the aroma. Hints of oak. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low, almost no, carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty decent peach sour. Obviously the fruit notes have fallen out of the flavor a bit, but it's still very nice and the aroma is fairly fruity. A bit more carbonation would be nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 05:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Dark mahogany colour. Nice aroma, malt vinegar, vinous, balsamic, cherry syrup. It's bone dry, medium sharp acidity, little vinus character, but not much complexity. Flat finish.
Dark mahogany colour. Nice aroma, malt vinegar, vinous, balsamic, cherry syrup. It's bone dry, medium sharp acidity, little vinus character, but not much complexity. Flat finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2023
at 20:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml shared with Phill (why did you bring this one?) and Alex @ Ryan's. Appearance: dark copper with a beige head. Aroma: wood, some berries and acidity. Taste: quite dry, not very acidic surprisingly, some bready notes. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2023
at 04:17