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.

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7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with Leighton. Enjoyed at 55F in stemware.

A - Gorgeous color. Blood red color 2 finger head fades to nice lacing

S - Cinnamon almost comes through spicy on the nose. I don’t get a lot of floral characters

T - Very tart. I get hibiscus and a lot of honeysuckle characters. Medium body. Finish Is a little boozy with the peach whiskey coming through. Sweet and cinnamon is more on the nose than in taste.

M - Standard mouthfeel, quite oily, tartness is sticky and stays around. I get some tooth enamel chapping sort of feel.

O - All of the Crooked Stave Petite Sour beers have been great. This is no exception.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2013 at 04:59

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Horseblanket, lemon and wheat malt aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with moderate but long-lasting head. Tart lemon, Brett and dry wheat malt flavor. Very good - lambic-like.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2013 at 16:10

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle 2013 batch #3. Pours with a hazed, vibrant golden yellow hue with a medium sized white head. Aromas are strongly citrusy and zesty, tangelo, fennel, blood orange, black pepper, moderate phenols, grains of paradise and a light tropical funk. Flavors are very complex, phenolic and spicy. Star anise, grains of paradise, fennel, very dry, tangerine and mango with mildly bready grain and funk. Can get a touch plasticky at moments as it warms. Lightly vinous. Quite delicious. Lively bubbles, very drinkable, lightly tart, medium bodied. Perhaps a touch too spicy, but very delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2013 at 06:21

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart weak woody grape aroma. Fruity sour tart grape flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody grape finish with hints of citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2013 at 02:19

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens. A hazy orange colored beer with a white head. Brett, lemon, orange and a pale malts touch. Full body, dry, lightly tart and with an appropriate high level of carbonation. Lasting flavor with a touch of orange and some bitterness. Pretty nice this one. 130817
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2013 at 23:13

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle, at Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens. A hazy, orange to golden colored beer with a white head. The aroma is quite lemony and lightly Brett-ish. Some vinous notes. A touch of pale malts. Dry, almost tart on the palate, nicely carbonated. Lemony, orangey flavor with a faint touch of pale malts of spiciness. Sure not bad at all. 130817
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2013 at 23:13

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 375ml @ Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens, Escondido, CA
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, brett, citrus and funky. Taste is light sweet, light bitter and light sour. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2013 at 21:32

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 375ml @ Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens, Escondido, CA
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, citrus, white wine, oak and brett. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with a long dry, funky and citrus finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2013 at 21:31

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours hazy golden with a large white puffy had and great lacing. Aroma is brett, funk, citrus. Flavor is the same, fruity, citrus, funky, barnyard, light initial sweetness dries out quickly. Not getting a lot of wood, or for that matter coriander or other spices that are typical for a witbeer. This is a nice beer, but wits aren’t my favorite starting point for a Brett beer.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2013 at 21:51

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Refrigerated 12.7 oz. brown bottle 2013 batch 5, compliments of adnielson, poured into a trappist glass. Pours hazy pale golden with medium white head which disspates fairly quickly. Tart aroma, medium carbonation which goes away quickly, medium body, and no lacing. Taste is tart, vinuous, oak, some yeast, and some fruit. Complex flavors, but so easy to drink. This is a very good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2013 at 18:13