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 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a hazed yellow hued body with a medium sized white head. Aromas are of tropical fruit, sour, mango, light hoppy like character, floral, grassy. Flavors are of tropical fruit, sour, tart, green mango, lightly spicy, dry, effervescent. Bright mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2013
at 16:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a noticeable lack of carbonation. Muddy brown with only a few scant bubbles. Aromas are of mild funk, wet wood, currants, vinous, cinnamon, red wine, brandy, brown sugar, caramel. Flavors are mildly tart, brown sugar, vinous, cognac, dark fruits. Berries, funk, medium bitter and tannic. Very low carbonation, fuller bodied, warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 23:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 8/11. Aroma is pleasant quite a bit of citrus and a balanced amount of coriander. The Brett is really starting to dominate though - lots of pineapple an tropical fruit. A low musty funkiness in the background. A medicinal note is also starting to appear but at a low level. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a pillowy white head that remains in some form throughout. Light lacing on the edges. Flavor starts out with a bright orange and tangerine citrus note. Mid palate the citrus recedes and in comes the Brett and the coriander. The coriander is light, but there is a ton of Brett flavor. Lots of pineapple and tropical fruit. A touch of a barnyard character, but only in the background. A bit of a cherry medicinal flavor when clod but it recedes as the beer warms. Low bitterness and a hint of astringency. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with effervescent carbonation. Only faint alcohol warmth and very low but present astringency. Overall a really nice beer and a cool example of what you can do with Brett. Side by side with a nice wit, I'm not sure which I would prefer; they are almost entirely different beers. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2012
at 16:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - thanks Travis! Pours cloudy reddish brown, almost mahogany, with a small off white head that dissipates quickly with minimal lacing. Aroma is woody, tart, sour cherries, and a bit of caramel. Flavor is the same, tart and sour cherry notes prominent, a bit of boozy cognac. Very light sweetness and medium tartness. Medium body, no carbonation. Light warming alcoholic finish. A bit raw, and lacking the depth of character of the better sours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2012
at 22:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at a Chriso tasting, London - many thanks to Bill. Pours cloudy, grapefruit pink with a fine, off-white cream head. Old raspberry in the aroma, light puke, tart berries. Strong, sharp sourness in the flavor, light to medium sweetness, big tart raspberry character. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sharp tart finish, moderately dry, with lingering fresh berry tartness. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2012
at 02:46
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On Tap at Hill Farmstead Tap Takeover @ Prohibition Pig
A - Insanely cloudy. Ruby red 3 finger fluffy reddish head. Faded to almost nothing
S - Nose is all blueberry. A hint of vinegar but not much.
T - Taste is insanely fruity. Lovely blueberry tastes. Lemon peel and grape skins. Very little vinegar to taste.
WOW
via Bottle # 1150 of 1500
A - 3 finger slightly off white head. Slightly cloudy muted purple appearance. Looks like a lighter blueberry tint of every other blueberry sour I’ve had.
S - More Blueberry than I experienced on tap..probably just the glass. Still a lot of grape skins and more vinegar.
T - Vinegar taste, grape skins and blueberry tartness.
M - Medium carbonation, light body. Very lingering in the fruitiness
O - Bottle is superior to tap on this one. Bottle conditioning? Probably
A - Insanely cloudy. Ruby red 3 finger fluffy reddish head. Faded to almost nothing
S - Nose is all blueberry. A hint of vinegar but not much.
T - Taste is insanely fruity. Lovely blueberry tastes. Lemon peel and grape skins. Very little vinegar to taste.
WOW
via Bottle # 1150 of 1500
A - 3 finger slightly off white head. Slightly cloudy muted purple appearance. Looks like a lighter blueberry tint of every other blueberry sour I’ve had.
S - More Blueberry than I experienced on tap..probably just the glass. Still a lot of grape skins and more vinegar.
T - Vinegar taste, grape skins and blueberry tartness.
M - Medium carbonation, light body. Very lingering in the fruitiness
O - Bottle is superior to tap on this one. Bottle conditioning? Probably
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2012
at 17:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours burgundy with off white/light tan head. Nose/taste of tart raspberries, oak, cocoa, vinegar, wild yeast and mild stomach acid. Quite acidic. Medium body. Old fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2012
at 17:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at The Fruit Sour Tasting, London - big thanks to Jack for the Crooked Stave addition! Pours cloudy gold with a light, white foam head. Tangy nose with a bit of dough. Light to medium sweet flavor with lemon, more dough, mild funk. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish, light to medium sweet, more lemon, light funk notes. Fairly fresh-tasting. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 01:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666! At ekstedt’s x-mas beer tasting, on December 14, 2012.Marked 7.0% ABV. Bottle 1492/1516, Batch 7/12.Cloudy orange color, big off-white head. Acidic, sweet, sour. lactic scent. Acidic, red currants, lactic taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Some blueberry aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2012
at 16:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle many thx adnielsen cons 2012-12-15 AR: tart, marzipan, red berries AP: hazy apricot, wee beige F: tart, red berries,citric, wee blueberries, dusty, horse blankettt, wee grainy,
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2012
at 10:00