8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours pinkish red pink head - nose/taste of cranberry, oak, sour lactose and funk - medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2016
at 22:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Murky red. Sour berries, funk, lacto. Sour, juicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 18:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle - pours purple pink head - nose and taste of raspberry, oak, funky acid - med body
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2016
at 19:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle thanks to Russell. Pours a hazy purple with small off white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong funk, oak, berries. Thick mouth, jammy berries, nice funk, light tartness, really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2015
at 20:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is deep purple in color. Quite dark but not black even in the middle. Just very purple. Seems to be quite cloudy but the bottle wasn’t handled terribly gently. Small white head. Just a bunch of bubbles really and they dissipate quite quickly, leaving nothing behind. The aroma has a musky, cheesy funk character and lots of grape flavor. You don’t get that particular flavor from many American sours. It’s probably a bit grapier than it needs to be but it’s a nice flavor. A dark red spicy wine flavor. Some oak. Raspberries, vanilla, blackberries, blueberries. Some light woody spice. Taste is moderately dry. Lots of grape flavor with a fairly strong tannic presence but I actually sorta like it, at least once the beer warms. Medium light body with that tannic mouthfeel. I like it a lot overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 13:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from a bottle courtesy of popery. Aroma is very grape forward with some medium light oak notes. Moderate barnyard musk with some nice light herbal notes. Light tropical fruit and berry notes. Pours a dark purple color with a small, thick pink head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers. Flavor has a moderate acidity with medium grape notes. Lots of tannins from the grape skins with some light oak tannins. Medium low barnyard musk with some light herbal notes. Hints of tropical fruit and citrus. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Medium tannic astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer with good barnyard and herbal notes. The tannins from the grape skins are way too strong in the flavor though and act astringent while overwhelming other characteristics.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2015
at 21:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy reddish color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart grape aroma. Fruity sour tart grape flavor. Has a fruity sour tart weka funky grape finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2015
at 05:39
8/10
Tried
on 26 Jul 2015
at 17:21
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with small frothy white head. The aroma is strong funk, grape, oak. Medium mouth, strong funk, dry, grape, oak, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2015
at 20:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Funky, berry notes and some purple grape. Purple hue with a pinkish head. Dark fruit, light acidity and a dry finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2015
at 13:43