The Referend Bier Blendery

Microbrewery in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Referend Bier Blendery

Established in 2015

Contact
407 Old US 22, Kutztown, PA, 19530, United States
Description
he Referend Bier Blendery practices the neglected art of waiting, of letting nature run its course, to produce a beer of depth and character inimitable through technological shortcuts or chemical interference.These beers are:
-100% spontaneously fermented
-no yeast cultures are added at any point in the process
-Fermented and matured in oak barrels
-neutral oak imparts little flavor and allows the beer to breathe
-Unfiltered, Unpasteurized, Unsweetened to sustain the beer's natural essence
-Built for posterity
-bottles are capable of decades of aging
-Acidic and complex (not basic.)

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the source: pours orange with a small head. Aroma is oakey, hints of wine, loads of funk. Taste is moderately sour. Woody. Earthy. Funky. Interesting.

Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2018 at 23:09


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Manchester Airbnb. Many thanks for Leighton for this one. A hazed yellow straw coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is hair, lemon, wet dog, little sicky bile, funky apricot. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nectarine, apricot, hint of vanilla, pineapple,. Palate is semi sweet, sour, moderate carbonation, pithy finish. Good complexity.. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2018 at 22:04


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can - pours pink - nose and taste of blueberry, peach, vanilla and cinnamon with light funky oak - medium body

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2018 at 01:00


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 31/10/2018. Many thanks to Leighon for this one! A Hazed plum purple coloured pour with a pink head. Aroma is nice smokey cherry, , raspberry. . complex layered red fruit. nice delicate funk. Smells really like lou pepe kriek on the nose. Flavour is composed of tart cherry, smoked fruit, gentle sweetness, pinch of sour, lacto, complex layered fruit. Palate is tart with find spritzy carboantion. Lingering rich complex cherry, red wine notes, marzipan. Really very good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 21:31


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at CBC Covborn, thanks to Leighton, 10/10/18. Hazed golden yellow with a decent off white covering. Nose is grass, lemon rind, funk, damp wood, grains, straw. Taste comprises green berry must, funk, balsa wood, lemon balm, damp hay, toasted grains, acidic ripple, dusty apple skins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a gentle pucker. Solid Linner.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 10:25


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared in London - sourced via the brewery. Pours mostly clear red with a slim, foamy head. Lovely aroma, lots of meaty cherries. Light sweet flavour with sturdy acidity, tart cherries, mellow funk, woody dryness. Meidum bodied with spritzy carbonation. Cleansing finish, quenching, strong acidity, more tart cherries, light warmth. Great depth. Wonderful beer.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2018 at 19:56



8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft - pours gold white head -nose and taste of lemon, light tartness, oak and peach - medium body

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 00:42


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

draft at the source - pours yellow - oak, red wine, lemon and funk - medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 00:38


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft - pours gold - nose and taste of rye, oak, lemon and bourbon - medium body

Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2018 at 22:27