The Referend Bier Blendery
Microbrewery
in
Kutztown,
Pennsylvania,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: The Referend Bier Blendery
Established in 2015
Contact
Description
The 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.)
-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.)
8.6/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft - pours yellow white head - nose and taste of white grape, lemon, funk - light body
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2017
at 13:44
8.5/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - pours hold - nose and taste of oak, sherry, funky cheesecloth - medium body
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2017
at 13:42
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - pours gold - nose and taste of hay, dry oak, funk and lemon - medium body
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2017
at 13:41
7.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours pale yellow with a small, white foam head. Mild pale grain in the nose, zesty lemon. Lightly sweet, with low acidity, nips of melon and lemon. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately clean finish, with further restrained lemony character, some wheat. Great stuff overall. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2017
at 06:19
8.5/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear yellow gold with minimal, white froth on top. The nose holds light wood, lemon, a little musty hay, moderate funk. Lightly sweet with good acidity, moderate woody dryness, grassy hops and mellow bitterness, mild lemony tang. Light bodied and soft. Great balance in the finish, with further woody dryness and lemony acidity, along with nips of juicy citrus, cleansing grassy bitterness. Outstanding.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2017
at 06:50
8.1/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clearish pale yellow with a light, creamy white head. The aroma holds lemon peel, light husk, melon. Lightly sweet, with a little grassy bitterness, sturdy acidity, more citrus peel. Light in body with fine carbonation. Quenching finish, with good citric bite, further grassy hop notes, lemon peel. Great beer overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2017
at 16:46
8.2/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at the brewery. Pours clear yellow with a slim, bubbly white head. The nose holds ripening lemon, peach and tangerine. Lightly sweet, with good acidity, melon, more peach and lemon. A little wheat. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Quenching acidity in the finish, more lemony tartness, restrained wheaty sweetness. Great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2017
at 20:29
8.6/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft - pours muddy light brown - nose and taste of Riesling grape, funk, apple, sweet brown sugar - medium body
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2017
at 13:08
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at brewery lovely pour greenish yellow electric white head. Nose is sour wheat and lactose. Tastes of yogurt, sour wheat, grass, strawberry. Gentle palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2017
at 14:34
7.9/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at brewery and even on cask had nice little white head and perfect Berliner coloration. Nose funky, vinous, and peach. Tastes of nectarines, some peach, very funky, wood, hay and Sauvignon blanc. Interesting and quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2017
at 14:24