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Pale purple. Slight haze. Aroma is a lot of berry. Similar near-bracing acidity as the regular but with berry juiciness. A touch of sweetness up front but gets quite tart. The berry masks some of the complexity.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2025 at 22:28

Oakes updated a beer: The Spontaneous Ferment: 5 Year Blend with Tayberries brewed by Garden Path Fermentation
8 months ago

Oakes (33493) reviewed The Spontaneous Ferment: 5 Year Blend from Garden Path Fermentation 8 months ago

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

I placed this in "untraditional" for lack of anything else to call it - it's a blend, but I wouldn't call it a gueuze. Anyway, I had it on tap at Great Northern (RIP). Hazy, pale tan. Thin head. Earthy and buggy, good lambicish character. Honey floral notes but lots of acidity. Good complexity and body, too.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2025 at 22:26

Oakes added a new beer The Spontaneous Ferment: 5 Year Blend by Garden Path Fermentation
8 months ago

8.1

Oakes (33493) reviewed The Twisted Branch Out from Garden Path Fermentation 8 months ago

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

Pale, slight haze. Juicy, pithy, beautiful brett, floral, great pale malt backbone is just enough. This comes together execeptionally well.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 22:22

7.4

Oakes (33493) reviewed Sticky Hands - #14: The Kine from Block 15 Brewing Company 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Big malt base, medium hop, rich and resiny, light orange and grapefruit. Honestly, this was probably different from the one released two years ago, but I'm not sure I want to try to unpack that. It was released again this spring, but I didn't get a number on it.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 22:21

6.9

Oakes (33493) reviewed Animal Crown from Grains of Wrath Brewing 8 months ago

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

Med gold, thin head, a bit of allium, decent biscuity malt note. Moderate bitterness.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 22:17

Oakes added a new beer Animal Crown by Grains of Wrath Brewing
8 months ago