Crooked Stave L'Brett d'Or
Surreal spontaneous sour ale aged in oak barrels
Spontaneously fermented in oak barrels, L'Brett d'Or's fermentation is kicked off with the help of the natural wild yeasts and bacteria residing around our coolship and native to our brewery. Since our spontaneous beers can only be brewed during the winter months, individual releases involve blending unique barrels to bring out the best of each brewing season. Characterized by funky citrus aromas, a crisp acidic bite, and a complex finish, L'Brett d'Or will continue to age with the best of them, gaining in complexity over the years.
Spontaneously fermented in oak barrels, L'Brett d'Or's fermentation is kicked off with the help of the natural wild yeasts and bacteria residing around our coolship and native to our brewery. Since our spontaneous beers can only be brewed during the winter months, individual releases involve blending unique barrels to bring out the best of each brewing season. Characterized by funky citrus aromas, a crisp acidic bite, and a complex finish, L'Brett d'Or will continue to age with the best of them, gaining in complexity over the years.
3.9
226 reviews
Denver, United States
Community reviews
Pours a slightly hazy light gold. Smells lightly funky, a bit hearbal, minty. Really nice brett charadcter. Kind of a tropical taste from the funky brett. A bit of a spiciness in the aftertaste. A bit of sourness. Mouth watering palate, fresh finish with fine carbonation. Yum!
A gold ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity malt with loads of Brett, horse blanket, Epsom salts, very nice and complex. In mouth, a beautiful complex mix of Brett, horse blanket, Epsom salts, ground cherries and cork, very nice and complex. On tap at Lupulus.
On tap @ BeerTemple, Brettfest 2017. the aroma has lime, tropical fruits, funks. Bit hazy, pale yellow coloured beer with a thin white head. The taste is light-medium sour, has tropical fruits again, lemon, citrus, funks. Easy drinking beer.
Draft at Bru Craft. Effervescent hazy gold pour with an abundance of fizzy white foam. Soft dense fruit with lots of oak. Bruised peaches. Meyer lemons. Hints of vanilla, apples, white cherries, straw, and gooseberries. Nice sour. Quiet but substantial.
Keg at Brauhaus. Pours golden, nose is funk, oak, grape, taste is huge funk, juicy, zesty fruit, oak, a little sweet.
Keg at brau house... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Soft funk.. Earthy barnyard nose... Dry earthy fruit.. Long dry fruit.. Soft barnyard funk
Pours cloudy yellow with low white head. Aromas light funky and tart with notes of citrus, barnyard, ripe apples, green grapes, grapefruit. Taste has funky, light tart notes of barnyard, hay, citrusy fruits, gooseberries, ripe green apples, green grapes
750ml caged and corked bottle. I see no dating.
It pours a lightly hazy dark yellow with a superb head of foam. Lacing is impressive as is the head retention.
The smell is of citrus lemon, funk, white grapes and is quite acetic.
Lemon tartness gets things going. White grapes and vinegar bring a resounding sourness that I enjoy. Something resembling hay also joins in. Funk is somewhat restrained. Oaky more of a woody character throughout.
Light body with lively carbonation. It finishes particularly dry.
Delicious AWA!
Bottle: Clear yellow pour with a white head. Mild stone fruit bouquet. Heavy Brett gives way to nondescript sour notes. Average body and mouthfeel.
Tallahassee, Fl - ABC Fine Wine & Spirits - Betton - 375 ml bottle. Hazy light golden pour, tight snow white head that sticks around a while, Burnt apricot aroma, some woody accents, Flavor hits you right in the socket, solid sour puckery notes, some apricot and raspberry tartness. Nice spritz to the mouthfeel.
8-1-20
Prev 3.6 Bottle Mondo Vino 5-16-16
Bottle: Poured a hazy orange with white ring. Aroma is funky fruit, oak as well. Taste is very carbonated fruity sour tart, woodsy oak.
Pale golden colour. Fast-fading head. The nose is bright and funky. Lactic acid, horseblanket, black pepper, bright apricot and zesty fruit. Lemon/lime, grass and a lingering sourness. Subtle stone flavour along with a bit of zest. There are some super interesting fruit top-notes, sour candy, watermelon and a bit of really bright funk. Warming brings up some vanilla and other softer Sweet flavours but the beer is still heavily funked out. Damn solid beer.
Can't say I'm surprised by these results: a great sour beer from a brewery that's rightfully known for great sour beer. L'Brett d'Or pours yellow-orange. Woody, acetic, and citrusy aromas. Notes of vinegar, citric acid, and oak. Vinous. Spritzy feel. Sweet/tart candy-like dryness at the finish. I crushed this quickly. It's pretty damn irresistible for anyone who enjoys a balanced Sour.
Bottle.
A- Acidic, subtle vinegar, sour, citrus.
A- Golden orange color, clear liquid, minimal head.
T- Acidic, citrus, slightly funky.
P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, acidic finish.
O- Quite acidic and not as much funk as expected. Really quite balanced and refreshing.
375 ml shared by Adamchandler. Batch 2 from 2013. Poured a hazy orange with no head. The aroma is grainy with light oak and decent Brettanomyces. In the flavor of the oak is balanced with Brett showing equal strength. Pretty tart with some lemon juice bite. Maybe a note of lychee fruit. I like it.
Tap. Mostly clear, orange gold. White grape mist and sour light vinegar in the aroma. Light fruits, but tingly sour burn and flattens out to a light white grape oaky finish. Lighter body.
Carnivale Brettanomyces, 2017, van tap @Beertemple. helder gouden met lichte kraag, fruitzuur, brett, hout, droog, goede smaken, zacht en gebalanceerd, stro, medium zoet,
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2017. Aroma is lemon, wheat, bready dough, light funk, with a mild lactic yoghurt touch. Flavour is nicely sour. Body is medium. Good!
On tap at Rabarab. Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Funky aroma with tropical fruit, leather, hay and grain. Dry, funky and fruity flavour with popcorn and a somewhat simple, yeasty finish
-late tap from untappd- Funky, grapefruit and citrus. Light sour finish. Refined and drinkable.
[9144-20170420] 375mL bottle. Citrus leaf hops aroma. Slightly hazy, pale orange body with a quick foamy white head. Soured woody stem hop flavour. Medium body. Good. (7/3/9/4/15) 3.8
(Crooked Stave Tap Takeover @ Birreria Volo, Toronto, ON)
Bottle Tha k to bill. Pours greenish yellow with no head. Lemon pudding, banana, Brett. light mouthfeel, low carb
Draught. Pours gold-yellow with a large white head. Aroma is acidic; lemon, grass, and wood. Taste is mellow lemon tartness and earthy yeast. Dry. Light-medium body. Light carbonation. Smooth body.
2017-04-20. Very lightly hazy yellow body, modest off white head. 3+ Aroma is a pleasant melange of funk, lychee, citrus hops. 7++ Flavour is similar, moderate citrus fruit throughout, hints of lychee, moderate tart acidity, light bitterness. Smooth average to light bodied palate, soft carbonation. 3+ Tasty. 7-8/3/7-8/3/16-17 Dry hopped version at Birreria Volo, Toronto.
Bottle from Mikkeller Bottle Shop, Aarhus. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is dry, malty, lemon, bretty and wood. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 040417
Bottle - dry hopped. Excellent tart and Brett and crisp bittering hope abound. Lovely carbonation and a balanced tasted profile.
9/18/16. Bottle (dry hop version). Golden orange pour with a nice khaki head. Nice funky aroma, Brett, tart. Good flavor, funky, Brett, nice hop character, tart. Tasty!
Melon, cantelope body with tart lemon finish. Woody barnyard finish with wonderful lingering flavors.
Number 3000 Hazy yellow color with white head. Aroma is very citrusy with lots of brett character but quite "clean". Some barnyard and hay notes. Taste starts with yeast notes, earthy and woody, continues with citric tartness and finishes slightly bitter with lemon and lime zest. Medium body, quite smooth for a brett beer