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Sour Barrel-Aged Stout

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Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and naturally conditioned.

3.7

293 reviews

Austin, United States

Community reviews

3.7 Sour, red berries, dry, funk, dark malts, oak, cocoa. Clear, very dark brown, tiny, beige head. Medium sour. More sour berries, dark funky cacao, cacao tart, charcoal, soft carbonation, full bodied. Decent Sour, well-balanced. Keg at Beavertown Extravaganza 17, Canada Water.

4.2 Svart med lavt lys brunt skum. Lukter mørke sur bær og noe kaffe. Lett. Smaker lett avsure bær, kirsebær IG noe trevirke. Middels lang. (Beavex17)

4.1 Draft at beavx 2017.Aromas of dark malts, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits .Taste has light sour notes of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, roasted malts,cocoa beans.

3.8 Pours black with low brown head Aromas of dark malts, roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, sour dark fruits Taste has light sour notes of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, roasted malts

3.8 Keg at Beavertown Extravaganza, Canada Water. Dark, tart and lovely. Rich and tart cherry notes.

4.0 Pours black with a moderate tan head. Aromas of chocolate, funk, sour notes, roasted malt. Taste is funky with chocolate and sour notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation and quite dry.

4.0 Keg at beaverfest. Pours deep brown, nose is liquorice, toffee, funk, taste is similar, juicy, tart.

4.0 Tap. Darkest brown color with beige head. Aroma is dark malts, chocolate, earthy, tart. Taste is cherries, chocolate, cocoa, super-smooth. Velvety mouthfeel, tart cherry finish. Very nice (and I am usually not a fan of dark sours!)

3.4 RBSG Boise Black with a small tan head, some lacing. Blackberries, tart and fruity. Cherries, dark fruit, tart and dry Ok

4.0 Jester King Brunch at Meddlesome Moth. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of coffee, pomegranate, and toffee. Light sourness with the rich maltiness is impossible for me to separate from the PERFECT pairing of Belgian waffle topped with 5 spice skirt steak and gruyere and an amazing espresso maple syrup. 5* pairing on a unique beer

3.7 Pours inky black with a quickly disappearing dark brown head. Aroma is tart cherry, light chocolate and oak. Taste is surprisingly un stout like. Now this bottle has been with me for a while so I would love to try a fresh one for comparison but reading the other reviews it seems that this might be normal. Moderate cherry tart, with a little yeast and some oak dryness. A little chocolate but I would like to have the roasted malts come through and balance this out a little more. I think the complexity would blow your mind.

3.7 Underwhelming for what I expected. Bottle share pour from 22oz bottle. Very dark pour, the sour is a little off from what I remember.

3.9 aroma is incredible, sour cherry. looks like a stout but tastes completely like a sour. intense tart cherry flavors. really good, one of the best in its class for sure. ahd at kasers.

3.5 Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer. Kwaśne, dość wytrawne, sporo jagód/borówek, cierpki finisz

4.1 750ml bottle, deep abyssal back color, with a bubbly tan-coloured head, with a nice sweet mochaish, milk chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookie dough nose, with some burnt brownie, burnt bran muffin, coffee, wild funky, fruity saison yeast, dark bitter chocolate notes, and some burnt fruitcake, winey, sour wildberry, roasted, black, chocolate, toasted, caramel malt accents in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a good funky wild Texan, faint saison yeast, black coffee, sour vinous winey red wine tannin, wet oak woody barrel, fruity black currant, blackberry, burnt fruitcake, burnt toast character with some black coffee, roasted, chocolate, black, toasted, wheat, caramel malty, mild juicy sour lemon, green apple, tart rhubarb, dark bitter chocolate, musty wildberry flavours, leading towards a funky sour fruity wild saison yeastiness, lemon juice, roasted, chocolate, black, wheat malty bitterness, a lingering vinous, winey red wine tannin dryness finish.

3.8 Bottle, big thanks to Dave. Pours out almost black with a small tan head. Aroma is of some funk, barrel, light tart notes, some chocolate, light roast. Taste is solid, tart funk, light cherries, oak, mild sourness, some cherry, chocolate.

3.8 750ml bottle shared by dmac. Pours black with a small creamy mocha head of foam. Aroma of roasted and chocolate malts, nail polish, tart cherry, funk, and marshmallow. Taste of funk, nail polish, tart cherry, chocolate, roasted malt, bourbon, caramel, light vinegar, and sour fruit. Super complex. Solid

3.9 750ml bottle via trade. Poured a dark black with a foamy beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, sourness, hint of smoke, barrel, earthy and almost a red wine hint. Flavor is similar with wet dark toast and chalky dark choclate. Bigger body, lingering funky taste. Good stuff.

3.7 Bottle shared. Thin ring tan head. Clear black pour. A little sour. A little chocolate.

4.0 On tap at CBC 2016. Dark brown pour. Sour, dark fruit, coffee and chocolate. Right up my alley.

3.5 (on tap @ CBC 2016) Poured into a CBC tulip reveals a pitch black body with little, tan head. Not much in way of regeneration. If you close your eyes and take in the aroma you wouldn’t be able to guess the colour of this beer that has aroma notes of funk, dill, horse blanket and mushrooms. In the mouth the beer carries an oily texture, shows flat carbonation and a medium/light body with a tart finish. Flavour holds moderate tartness but in a restrained way that makes it quite drinkable despite the ABV, which is well masked.

3.9 @Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016, BLUE black. Roasty, bit dry, some pencils, old wood, on nose. Med bodied, intense, long finish. Med tart, dry, really flavourful. The pencil- like wood, roast. -- rated with beerbasher/winphone

3.2 Tap at CBC2016, Copenhagen. Colour is black with small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Sourness, berries, tartness and some sweetness.

3.4 Tap@ CBC 2016. Pours near black with a thin white head. Vanilla, mild fruity tartness. Flavor has tart fruits, funk, vanilla notes. Mouthdrying finish, tart.

3.8 Bottle shared by Tony. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, dark fruit, and sour berries. Tart blackberry and roasted malt flavor with some cherry and dark fruits. Medium body with average carbonation.

3.7 Où, Quand, Comment : Bouteille, dégustée le 10/16/2013. Visuel : Couleur : brune très foncée. Apparence : quasi-opaque. Arôme : Malt rôti, levures fruitées sûres (petits fruits sûrs) aux notes sauvages, notes chocolatées et boisées. Goût : En entrée de bouche : Levures fruitées acides (cerises sûres, léger de raisins, traces de citron). Une dominante de malt rôti et léger de caramel est présente avec des notes boisées vineuses et de café. En bouche : Corps : moyen. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement huileuse. Finale : longue, composée d’une légère acidité de levures fruitées avec une petites amertume de rôti et de café.

3.7 Backlog. 2013 bottle ->mini snifter from Churchkey Vintage Vault event. Black with small tan head. Funky fruit and grape must with roasted coffee and chocolate. Interesting.

3.8 Bottle. Pours black with deep tan head. Aroma is very chocolate, funk, cherry, caramel. Taste is smooth, rich backbone with a nice sourness cutting through, medium bodied. Overall, nice.

3.6 Bottle - Nice soured roasty notes with a slight touch of Berry. Jet be Town with a nice brown head. Tart dark roast with a nice thin easy drinking finish. Great dark soured stout.

4.2 3 oz bottle pour at ChurchKey. 2013 vintage, not sure which batch. Black with light tan head. Aromas of funk, dark fruit, grapes, some vinegar. Tastes of red wine, vinegar, grapes, chocolate, funk. Medium body with a dry finish. Nice sour stout.