Wild Wild Brett Orange - Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Wild Wild Brett Orange

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Overall: 8.21/10 by 2 dudes

Standard Deviation: 0.09 or 1.1%

Trend: 8.21/10 over past 5 reviews

Style: American Wild Ale

ABV: 6.00%

Season: One-Time

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1,467 beers rated with a 7.84 average
  • 8.30/10 have another
  • A: 8.0 | T: 8.0 | L: 8.0 | M: 9.0 | O: 9.0
  • sDev: 1.10% Color: Straw
  • Poured from bottle number 604/1125, batch 8/11.

    Pours cloudy as the beer quickly rose out of the bottle. Huge amount of white, meringue foam top the beer. Floaties. Retention is long lasting. Lacing is minimal as the big bubbles slip back, eventually to liquid level.

    Aroma brings the stereotypical barnyard funk. More musty for me than anything. Lemon zest but slightly muted by the must. A touch of sweetness exists.

    Taste is similar to the aroma. Starts out lemony up front. The middle transitions to brett. Musty. The finish brings a spice bite that lingers rather than bitter. Spice could be pepper and/or coriander. Tartness in the finish.

    Light end of medium body while the carbonation is high.

    A really good beer, just nothing making it great. Very drinkable and easy on the palate. There isn't a breath of complexity that I was expecting. Enjoy!
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  • Reviewed: Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 20:45:23
  • Tasted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
  • $0.00 for 750 ml bottle
113 beers rated with a 8.19 average
  • 8.12/10 have another
  • A: 7.0 | T: 8.0 | L: 9.0 | M: 9.0 | O: 9.0
  • sDev: 1.10% Color: 3
  • Yum. Complex aged brett, subtle and not over powering with a sweet orange, lemon, hint of coriander a hint of spice easy to drink. Not a coveted rare, like it's sold. A very easy drinking highly carbonated "light bright" beer.
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  • Reviewed: Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 20:41:44
  • Tasted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
  • $0.00 for 750 ml bottle
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Beer Notes
  • Wild Wild Brett Orange is an unfiltered, slightly tart wild ale, fermented entirely with Brettanomyces yeast. Brewed with fresh Minneola tangelos, bitter orange peel and coriander, Orange pours a golden color delivering tropical fruit aromas and bright orange citrus flavors with a tart earthy finish.
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