22nd Crooked Line Birthday Suit: Sour Plum Abbey Ale
Uinta Brewing Company

22nd Crooked Line Birthday Suit: Sour Plum Abbey Ale22nd Crooked Line Birthday Suit: Sour Plum Abbey Ale
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From:
Uinta Brewing Company
 
Utah, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 14.71%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
154
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 06, 2019
Added:
Apr 26, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  47
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Ratings by neurobot01:
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Reviewed by neurobot01 from California

3.17/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Turns out, Belgian yeast plus plums creates a smell very much like vomit (as noted by other reviews). I seriously recommend *not* inhaling while you drink, in which case it isn't too bad, especially if you think of it as a Belgian pale with fruit added, rather than as a sour/wild ale.
Jun 28, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.79 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 06, 2019
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a cork'n'cage bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Murky mud brown pour with thin fizzy white head. Modest ring of lacing.

S: Tart and funky... plum and dark fruits.

T/F: Follows the nose. Tart up front with unripened fruits and plum. Acidic with some light vinegar notes... more plum and fruit mid to late swig. A bit of funk... prune, raisin, lemon rind, and earth with some brown sugar buried far in the mix. Medium to light bodied... decent carbonation.

O: A pleasant sour... good complex flavor and the promised plum comes through nicely. A fun little beer.
Jan 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by WynnO from Florida

Mar 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by Corson from Canada (AB)

Oct 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.77/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a dark purple to ruddy brown color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated immediately. Barely any lacing stuck around but what was there rode right on into the beer. The smell started off with sugared plums,. Light biscuits slyly move in underneath sour citrus rind. Light dry woodiness adds a nice edge. The taste encompasses all of the previously mentioned flavors and yields to a dry sour to dry tart and tanginess leading into the aftertaste and having a dry sour tangy finish. On the palate, this was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation runs appropriately for an American Wild ale. Overall, interesting American Wild ale where the aroma doesn’t exactly match the flavor, I liked it for me, pretty sure I could revisit this.
Jul 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jun 25, 2017
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Rated by Roguer from Connecticut

3.57/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Oak and tannins on the nose.

Plum skin, tart on the palate, slightly nutty, yeasty.
Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by kkazemi from North Carolina

Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by shivtim from Georgia

Jan 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by DudMan from New Jersey

Dec 09, 2016
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Reviewed by BoldRulerVT from Vermont

3.9/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the 750 into stemmed Teku glass.
Pours a nice garnet color with one finger of head the dissipates.
Aromas are some mild sour yeatiness with nice fruit presence.
Flavor is tart, a bit acidic with raisin, grape and plum notes prominent.
Mouthfeel was good.
Honestly there wasn't a ton wrong here, maybe a bit muddles flavor wise. But I liked it!
Sep 07, 2016
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Reviewed by papat444 from Canada (QC)

3.99/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to Groleau for the share!

Has a nice discreet plum presence especially in the finish. Certainly has Belgian influence but no yeast attributes. Love the finish, dry with a bit of cork.
Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by groleau from Canada (QC)

Jun 28, 2016
 
Rated: 2.56 by VTBrewHound from Vermont

Jun 26, 2016
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Reviewed by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Copper/amber with a fluffy, uniform white head across the whole surface. Minimal spotty lacing. No legs.

Somewhat bland nose, and what's there isn't great. Overly sweet. Reminds me of Red Bull, akin to liquid Smarties. Light spice found in Belgian yeast, and a little bit of caramel malt.

Flat out gross. Like 40% poorly aged dubbel mixed with 60% tap water. Malty and minute spice. Light tartness on the back end, but it's somewhat of a sharp, astringent sour. Little to no plums present, but the bottle is getting up there in age, so I can't fault that aspect. The vomit notes mentioned in other reviews are way overblown.

Low-ish carbonation. Light body, but kind of syrupy. Bready and dry finish.

Bad sour, bad Belgian, bad beer. Complete waste of money.
May 04, 2016
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

3.66/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very dark amber with no head. Very faint nose that hints if fruit. Taste does show the plum, but the beer base is less than good. Belgian notes muted. Heavier than expected body and lacking carbonation.
Apr 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Apr 03, 2016
22nd Crooked Line Birthday Suit: Sour Plum Abbey Ale from Uinta Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 154 ratings