Cab Cherry Man
Jackie O's Brewpub

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From:
Jackie O's Brewpub
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 10.27%
Reviews:
60
Ratings:
159
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 18, 2020
Added:
Dec 10, 2009
Wants:
  113
Gots:
  18
"Cab Cherryman // 9-10% ABV
Cabernet barrel aged porter w/ cherries, brettanomyces & lacto"
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.93/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can't remember who traded this to me, but it was consumed September 2017.

Pours a lot darker than I was expecting, looks like Oude Tart, like this is legit black, but not stout viscosity. Not much headspace, makes a beige/light brown head 1/4". Aroma was kinda similar to Oude Tart, had the dark cherry sour stout like vibe going for it. I'm leery of double digit sours (or beer in general) but this didn't affect the nose of dark cherry, roasted malt and more of a walnut like woody presence as opposed to oak. Wet oak = walnut almost.

Taste was an enjoyable, dark flanders like experience. Less earthiness even though it is bigger than flanders, more sourness, but not excessively so. Still finding the alcohol to not be rearing its hot ugly head. Carbonation was on point, always nice since I had sat on this bottle for a year or two.

Ultimately I liked this beer, but it was too close to Tart of Darkness, and therefore, it kind of has its niche already covered by a more enjoyable, easier to get/cost etc. beer that does similar things. Definitely tick it though, its good, prolly better than Magdura bc cherries.
Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Iamjeff6 from Virginia

Dec 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by jaydoc from Kansas

Oct 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Fabiand from Texas

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by Hopheadhiker from New York

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by xJMFCx from West Virginia

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.41 by Jenebauer from Tennessee

Dec 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by elkinbrown from Tennessee

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.86 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Nov 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by PSU_Mike from Pennsylvania

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by ScottJWing from Ohio

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by zbodnar1 from West Virginia

Oct 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Oct 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Sep 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by masterofsparks from Ohio

Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by matt2591 from Ohio

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by zimm421 from Ohio

Aug 30, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.73/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Large shared bottle poured red-brown. Quite dark with a bubbly weak head.

The aroma has a nice cherry note but the cherry component is much diminished in tasting. Light-moderate tartness with a light bitterness in the finish. Slightly boozy.
Jan 04, 2015
Cab Cherry Man from Jackie O's Brewpub
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 159 ratings