21st Anniversary Sour Ale
Great Divide Brewing Company

21st Anniversary Sour Ale21st Anniversary Sour Ale
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From:
Great Divide Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 9.97%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
145
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 05, 2021
Added:
Jan 24, 2015
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  39
This American sour is a celebration of 21 years of brewing. Soured with lactobacillus and brettanomyces and aged for 9 months in wine barrels.
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Ratings by JamFuel:
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Rated by JamFuel from Sweden

3.67/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Jan 31, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Apr 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jan 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.08 by charlzm from California

Nov 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Feb 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Dec 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hypersomnia from New Jersey

Dec 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

Sep 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by HopsForBrains from North Carolina

Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Aug 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by golf4collet from West Virginia

Jul 26, 2016
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Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California

3.77/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Slightly citrusy, with a moderately strong white wine aroma, and moderate sourness.

A: Bright orange color, hazy, with a moderate white uniform head that has adequate retention. Lots of lacing left in the glass.

T: slightly funky, with a grape skin flavor upfront, almost white wine like, with a moderate sourness and light oak character.

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

O: Solid; the beer has a solid wine, sour aroma and flavor. The beer is easy to drink, but lacks complexity in the aroma and flavor.
Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 2.36 by VetsPackage from Massachusetts

Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by soupyman10 from District of Columbia

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by ineluctablemodality from Washington

Jun 04, 2016
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 6/30/2015. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, apricot, peach, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple, pear, green apple, white grape, white wine, wheat, cracker, and honey; with light funk, pepper, oak, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, apricot, peach, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple, pear, green apple, white grape, white wine, wheat, cracker, and honey; with light funk, pepper, oak, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity tartness and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, apricot, peach, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple, pear, green apple, white grape, white wine, wheat, cracker, honey, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a good malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from yeast/oak tart/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/grainy, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good wild ale style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. A bit more malty and less tart/acidic/funky than I expected; but it has a lot of nice tropical Brett flavors going on. A very enjoyable offering.
Jun 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by Lurkerson from Pennsylvania

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by whatname from Pennsylvania

Apr 19, 2016
21st Anniversary Sour Ale from Great Divide Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 145 ratings