Sour Owl
Right Brain Brewery

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From:
Right Brain Brewery
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 19.55%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
28
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 22, 2019
Added:
Aug 01, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Hawk owl amber that was fermented in handmade Northern Michigan White oak bbls, blended with a a bbl of chocolate stout with fresh blueberries. Oh, and more than welcome lactobacillus.. Yup, it’s sour for the cult following.

22 IBU
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Ratings by drbenderdo:
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Rated by drbenderdo from Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

Oct 25, 2014
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

3.96/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Very nice ale. Brought a bomber back from the brewpub to enjoy at home. Poured from bottle to nonic pint glass. Amber colored liquid with a thin cap of off white foam. Aromas of dark bread and fruit, with a little funk and some oak and vanilla. Flavors punch sweet and tart on the tongue, with fruit and bread upfront followed by vanilla, oak, booze, and a tart/sour kick in the tonsils. Nice balance between the whiskey barrel and Brett without tipping too far in either direction.
Oct 22, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/26/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, lacto/musty funk and yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, lacto/musty funk and yeast/oak earthiness. Light lactic tartness, herbal bitterness, and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, hay, straw, grass, light funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tartness balance, and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, fairly tannic, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%, with minimal barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is a delicious barrel aged sour amber ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the mildy tart/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Really well balanced Brett/Lacto complexity, dark/bready malt, and whiskey barrel presence/integration. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
May 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by Acuity from Michigan

Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by _morandi_ from California

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.35 by WCW from Michigan

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by HarmonMW from Missouri

Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MacStinson from Michigan

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by avschmitt from Michigan

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BoyDrinksWorld from Michigan

Jun 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by tommy5 from Michigan

Jun 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by ljc973 from Michigan

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by astronautjones from Michigan

May 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by tectactoe from Michigan

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by amalburg from Michigan

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by midlifec from Michigan

May 04, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by mrebeka from Michigan

Apr 12, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Filabee from Michigan

Apr 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JasonR1975 from Michigan

Jan 30, 2014
Sour Owl from Right Brain Brewery
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 28 ratings