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Endymion
Freetail Brewing Company
- From:
- Freetail Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 7.56%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 10, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 7
In Greek mythology, Endymion was an astronomer who Pliney the Elder (the man, not the beer) credits as the first human to observe the movements of the moon. As the lover and companion of Selene, the goddess of the moon. Endymion was granted eternal sleep as to never age or die. In the same spirit we have created this wild ale, made from a pseudo-Solera process in which a barrel is never completely emptied, but rather topped off with fresh base beer whenever aged beer is extracted. While constantly evolving, the resulting blend is one that is granted in its own eternal sleep so it may live forever.
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Ratings by Bunuelian:
Rated by Bunuelian from Minnesota
4.29/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 04, 2015
4.29/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 04, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Beerzebub from California
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smells good - malty, cherry pie/Bretty/earthy, only lightly vinegary, somewhat oxidative which works just fine, with some well integrated oak barrel. On the palate, nice tart-malty balance, slightly vinegary but not overly so (just like the aroma), with some nice general complexity, and just plain tasty. Seems to be aging gracefully (2014 bottle).
Sep 10, 2017Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tannic, red wine, earthy, sour, tart, fruity and oaky. Think dark berries. Delicious, dark, balanced and extremely drinkable. It's a fine Texas beer.
Dec 21, 2015Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.96/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to mrbubbler for sharing this one at his tasting.
2014 vintage.
Pours a murky orange-brown with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, fruit, wine, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with sour fruit, wine, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with tasty sour wine barrel aged qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Jun 04, 20152014 vintage.
Pours a murky orange-brown with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, fruit, wine, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with sour fruit, wine, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with tasty sour wine barrel aged qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Endymion from Freetail Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
79 ratings
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