Debauched - Brunello Barrel-Aged
Stillwater Artisanal Ales

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From:
Stillwater Artisanal Ales
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Sahti
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 11.41%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
52
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 22, 2016
Added:
Jan 19, 2012
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  4
Scandinavian farmhouse ale brewed with whole juniper bushes
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Ratings by ColForbinBC:
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Reviewed by ColForbinBC from New Jersey

4.51/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle poured into a wine glass; purchased around 8 months ago

Big thanks to Jebus3513 for sharing this one.

A faint yellow color with a thin off-white cap. Cap fell slowly, receding to a thin layer of foam over the liquid. Some delicate spider web lacing appears.

Brett has come out to play. Wow. This is easily the best Brett nose I have come across. Layers of saddle leather, sweat, manure, aged cheese, tobacco, and band aid over top of a touch of wine and some damp oak.

Leathery Brett, horse blanket, and aged cheese up front before a clean wave of lightly damp wheat through the middle. Juniper is extremely buried at this point. Wine notes come out in the finish with a dry, slightly peppery finish.

Light bodied and real dry.

Fantastic barrel aged saison. The Brett has taken hold of this beer, and I am by no means complaining. Wine notes are complementary. Excellent.
Mar 30, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.95 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by ConradKenney from Maryland

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by TonyY from New York

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Jamato14 from North Carolina

Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by twillingthenoz from New York

Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Jspriest from Pennsylvania

Jun 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by xJMFCx from West Virginia

Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by afsdan from Colorado

May 22, 2014
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled reviewed last night to notes.

A- Poured to a few glasses with a slightly hazy golden yellow body. A small white head rises to about a half a finger. Decent retention as the cap falls to a puffy ring. Lacing starts with a nice sheet and some drizzle after that.

S- Brett funk is quite strong here with a barnyard, cherry pie feel. Slight lactic tartness comes to mind but the Brett is fairly dominant for me beyond slight vinous hints.

T- Wine opens up from the barrels a ton here and blends with the large Brett presence. Bretty funk, barnyard, tart cherry pie and mustiness. Lemony lactic and juniper starts to come out with some time. Apple fruitiness.

MF- Dried out light body with a crisp feel. Carbonation is at a moderate level. Fairly tart finish.

Funky brett bomb with a nice tartness and a strong grape/apple fruity feel from the wine and yeast. Juniper seems faded at this point but is slightly there.
May 18, 2014
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Reviewed by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

3.34/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
$11.99 for a bomber. Poured into a tulip.

I must not be a Viking! Not a drain pour but never again. Very much a saison, super funk, but too extreme with the dry bitter finish. Must be the juniper berries. Some hefeweizen characteristics. 3.0

A – Pours a hazy pale yellow with a half-finger short-lived rocky white head, appears thin and watery. 3.0

S – FUNK! Some citrusy/lemon and orange notes, banana and bubblegum esters. 4.5

T – Farmyard, yeasty, a bit of spice, even less sour in the finish at the back of the palate, some apple peel in the finish as well. 3.0

MF – Medium-light body, super dry finish tending towards acrid. 2.75
Feb 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by DeanMoriarty from California

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by PatGreer from Massachusetts

Jan 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by pathman from Ohio

Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Oct 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

Oct 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jklecko2 from California

Sep 23, 2013
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Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Served in a teku glass)
A- This beer pours a hazy pale yellow body with a big bubble pushing through a thick snow white head. There is a few tiny bubble trailing slowly up the side.

S- The tart earthy brightness has a flinty aroma and a brett white cheese mold that grows and blends with a raw silage finish.

T- The bright tart flavor leads to a green leaf note and some soft brett cheese rind that lingers. There are a some mellow red wine hints that appear but stay soft. As the beer opens there is some light wine tannin and alcohol note show up in the aftertaste.

M- The light mouthfeel has no astringency and some soft alcohol warmth when it warms a bit.

O- This beer has a very nice balance of tart character and brett funk with some wine barrel hints supporting it. However it doesn’t really merit the $10.00 price tag for a small bottle.
Sep 11, 2013
Debauched - Brunello Barrel-Aged from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
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