BeerBrugna
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From:
LoverBeer
 
Italy
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.41%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
151
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 20, 2021
Added:
Aug 11, 2011
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  20
Sour Ale w/ Plums
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.29/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
the italian wild ales have been really growing on me, and this plum wild ale is one of the more unique ones ive had. its lavender purple in color, hazed and sedimented, but with a pretty solid inch of white airy head. the nose is so floral, its got hints of vanilla and jasmine too, almost like the bath and body works store, where powerful scents muddle and give you a headache. this is not quite so overblown, but its a similar vibe. not sure plums have much nose to them, so while i smell sweet fruit, plums doesnt really show up. the flavor is so different than the nose. gone are the perfumes and confused fragrances. in their place is a layered brew, with obvious plum and red grape flavors up front, and a tartness that stops short of being sour in the finish. lots of oak, this is almost like a dessert wine, like a candy or a juice, its sweet and the fruit profile is really cool, but it turns funky and bretty and dry and puckery on the back end, a very cool finish to a one of a kind beer. carbonation is right on, and the body is creamy, uncommon in a wild ale. this is so different i can see it not being liked, but i was just in love with it. loverbeer has been totally hit or miss for me, and this is their greatest triumph that i have tasted. worth the steep price they ask for this, its a must try.

edit: enjoyed on draft at bull and bush last night, and its even more dynamic from the tap than the bottle, huge fresh plum, prune, and red wine elements to this and their awesome and mature wild yeast complexion, brilliant as it warms up. man this stuff is killer!
Jul 06, 2014
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.96/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
375 ml green bottle, vintage 2010, from Vinmonopolet Vika. ABV is 6.2%. Hazy orange to brown colour, very low off-white head. Strong sourish & sweetish aroma with notes of plums, wine vinegar and peaches, also hints of horse stable, oak and farmhouse kitchen. Sweet & sour flavour, notes of peaches, vinegar and oak again. Minimal bitterness, dry finish. Not really my cup of tea.
May 20, 2021
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Reviewed by JudgeRoughneck from Louisiana

3.05/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Sampled on cask at Moder Lambic in Brussels

AROMA - smells strongly like Luden's cough drops- in a good way, sugary swet with hibiscus and black pepper notes

APP - deep cherry amber with low pink-tinged head

FLAVOR - much like aroma, really reminds me of Luden's cough drops, soft sourness, kinda one-dimensional.
Jul 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Dec 15, 2019
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Reviewed by DJ-Hophead from England

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
375 ml bottle, Moor Brewery, Bristol - Pours cloudy red plum with a minimal white foamy head which quickly dissipates. Medium/low carbonation. Aroma - Tart - ripe orchard fruits, more peachy than plum, vinous notes. Taste - Tart forefront - sour peaches/plums, vinous notes, oaky/wood feel, light sour finish. Nice fruit sour.
Oct 08, 2018
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

4.31/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft pour to snifter, pale purple color, minimal head and lacing. Nose is candy-like fruit plum, hints of dank. Taste follows the nose, pleasant funkiness, plum, tart but contained. Dry and average carbonation.
Sep 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by kwjd from Canada (ON)

Aug 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by NickThePyro from Washington

Jul 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.32 by smithj4 from New York

Jul 08, 2018
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Reviewed by Phineasco from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer pours a mahogany brown with a thin white head that recedes immediately. It is under carbonated. The beer smells of plum skins, apricots, leather, and oak. It is s tart, with plum skins, dark cherries, leather, and oak. The feel is light. A decent sour, but needs more carbonation.
Jun 28, 2018
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Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)

3.32/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Sparkling, fizzy head, petering out to nothing in half a minute. Body is deep amber, not quite clear, looking flat.
Plums and blueberry aroma, pie crust, mild.
Sour fruit flavours, wouldn't say strongly of plum, maybe some cherry, apple. Sweeter at first and increasingly tart through the finish, which is long and dry. Bitterness like you sucked on a peach pit. Under-carbonated, it's almost flat, but with just enough fizz and a good body that it's still enjoyable.

I'd say I got a bad bottle, but other reviews remark on low carbonation as well. Depth of flavour isn't what I'd hoped for, nor is there a distinct plum flavour. It's ok, but not worth spending the big bucks required to have it in Canada.
May 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.73/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: Poured a clear reddish color ale with a medium size foamy head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some cherry and oak notes also perceptible. Taste is a mix of tart notes with some cherry notes, some oak and subtle residual sugar notes with some hints of acidity. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable Flanders red style with just enough depth.
May 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Mar 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Bluecrow from New York

4.12/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
-clear ruby-amber tap pour with minimal effervescence. The aroma is vinous with sour fruit notes. The flavor is of sour apple, grape and some stone fruit with oak notes. The acid-bitterness is moderate. The body is thin
Nov 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by DrewSnyc667 from Massachusetts

Nov 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by jaydoc from Kansas

Nov 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by vfgccp from New York

Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Aug 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.51 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Jul 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by lambiclove from California

Jan 02, 2017
BeerBrugna from LoverBeer
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 151 ratings