Mama Bear's Sour Cherry Pie
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Mama Bear's Sour Cherry PieMama Bear's Sour Cherry Pie
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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #115
ABV:
7%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,394
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 6.74%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
271
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 09, 2023
Added:
Dec 04, 2013
Wants:
  52
Gots:
  42
Burgundy sour ale aged in oak barrels with Montmorency cherries
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Ratings by baybum:
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Rated by baybum from Pennsylvania

4.77/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Jan 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado

4/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a slightly murky burgundy red pinkish with very little head and no lacing on the glass.

S: Sour cherry hits the palate first followed a strong note of vinegar and sweet malt, quite tart and sour, also a hint of oak.

T: Slightly sweet but tarter cherry, a strong note of vinegar, some sweet malt and a hint of vanilla. Quite sour and tart.

F: Tart and sour, medium body.

O: This is a very tart and sour cherry beer.
Apr 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by WDJersey from Colorado

Jan 07, 2023
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.21/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Glowing amber-brown with legs; crazy cinnamon cake nose; wood, cherry stones, Balsamic, winter spice, cranberry and some wine notes; dry, tart, low carb, clean.

4 4.25 4.25 4 4.25

Big acetic, though not as tart as some. Good depth + complexity; hints of spice and even pomegranate. Threads of malt, oak barrel + fruit - all the aspects of a good Flanders red. Comes together to form a coherent whole; a nice piece of work.
Jan 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

May 24, 2020
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Reviewed by CraigDeMoss from Kansas

4.14/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
2016 bottling, warmed to suggested temp, poured into Grimm tulip

Half fingers worth of an almost cappuccino consistency and colored head, a deep burgundy-crimson, cherry-juice color body

Spot on nose of cherries with mild to sour yeast. Smoked Cherry wood.

Tart cherry juice flavor with A bit O baked beans, I kid you not. BBQ in this, Smokey cherry, very apparent burgundy-barrel no doubt.

Feels light and crisp, a lot of bite and dry mouthfeel in teeth and gums, similar to pure unsweetened cranberry or, again, cherry juice concentrates. Lovely for spring or fall

A great beer, will try again and see if I can coax something else out of this vintage in a year or two.
Apr 27, 2020
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Reviewed by Pontzie from Florida

4.59/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours a deep wooden brown almost Walnut color with a trace of deep red. Fine thin head that while this, is relatively lasting. leaving a fine lace on consumption.

S: Sour scent that is reminiscent of all crooked stave sours. I definitely sense the wine barrel adding in the mix with a nice malty aroma.

T: Delicious sour cherry mixed with something brighter like a bit of lemon zest. There is a bit of brown sugar sweetness in the finish. It is not quite as dessert oriented as the name would suggest. Clearly this is primarily based on the standard crooked stave sour beer (which is a massive and delicious win).

F: Bright and lively across the palatte for a sour beer. A little less tart and a little sweeter and smoother on the finish than some sours.

O:. Pretty awesome on its own with no expectations added. Not quite exactly what I expected from the description. As sours go it is relatively easy and mild. My slight comment was that I wanted this to either be a bit more sour or a bit more sweet like a pie. still worthy of great praise.
Apr 18, 2020
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Reviewed by pandamanlives from New York

4.57/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - Dark reddish brown. Maybe more brown than red, actually. 100 percent opaque. Yowza! That's a good looking beer.

Aroma - Sour cherries, moderate funk, hints of red wine. Somewhat light compared to...

Taste - SOUR. Sour cherries, green apple, lemon zest. Lingering sweetness at the end. The more you drink, the more it tastes like a sour jolly rancher.

Mouthfeel - Medium-to-full bodied. Oily and chunky. Carbonation is low but not too low.

Overall - Probably my favorite Crooked Stave beer. Really really really really good.
Mar 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by BerryKumquat from California

Feb 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.3 by WickedBeer from Alabama

Jan 16, 2020
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Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine

4.3/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Mule Bar
Jan 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.13 by dsshuck from Delaware

Dec 26, 2019
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The pour looks like prune juice: murky, brown-purple. No head and certainly no lace.

The smell reminds me of semi-fermented wine grapes -- a little grape must and a little immature wine.

Tart and tannin like -- almost like eating only the skins of grapes. There's a bit of sweetness but the predominant flavor is sourness. The body leans rich and the carbonation mild. Long, chewy, and very sour aftertaste.
Dec 21, 2019
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut

4.31/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Almost a Flanders red appearance, albeit murkier.

Both nose and palate feature Crooked Stave’s inimitable wild note. Very, very sour: leathery, waves of tannins, and vinegar. Cherries certainly add a fruity tart kick, although they aren’t particularly noticeable on the nose.
Nov 23, 2019
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Muddled prune juice purple-ish red, with almost no head after the fuzzy khaki froth quickly dies off, this exhibits cinnamon and brown sugar cobbler or streusel with sour cherry that's just shy of vinegar as a firm froth lifts up some red apple and gummy bears.
Apr 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.46 by taospowder from New Mexico

Apr 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by aasher from Indiana

Mar 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Feb 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by msondel from Massachusetts

Jan 26, 2019
Mama Bear's Sour Cherry Pie from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 271 ratings