Crooked Stave Blackberry Dark Origins
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Crooked Stave Blackberry Dark OriginsCrooked Stave Blackberry Dark Origins
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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
9.66%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 6.25%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
175
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 23, 2023
Added:
May 29, 2014
Wants:
  47
Gots:
  19
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Ratings by sourdog:
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Rated by sourdog from California

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

Dec 14, 2014
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

4.34/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A 375ml dark purple waxed bottle, bottled in February 2014, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.

Appearance: Dark dark brown in colour, with a half finger beige head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse spotty lacing.

Aroma: Caramel, oak, and whiskey sweetness, with a support of blackberries and blackcurrant.

Taste: Sour, tart, blackberry, dark berries, blackcurrant, oak, chocolate, caramel, whiskey.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.

Overall: A good enjoyable sipper with nice aroma and flavours supported well by the blackberries.
Nov 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by REVZEB from Illinois

Jan 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

May 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by robgage from Pennsylvania

Nov 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by imperialking from Illinois

Jul 01, 2016
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.14/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours the color of red wine and has a nice two finger cap; good retention and lacing action

Smell: Blackberry jam, dark fruit, leather, oak and vanilla

Taste: The blackberry here is very tart but true to the berry; underneath, there are flavors of dark fruit, oak and vanilla, with a boozy, leathery character in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: - Quite sour but the base fruit tends to be that way; always enjoy the fruited sours from Crooked Stave
Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by grover37 from District of Columbia

Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by Zonian1 from Ohio

May 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.81 by dannyfayy from Pennsylvania

Mar 23, 2016
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
375ml waxed bottle poured into a tulip appears black in color with a 3+ finger froth that fades leaving patchy lace. The head on this almost has a slight purple stained aspect to it.

The aroma is filled with berries, seedy and earthy with sour indication. Really nothing to speak of regarding barrel or dark grain essence thats so evident in appearance.

The taste is tart with berry flavoring, a bit seedy and earthy with moderate roasty grain inclusion leaving an aftertaste of coffee and roast/earth.

This is medium to lighter in body with modest carbonation. A pretty nice brew but the acidity starts to become taxing half way through the glass. Glad to have tried it but not sure I need more of this in my life.
Feb 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.42 by Kurmaraja from California

Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by JohnnieNepal from Michigan

Oct 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by Stillmakingnoise from Colorado

Sep 19, 2015
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Reviewed by James_Michaud91 from California

3.96/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark sour with blackberries. Medium fruitiness, minor roasty malt presence, with a pretty clear and present sour streak. The crooked stave signature funkiness is there but is slightly overshadowed by the above average sour streak on this one (perhaps due to this being an older bottle?) Would love to have tried this closer to its birthdate but still pretty darn tasty.
Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by bowzer4birdie from Illinois

Jul 24, 2015
Crooked Stave Blackberry Dark Origins from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 175 ratings