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Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

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Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #178
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,850
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 6.81%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
629
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 11, 2023
Added:
Jan 25, 2013
Wants:
  101
Gots:
  139
Burgundy sour ale aged in oak barrels.
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Ratings by Vestlake:
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Rated by Vestlake from Alabama

4/5  rDev -6.1%

Aug 14, 2014
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured into a tulip glass to a dark brown which is topped by a small light tan head which fades quickly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing
S: Smells like sour raspberries and oak with a hint of leather. Slight chocolate as well
T: Taste is quite sour up front with some sour berry like flavor, oak, leather, hints of woodspice and more sourness. On the swallow it's still quite tart with a slight chocolate, sour berries, leather, and more oak.
M: This beer has a body which is on the lighter side of medium. Carbonation is soft but adequate while the beer has a drying finish due to the acidity.
O: This beer has held up well considering It's been in the bottle since 2014. It still drinks incredibly well and it gives off some definite Rodenbach like vibes
Jul 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.9 by edthehead from Maryland

Jun 14, 2021
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Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota

3.82/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
750ml cork & caged bottle with no date.
Surprisingly dark. It is burgundy in color. A small head forms and quickly settles. Very nice aroma that is vinous, mildly funky, with notes of oak. The flavor is not as good. Unfortunately plagued by a band-aid, medicinal flavor. Moderately tart with real nice vinous flavor. Mild vanilla, oak, and Brett notes. Good body with nice carbonation. Lively without being harsh.
Dec 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 08, 2020
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.61/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle dated 11/2014 - Batch 4

Pours maroon burgundy amber red-brown with a frothy light khaki colored foam head. Smells oaky, tart, fruity, slightly acetic, lambic-esque, a little dark, vinous, with notes of red wine, oak barrel, woody spice, toasty hay, roasty caramel malts, raspberry, dark red fruits, strawberry, plum, cherry, red berries, grapes, barnyardy funk, and dusty floral earthy grassy hops. Tastes sour like acidic red wine, notes of dark cranberry, tart cherry, strawberry, raspberry, plum, grapes, dark red fruit, red wine oak barrel, hint of vinegar, mild chocolate, caramel malts, dark toffee, molasses, toasty hay, woody spice, barnyardy funk, with dusty floral earthy grass. Feels medium bodied, slick with moderate high carbonation. Overall a really nice burgundy sour ale aged in oak barrels.
Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by KShophead from Kansas

Feb 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.22 by minterro from California

Dec 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Dec 13, 2019
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.7/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Light brown color.
Aroma with notes of lemon, acetic grapes and oak.
Flavor with notes of lemon, musty oak, wine, controlled funky and aged hops. Dry and acid aftertaste.
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Refreshing and assertive Sour with oak wine notes.
Nov 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Nov 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Ralphs66 from New York

Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by zbelair from Pennsylvania

Jan 06, 2019
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.88/5  rDev -32.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Gotta say I was not a fan of this when we drank it at the airbnb place we stayed for the Firestone Walker Invitational 2018. Pours a ruddy brown and dark red, 1/4" off white head on the top. Ain't much in the way of clarity for this beer. Biggest aroma being pushed out of this was red grapes/red wine barrel. Big in that way. Wet American oak. Mild earthy leather counterpart.

The taste was about a 5/10 on the sour scale, but about a 8/10 on the vinegar/acetic acid scale. Wasn't super enjoyable in that regard. Still pounding insides with red wine barrel dominance. Overall this beer just didn't do it for me, seems to be pretty pricey, but you don't get a top tier product out of it despite the huge cash influx to acquire. There are superior beers with red wine impact like this that don't get all vinegar in the taste and mouth feel. Would not recommend.
Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by OtisCampbell007 from Tennessee

Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

Dec 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Dec 19, 2018
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Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 629 ratings