St. Bretta (Summer)
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

St. Bretta (Summer)St. Bretta (Summer)
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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Brett Beer
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 9.05%
Reviews:
85
Ratings:
576
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 20, 2021
Added:
Jun 20, 2013
Wants:
  43
Gots:
  57
Artisan ale brewed with citrus, fermented in oak foeders. This batch was brewed with Blood Orange.
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Ratings by jplopez21:
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Rated by jplopez21 from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.2%

Aug 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.97 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jan 20, 2021
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Reviewed by BWED from Colorado

4.57/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle poured into teku. (Reviewed in 2017, just found my old notebook)

A- Light gold in color. Yeast at the bottom of the bottle, if poured hazes things up a lot. The head is off white and has a meringue consistency.
S- Citrus, Brett musty funk with some deep earthy notes (I love it.) Stonefruit, peachy.
T- Sweet citrus, stonefruit, and subtle funk.
M- Bright, tangy and earthy. Body is on the lighter side and has a crisp, dry finish.
O- The Brett notes in this are awesome. Showcase of a Brett beer, without getting too funky.
Oct 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 08, 2020
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

3.9/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Received in a box from a regular trader, but didn't mark which one sent me this particular bottle. 375 mL bottle, 2013 vintage. Consumed on 1/18/18 after appropriate cellaring. Poured into a J. Wakefield OG teku glass.

A: Mildly hazy gold, with a thin white head that fades away. A good amount of visible carbonation.

S: Brettanomyces dry funk, oranges and lemons and citric acid. Cracker malts, with more Brett basement, old books, and grassy hay funk. Some dry oak tannins and a bit of a white vinous impression.

T: Lactic tart, and citric acid – lemons and oranges. Brett funk again – woodsy, barnyard, and a touch of pineapple fruitiness. Cracker malts with mild woody tannins and associated dryness. Some dry stone fruit as well, and I think Lactobacillus funk. More citric acid tartness near the swallow, and it finishes dry with lingering orange flavor.

M: A fairly light body, with carbonation sensation about average (maybe a bit lower than it looked). Very mild alcohol presence.

O: This was pretty solid. There was nothing particularly to make it stand out from a plethora of other fruited sour ales, but it doesn’t do much wrong. It didn’t achieve the Brett funk I thought it might after being cellared for so long, but it did manage to retain a solid amount of citrus fruit flavor. I certainly wouldn’t turn down another, but I’m not sure I would seek it out.
Apr 05, 2020
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Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming

4.46/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Batch 2, 2013. Going on 6 years old!

Pours a hazy pale gold with one heck of a nice head of foam, lacing is very good.

The smell has an awesome Brett presence, oak and some citrus. And tartness.

All 4 components in the smell are in the taste with the citrus coming through on the milder side. And this sure is dry! Tartness is what I would call, at an easy to cope with level.

Body is on the lower side of medium and the carbonation is lively but in a good way.

Yikes! I dig this!
Jul 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by GrumD from Japan

Jun 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Apr 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by LanceH from Canada (ON)

Apr 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by Donkster46 from Washington

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by i4ourgot from California

Nov 16, 2018
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Hazy yellow body, pouring with a moderate white head, fading to an uneven cap, small bubble lacing forms up in broken lines across the glass.

S - Strong hit of funk, yogurt and grass, a bit of lemony fruit, and soured grains at its core.

T - Follows the nose, with the grain notes forward, suggesting toasted bread, and a bright lemon curd aspect, finishing with just a touch of bitterness.

M - Very highly carbonated, but the brisk feel does keep things from getting too slick or cloying.

O - This was a pleasant surprise, a back of the frig beer that held up to the age and delivered exactly the kind of experience you would hope for in a Witbier.
Oct 29, 2018
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Reviewed by DanLane from Virginia

4.05/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Yellow golden pour with 2 inch head, smelled of pears and lemon, taste like Apple champagne but with an earthy tone that balanced it well, crisp finish like a cider.
Jul 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Apr 06, 2018
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Reviewed by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

3.84/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
UPDATED 5/2018: this 12.7 oz bottle is dated 'June 2015'. I made some minor adjustments to the text, as I had about the same experience as I had stated previously.

12.7 oz bottle, dated 2014.

Look: pours somewhat cloudy, displaying a straw color edging toward orange with a good amount of head that stays around and clings nicely to the glass.

Smell: similar to other sours I have had: very pungent and certainly complex: hops, grains, yeast, and more!

Taste: What I have come to expect from sours: almost like a sour milk taste, with a bit of barnyard funk, and on the dry side.

Feel: Nicely carbonated, great mouthfeel.

Overall: I still consider myself new to sours, yet this one strikes me as one of the better ones. It's a little too sour and dry for me, but it certainly is complex.
Jan 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by BeerWithMike from Nebraska

Oct 16, 2017
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
7/1...orange gold cloudy hazy with heavy white foam. Orange nose, coriander nose too. Funked citrus flavors, light spices. Clean mouthfeel. Light carbonation. Woodsy. Nice.
Sep 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by rjp217 from Massachusetts

Aug 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Aug 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BergBeer from Hawaii

Aug 02, 2017
St. Bretta (Summer) from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 576 ratings