Sky Mountain (Himmelbjerget)
Buxton Brewery

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From:
Buxton Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 9.07%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
19
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 06, 2016
Added:
Dec 28, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Collaboration with To Øl
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Ratings by leitmotif:
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Rated by leitmotif from Romania

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Jan 08, 2015
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Rated: 3.99 by stephenlee from England

Feb 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

Dec 05, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.55/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled: 7/25/14. Best by: 7/25/16.

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Tiny particles of sediment are seen suspended in the beer after the pour. Smell is slightly sour with grain, citrus fruit, citrus juice, pickle juice, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sour grain, fruit, and pickle juice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with an interesting pickle juice presence in both the smell and taste.

Serving type: bottle.
Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jun 30, 2015
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Rated by tykechandler from Kentucky

4.75/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
hoppy berliner weiss. this beer is delicious!
Jun 02, 2015
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Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California

3.74/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Faint head over a hazy, murky, yellowish body. Dry fruit skins. Not sour, not a mountain, though perhaps it is in Denmark, eh. Flat and pallid. Mildly tart, slightly citrusy finish. Ancient tasting.
May 27, 2015
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.93/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
With the collaborative efforts of Buxton and To Ol, their combined sour ale is redolent with the clean and lactic acids while its underlying character is crisp, dry and supportive with light malt.

Pouring a bright golden hue, the ale displays a slight longevity of foam, light and delicate the bubbles succumb quickly to the beer's acidity and light body. Aromas of gooseberry, sour apple and tart plum all strike the nose ahead of the delicate taste of powdered sugar and dry grain.

As the flavors open up, the sweetness and grain fade in rapid fashion and paves the way for the sourness to dominate the middle palate. Clean lemon, lime, white grape and berry flavors are all both of the under-ripened variety in its sourness, and of the dried must of over-ripe character. Lightly of brine and woodsy must, the ale trends dry and earthen heading into finish.

Its finish comes quick as the ale dissolves from the palate in light and airy fashion. Despite its fleeting carbonation, the light and acidic taste is calmly of watery texture while the acidity cleans the palate with ease. An aftertaste of light wheat and berry give a quick memory of sourness as the beer vacates the mouth.
May 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by Doublechar0517 from Kentucky

May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by Rick778 from California

May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.41 by dalepryor from Kentucky

May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by dataylor21 from Kentucky

May 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.91 by dcmchew from Romania

Jan 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by aztraz from Sweden

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by Ciocanelu from Romania

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Oct 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Poupae from Thailand

Apr 19, 2014
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.24/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A 330ml bottle with a bottled-on date of Aug 2013. Acquired a while back from Trembling Madness in York. The label suggests the magnificent madness of a lunatic, but doesn't tell you much except that this beer is sour.

Poured into a chalice. Bottle conditioned. A very hazy orange-amber hue with plentiful fine sediment and low carbonation. Yields a small head of white foam that lasts for a minute or two before disappearing. Aroma of sharp, lactic sourness with hints of white fruit, hops, earthiness, faint husks and an underlying twinge of sauerkraut. Unusual and not entirely satisfactory.

Tastes of tart lactic acid with a dry finish. Possessed of considerable sourness, with notes of lemon peel, faint citrus, earthy yeast and a vague fruitiness. Highly attenuated and exceptionally dry, followed by a lingering acidity that envelops the palate. Mouthfeel is tingly and dry; verging on harsh, with decent body but a lack of carbonation that renders it rather textureless. Very astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of lactic acid, earthy yeast and faint fruitiness.

Intriguing but flawed. I like Berliner Weisse and am happy to sample a new take on the style, but there's something not quite right about this one. Lacklustre looks with a weak head, and an aroma that is tart and earthy but spoiled by unpleasant undertones. The flavour is better; the sourness all-encompassing but more rounded. Body could use improvement, beginning with the carbonation. Hard to know what to make of it - perhaps I should have drunk it sooner? If sour brews float your boat then this is worth a punt.
Mar 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kirk from England

Dec 28, 2013
Sky Mountain (Himmelbjerget) from Buxton Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 19 ratings