Recurrant
Wicked Weed Brewing

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From:
Wicked Weed Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #275
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
93
Ranked #2,935
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 6.18%
Reviews:
37
Ratings:
249
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 17, 2022
Added:
May 11, 2015
Wants:
  23
Gots:
  46
Formerly Canvas Series: Recurrant

Recurrant begins as a deep amber sour ale and is blended onto copious amounts of black currants. It is then laid to rest in 500L cabernet puncheon barrels. The larger, red wine barrels lend a delicate complexity to the final blend.
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Ratings by ThickNStout:
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

4.16/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
500mL bottle purchased at the Wicked Weed brewpub (Asheville, NC). 13.99. Bottled 5/1/15. Served in a Wicked Weed snifter.

Pours an opaque rose burgundy with a finger and a half ecrue head. The thin ring of foam that lingers leaves a fair number of lace patches.

Smells tart and funky with notes of Cabernet, lemonade, berries, dark fruit and oak.

Flavors follow through with the tart nose. Near (but not quite) puckering tart currants, berry skins, red wine, oaken barrel funk, soured hay-like malt and a subtle sweetness. The balance between tart, sweet and earthy funk works well.

Medium bodied with light carbonation. Almost chalky feel but not in a bad way. Fairly dry finish with notes of currants, red wine and some funky tartness.

Wicked Weed produced another fun and different blend in Recurrant. I appreciate the sheer number of wild ale ideas they come up with and, like pretty much everything I've had from Wicked Weed, this is worth at least one try if not regular purchase.
Jul 13, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

4.27/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
375ml bottle poured into a snifter

A- Pours a deep ruby purple with a one finger foamy off white head that has great retention

S- Plenty of black currant up front, along with some acidic tartness that adds lemon notes. Some vinous red wine, along with some jammy notes

T- Just a hint of tartness before giving way to some jammy berry notes, with the current popping through. Undertones of lemon and some earthy yeast that gives some catty notes. The finish gives jammy currant

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and a dry finish
Sep 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by rare_bird from Michigan

Jan 15, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jan 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.23 by RollDamnTide from Florida

Dec 31, 2021
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bought this bottle at the brewery in July. Poured into a tulip glass. Purplish brown color with a lavender head and lacing. Smell and taste of tart currants, along with dry red wine. Woodsy funk. Very nice wild ale.
Sep 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.02 by BeerBucks from New York

Oct 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.46 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Jun 02, 2020
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.63/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Date Bottled: 11.18.16

Pours hazy ruby red with a dense creamy off-white foam head. Smells almost a bit lambicy with fresh black currants, Cabernet red wine, oak barrel, dusty barnyard funk, hay, straw, woody spice, horse blanket, some amber malts, notes of wild raspberry, tart red berries, black grape, with herbal earthy floral hops. Taste follows with near lambic-like complexity, fresh almost jammy tart black currants, Cabernet Sauvignon red wine, oak barrel, hay, straw, woody spice, dusty barnyard funk, horse blanket, some toasty amber malts, fruity notes of wild raspberry, tart red berries, vinous black grape, with herbal earthy floral grass. Feels medium bodied, rounded, creamy with smooth moderate carbonation. Overall a real nice sour ale with black currants aged in red wine barrels.
May 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.3 by samEBC from Belgium

Apr 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by brocktune from Virginia

Mar 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by RollBounce from New York

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.49 by MJSFS from Florida

Dec 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.31 by KAP1356 from Pennsylvania

Dec 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Nov 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by PprBurke from Virginia

Oct 28, 2018
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Poured into a Duvel tulip to a deep mahogany topped by a dense finger and a half of cream colored head which fades slowly to a collar around the edge of the glass with decent lacing
S: Smells of light funk with a little barnyard, currants, and musty oak.
T: Taste is currants and sourness with some funk and barnyard. Slight band aid and oak. Swallow is more currants, slight sourness, more funk and a little more band aid.
M: The beer has a body that is on the lighter side of medium. Carbonation is slightly effervescent but remains below prickly. The beer has a drying finish from the acidity.
O: Overall this one is really impressive. Nice clean flavors with some solid complexity make this a nice one to sip and savor. This one is worth a try if you can find it and like the style.
Sep 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.31 by informaticsDoc from Pennsylvania

Aug 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.3 by jbehlar from Mississippi

Jul 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Feb 16, 2018
Recurrant from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 249 ratings