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Benedictum
Real Ale Brewing Company
- From:
- Real Ale Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.4 | pDev: 5.45%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 26, 2013
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 10
Base beer — blend of brown ales
Maturation — 2 years
Secondary fermentation — wild yeast and bacteria in barrels
Tasting notes — toffee, cherry pie, tart
Maturation — 2 years
Secondary fermentation — wild yeast and bacteria in barrels
Tasting notes — toffee, cherry pie, tart
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Rated by SummitFox from Oregon
4.61/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great “Oud Bruin”!
Dec 26, 2018Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
4.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
$ 15.89 (Including tax and discount)/500 mL bottle ($ 0.94/oz) from Spec’s, DeZavala, San Antonio, TX. Reviewed 10/12/18.
Undated bottle but 2018 on the label. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 55 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.25.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. When held to the light, however, a deep ruby body is revealed.
Head – Small (Maximum 2.5 cm, controlled center pour), light tan, initially fizzy but quickly settling into an irregular two to five mm ring fed by effervescence and a complete thin layer.
Lacing – None, as expected.
First pour – Dark amber, clear.
Aroma – 4 – a bit fruity, mostly cherry, and some acetic acid.
Flavor – 4.5 - Begins with a lovely tartness that doesn’t quite strip the enamel from your teeth. This is followed by some cherry. Both acetic acid and tannic acid (from the oak barrels) are evident. No alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 4 – Light, watery, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4.5 – This is an extremely refreshing and tasty brew!
Oct 12, 2018Undated bottle but 2018 on the label. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 55 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.25.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. When held to the light, however, a deep ruby body is revealed.
Head – Small (Maximum 2.5 cm, controlled center pour), light tan, initially fizzy but quickly settling into an irregular two to five mm ring fed by effervescence and a complete thin layer.
Lacing – None, as expected.
First pour – Dark amber, clear.
Aroma – 4 – a bit fruity, mostly cherry, and some acetic acid.
Flavor – 4.5 - Begins with a lovely tartness that doesn’t quite strip the enamel from your teeth. This is followed by some cherry. Both acetic acid and tannic acid (from the oak barrels) are evident. No alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 4 – Light, watery, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4.5 – This is an extremely refreshing and tasty brew!
Rated by Beccabergkamp from Kansas
4.65/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dark colored and pleasantly tart. Very much enjoyed this wild ale.
Jun 19, 2018Reviewed by Rimbimhoot from Illinois
4.31/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Brown with thin head
S: Chocolate, lemon, tart cherry, lactic, caramel, strawberry
T: Medium sour, chocolate, cherry, caramel, lemon, acidic, lactic, oak, earthy Brett, vanilla
M: Light all around
O: Phenomenal integration of dark malts, fruit, earthy Brett and sour wild yeast. Very well done American oud bruin with the sour slightly kicked up
Dec 25, 2017S: Chocolate, lemon, tart cherry, lactic, caramel, strawberry
T: Medium sour, chocolate, cherry, caramel, lemon, acidic, lactic, oak, earthy Brett, vanilla
M: Light all around
O: Phenomenal integration of dark malts, fruit, earthy Brett and sour wild yeast. Very well done American oud bruin with the sour slightly kicked up
Benedictum from Real Ale Brewing Company
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
66 ratings
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