Wine Barrel Aged Pear Père Jacques
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dubbel
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.24 | pDev: 23.66%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 17, 2013
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
2.72/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.72/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Bottle thanks to Dave Tohtz. Served in a Russian River tulip.
A - Pretty much still. Turbid, murky, raisin brown body, with no foam, lace, etc. Looks a lot like Père Winkle or Sour Père Jacques did.
S - Wine and oak dominate, with a hint of acetone in the periphery. As the beer warms, some of the base beer's Belgian candi sugar and dark fruity flavors come through, as well as a vaguely savory note. Some oxidation as well.
T - The taste is again dominated by vinous flavors, with perhaps a touch of overt alcohol. Pear is understated, but presents more than it does in the aroma (which was not at all), making a brief cameo in the finish. Perhaps the beginnings of some lacto in here? Base beer is somewhere in there but gets its lunch money taken by the barrel-aging.
M - Smooth texture but thin in body. No carbonation as expected, and a dry and tannin-heavy finish. A bit of warming alcohol, but nothing untoward.
D - A very strange beer. It's not entirely unpleasant, and there's certainly a lot going on, but I would struggle greatly in drinking more than a few ounces of this. I wonder how long this was in barrels?
Dec 11, 2012A - Pretty much still. Turbid, murky, raisin brown body, with no foam, lace, etc. Looks a lot like Père Winkle or Sour Père Jacques did.
S - Wine and oak dominate, with a hint of acetone in the periphery. As the beer warms, some of the base beer's Belgian candi sugar and dark fruity flavors come through, as well as a vaguely savory note. Some oxidation as well.
T - The taste is again dominated by vinous flavors, with perhaps a touch of overt alcohol. Pear is understated, but presents more than it does in the aroma (which was not at all), making a brief cameo in the finish. Perhaps the beginnings of some lacto in here? Base beer is somewhere in there but gets its lunch money taken by the barrel-aging.
M - Smooth texture but thin in body. No carbonation as expected, and a dry and tannin-heavy finish. A bit of warming alcohol, but nothing untoward.
D - A very strange beer. It's not entirely unpleasant, and there's certainly a lot going on, but I would struggle greatly in drinking more than a few ounces of this. I wonder how long this was in barrels?
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