Barrel Aged Funkalicious
The Livery
- From:
- The Livery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 5.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
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Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan
4.23/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap, Michigan Summer Beerfest 2013. Barrel-aged wild ale with raspberries... How the hell can I say no to that? Enjoyed this directly after the Livery's Maillot Rouge (which was a straight phenom). Funkelicious pours a muddy brow color, some red hints here and there, but not quite showing an overall ruby color. No head. None. A thin collar is all, and even that is pretty pathetic and substandard, even considering the style.
Critters all up in the nose. Funk in the front, they weren't lying when they called this one funkalicious. It's not the straight horsey and barn-ish funk you get from authentic Belgians, but it's still nice to see American breweries attempting funk and kind of developing their own niche instead of trying to mimic what can't be mimicked. Musty, funky, and lightly cheesy.
Funk is far from the standalone aroma, though, as the raspberry parade is of equal or greater magnitude, really. It doesn't smell quite as gushing, tart, or acidic as Maillot Rouge, rather its more of a softer, sweeter, and more approachable fruity aroma that won't scare away those who aren't fans of sours. The oak comes through big-time as well, adding a perceivable nostril dryness and a pleasent woody note to back up the funky fruits.
The aroma may not have done the truck, but the taste might have the sour haters heading for the hills.... well, the first few sips at least. It starts off with a sharp, raspberry, almost astringent tartness that actually mellows out nicely over time. The raspberries begin to take on a more sweet and syrupy character, though a small portion of tartness is retained throughout. Plentiful oak, and a smooth vanilla cream passes over everything.
There's even a little twinge of bourbon in there. Enough to notice, enough to warm, but still fantastically smooth and well meshed with the other flavors. Nice, surprisingly clean finish with a dying note of raspberry sweetness, lots of oak, and a faint bourbon nip. Carbonated like crazy, it's almost effervescent and nearly vanishes on the palate with each sip for the first half of the glass, until the carbonation has had some time to dissipate a bit.
Another great raspberry-based variant from the Livery. Though not as good as Maillot Rouge (in my opinion, of course), it's still a fantastic beer that ventures out of the norm quite a bit and does a very nice job of it. Good funk, good fruit integration, and a congruent application of bourbon and oak. I really wish they'd start bottling some of their stuff and distributing it. It's painful to thing that I'll probably never have these beers again.
Aug 09, 2013Critters all up in the nose. Funk in the front, they weren't lying when they called this one funkalicious. It's not the straight horsey and barn-ish funk you get from authentic Belgians, but it's still nice to see American breweries attempting funk and kind of developing their own niche instead of trying to mimic what can't be mimicked. Musty, funky, and lightly cheesy.
Funk is far from the standalone aroma, though, as the raspberry parade is of equal or greater magnitude, really. It doesn't smell quite as gushing, tart, or acidic as Maillot Rouge, rather its more of a softer, sweeter, and more approachable fruity aroma that won't scare away those who aren't fans of sours. The oak comes through big-time as well, adding a perceivable nostril dryness and a pleasent woody note to back up the funky fruits.
The aroma may not have done the truck, but the taste might have the sour haters heading for the hills.... well, the first few sips at least. It starts off with a sharp, raspberry, almost astringent tartness that actually mellows out nicely over time. The raspberries begin to take on a more sweet and syrupy character, though a small portion of tartness is retained throughout. Plentiful oak, and a smooth vanilla cream passes over everything.
There's even a little twinge of bourbon in there. Enough to notice, enough to warm, but still fantastically smooth and well meshed with the other flavors. Nice, surprisingly clean finish with a dying note of raspberry sweetness, lots of oak, and a faint bourbon nip. Carbonated like crazy, it's almost effervescent and nearly vanishes on the palate with each sip for the first half of the glass, until the carbonation has had some time to dissipate a bit.
Another great raspberry-based variant from the Livery. Though not as good as Maillot Rouge (in my opinion, of course), it's still a fantastic beer that ventures out of the norm quite a bit and does a very nice job of it. Good funk, good fruit integration, and a congruent application of bourbon and oak. I really wish they'd start bottling some of their stuff and distributing it. It's painful to thing that I'll probably never have these beers again.
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