Rosso E Marrone
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

Rosso E MarroneRosso E Marrone
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From:
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
 
New York, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
Ranked #5
ABV:
10%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,161
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 10.38%
Reviews:
207
Ratings:
674
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 31, 2022
Added:
Jan 28, 2009
Wants:
  577
Gots:
  170
Red wine grapes mixed with sour brown ale to create this truly unique sensory experience. Aged in oak barrels with Brettanomyces to help marry the flavors and impart a distinct sour character found nowhere else. Rich, vinous, tart and tangy are the flavors of this classic American Sour Ale.
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Ratings by clay23:
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Rated by clay23 from New York

4.75/5  rDev +12%

Mar 30, 2014
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Rated: 3.75 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.53 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Jun 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.41 by VKoroviev from Maryland

Mar 16, 2019
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a Teku glass.

Look is an amber brown with little to no head.

Aroma is a sour grape wine.

Taste is lambic sour in nature.

Pretty well developed sour.
Jan 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Dec 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by Jhfinn from New York

Oct 23, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
this is absolute dynamite, one of the best sours i have ever had from captain lawrence, one of their best beers overall in my experience! its a strong sour brown as a base, very woody and mature, with cool nutty and cocoa forward malt elements, and a ton of dried fruitiness to it, cherry and fig and raisin and all of it, and then the wine grapes, which add a very cool fruit layers as well, a late harvest sweetness like an amarone wine or something, dense like a port, but this is crystal clear, its not huge on the body, and it seems refined to an almost impossible degree for what it is. really neat with the grapes and the darker grains coming together. toffee sweetness meets raisin and date gummy elements, along with the grapes, which contribute some tannins with the oak, pretty righteous complexity with the brett too. not overly sour, strong tang throughout and the funk later on, but mellowed by fruit and oak, scary drinkable for how strong it is, it doesnt present itself like that at all. really flavorful and interesting beer, warms up super well, and im sure will cellar with the best of them. i would love to try an old bottle, but it was fun to find this one on tap too. some of their very best beer to date in my experience!
Sep 19, 2018
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.21/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - The beer poured a murky red color with a white head.

Smell - Oak and cherry are very present in the nose.

Taste - Rich sweet cherries are present in the initial. Oak and vanilla are present to a lesser degree. The undertones are of cherry become increasingly acidic which becomes the composition of the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - The carbonation is steady with a thickness to the mouthfeel.

Overall - This is a solid, though not elite versionof the style.
Jul 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by BallsDeep from Florida

May 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Apr 28, 2018
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

4.46/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Decanted from a 12.7 oz (376 ml) bottle into a snifter glass; 2017 vintage year.
A: Pours a light to medium copper color (maybe with a reddish caste) producing a one half inch, tan head, which resolves rapidly to a persistent rim enhanced readily by swirling, but no appreciable lacing.
S: Tart with black cherry, blackberry, cranberry, and caramel to molasses aromas.
T: Very tart with black cherry, vinous, and lactic acid elements competing for dominance, but all contributing to an experience akin sucking on a lemon. Complex. Hoppy component not so evident.
M: Medium bodied with strong persistence of effervescence on swirl. Saliva producing and mouth puckering.
O: Really an enjoyably complex, drinking experience. An exceptional and unique sour. The Brettanomyces really adds to the Oud Bruin base, as does the vinous component. Will certainly have this again.
Apr 13, 2018
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Reviewed by undomiel from Maryland

4.69/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I don't even know where to begin, this wine was so original and different from anything I have ever tried. It was a beautiful dark amber color, lovely in the glass. It was sour and vinegar but balanced, it was refreshing, It was lovely and decadent and I highly recommend it. I had just tried my first sour a week before trying this beer and I was convinced that sours were not for me, this beer is not a sour, but it changed my mind. I truly loved it and cannot wait to have it again.
Apr 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

Feb 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.11 by Lucular from Maryland

Jan 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Jan 28, 2018
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Reviewed by hophugger from Virginia

3.45/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Deep brick red in color with minimal fizzy, slightly off-white head. Aroma is sweet with a tart nose. Taste is candy like and tart. Jolly ranchers come to mind in the flavor. Overall, a light and refreshing sour. Almost too light but balanced fairly well.
Jan 02, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.97/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
At first I didn't realize that this was a flanders oude bruin, but in retrospect, I guess it does kind of make a little sense, even if its not the most traditional oude bruin out there (and that might be for the better). Pours kind of an auburn and reddish brown color, not the most attractive, doesn't really amass a head beyond the 1/6" range. It looks khaki in color. Aroma is more sour than almost any oud bruin out there (don't mind the difference in spelling). There is a little bit of brown malt earthiness and whatnot.

Taste, plenty acidic and sour, upper echelon in those departments for this style of beer. The red grapes provide an extra mustiness and amplify the humid like presence and more for the brett notes to attach to. They aren't as funky as they are thick and gritty. Its like the dark fruit keep pinging away in the mouth feel, grape, cranberry, black cherry, plum like notes. Not anything as harsh as raisin or prune though, and not really bitter, but rather acidic. Almost no acetic acid.

The strength is massive for style, but not nearly as hot as you might think, does a relatively good job covering it up from the senses.
Dec 04, 2017
Rosso E Marrone from Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
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