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Terra Incognita
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 12.66%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 11, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 53
Collaboration with Boulevard
Terra Incognita’s third rendition features complex and earthy malt flavors enhanced by a masterful blend of character from barrel aging in both red wine and bourbon barrels that add notes of tart fruit, vanilla, and coconut.
The 2014 edition does not include the wild yeast Brettanomyces. It is a 55% blend of wine barrel ale, 32% bourbon barrel aged ale, and 13% fresh ale. The base beer is a hoppy, imperial brown ale.
Terra Incognita’s third rendition features complex and earthy malt flavors enhanced by a masterful blend of character from barrel aging in both red wine and bourbon barrels that add notes of tart fruit, vanilla, and coconut.
The 2014 edition does not include the wild yeast Brettanomyces. It is a 55% blend of wine barrel ale, 32% bourbon barrel aged ale, and 13% fresh ale. The base beer is a hoppy, imperial brown ale.
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Ratings by RobinLee:
Rated by RobinLee from Wisconsin
3.88/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Jul 05, 2016
3.88/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Jul 05, 2016
More User Ratings:
Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Version 3.
Oct 15, 2017Reviewed by brenn79 from Idaho
3.68/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Original rating May 27. 2017- 750 ml bottle, forgot about this in my fridge, approximately 2 years old- Pours dark hazy brown with a small tan head that reduces to a thin blanket. Aroma is cocoa, toffee, spices, coconut, wood, a bit of funk. The taste is oak barrel, coconut, toffee, chocolate, alcohol is noticeable yet in check. Not bad, a bit on the malty side for my tastes.
Jun 06, 2017Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
4.28/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
My neighbor and I found a bottle of this down in Champaign IL. It poured an opaque brown with ecru head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had hints of dark fruit and bourbon. The taste is very complex there is hints of plum, anise and bourbon. The Mouthfeel is fuller in body with smooth carbonation. Overall it's a solid beer and certainly worth a try.
Feb 15, 2017Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California
3.78/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - Pours dirt brown with a dark khaki colored finger width head. Fair retention, then dies down to to a thin, consistent film across the top. Not much lacing. Just a few spots here and there.
Smell - Some vinous red fruit, but it's pretty light. Faint brown sugar and a touch of earth.
Taste - Mostly semi-sweet, with damp notes of red wine fruit, molasses, subtle leather and oak bourbon qualities, and a hint of chocolate. Fairly straight profile from start to finish, with faint blackberry tartness left on the tongue.
Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with low carbonation. Slick texture gives way to a mostly dry finish.
Overall - Some might call this bland, but this beer finds its niche in its subtle qualities. You find all three levels of brown ale, wine and bourbon character at some point. That said, it certainly lacks a definitive quality; everything just seems to lay flat, and thus we've come full circle. This beer, despite its tame complexity flavors, is pretty bland.
Jan 16, 2016Smell - Some vinous red fruit, but it's pretty light. Faint brown sugar and a touch of earth.
Taste - Mostly semi-sweet, with damp notes of red wine fruit, molasses, subtle leather and oak bourbon qualities, and a hint of chocolate. Fairly straight profile from start to finish, with faint blackberry tartness left on the tongue.
Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with low carbonation. Slick texture gives way to a mostly dry finish.
Overall - Some might call this bland, but this beer finds its niche in its subtle qualities. You find all three levels of brown ale, wine and bourbon character at some point. That said, it certainly lacks a definitive quality; everything just seems to lay flat, and thus we've come full circle. This beer, despite its tame complexity flavors, is pretty bland.
Terra Incognita from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
199 ratings
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