Wild Thing
HaandBryggeriet

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From:
HaandBryggeriet
 
Norway
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.26 | pDev: 23.93%
Reviews:
61
Ratings:
82
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 28, 2022
Added:
Jan 30, 2010
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by tpd975:
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Reviewed by tpd975 from Florida

3.11/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: Pours a pinkish hue with orange tones. Nice tall white head that exhibits good retention and some chunky lace.

S: Very strange aroma. Very musty like an ashtray in a musty basement. Hints of tart red fruit beneath but it is hard to get past the earthy ash aroma.

T: Very ashy, almost like this one is peated. Some dust, dirt, and mildew. The red berries are there but they never really get to come forward. Very mild tartness.

M: Average carbonation, its the flavor that is not doing it for me.

D: Just okay been a night of bad beer so far.
Aug 17, 2010
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.49/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle, at HaandBryggeriet. Reddish brown colour, moderate head. The aroma has notes of wild forest cranberries (= lingonberries), redcurrants and red wine vinegar. The flavour is very crisp and dry, with some acidity. Nice enough, but I’d like a little more sweetness for a fuller mouthfeel.
May 28, 2022
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.23/5  rDev +29.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
this is appallingly underrated! maybe it has aged well and was less dynamic fresh? i can see it has been years since it was last reviewed, but man oh man, this is something special now, a super distinct wild beer with cranberries and currants, and one of the better fruit wilds i have had in a long time. a new high point for this brewery too, which i already loved. a thin murky pink brew emerges from the bottle, not a lot of head here, but a captivating and mouthwatering aroma. the fruit and the yeast hit at the same time, tangy but not quite sour, with a gripping dry fruity tartness, lemon peel, fresh cranberry, musky ancient brett, wow. the fruit is forward in the flavor, less intense than it is in the nose, and balanced between the cranberries and the currants. some acidity here for sure, but more wild than sour, even after all this time. it has this incredibly interesting wild yeast character, like quality belgian lambic, no kidding, its musty and funky and framy, damp and dank, old world, open, fully wild, very mature, patient and compelling, especially with the fruit, which comes back a little sweeter before the finish. a little of that medical smell, which tapers off as it sits and opens up, but its kind of endearing. this is incredibly unique beer, easy drinking but also kind of fancy and foreign tasting. the yeast is epic, and even without as much carbonation as i wish it had, it was a wonderful bottle of beer. not to be missed if you see it now, seriously, this beer is drinking amazing right now!
Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.27 by dsshuck from Delaware

Oct 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by SoPeL from Poland

Oct 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by gobuccos from Ohio

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by 2Bstout from Kentucky

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by d_kizzle from California

Apr 02, 2015
 
Rated: 2.92 by Schlafly33 from Missouri

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by BT_Bobandy from Ohio

Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by grittly from Massachusetts

Mar 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by pourmeadrink from Minnesota

Nov 18, 2013
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Reviewed by 77black_ships from Belgium

4.68/5  rDev +43.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2009 Vintage – batch 246 – 50 cl. bottle sampled during 01/2012

A: Hazy red amber with a white head, not a gusher but foaming like insane within the bottle with the whole bottle eventually filling only with foam

S: Tart musty cowberries & some slight sour cowberries

T: similar to the smell, medium sour with a strongly fruity cranberry side to it, old wood & branches, touch smoked juniper branches, very tart, funky, dry

B: dry touch higher carb.

O: very nice and still my favourite HaandBryggeriet sour, this is not bound to be suited to everyone’s taste, hence the far too low score here.
Sep 25, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by weonfire from Illinois

Jan 06, 2013
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

2.77/5  rDev -15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Bottle: Poured a dirty reddish color ale with a large dirty foamy head with good retention and not much lacing – this one was real gusher when I open the bottle losing close to a third of the bottle in the sink. Aroma consists of fruity notes with some weird smoke and funky ester which makes for one of the most unique aroma. Taste is also a mix between some fruity and somewhat sweet cranberries and currant with some dominant smoked undertones and funky barnyard notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Quite a unique experience and not sure the smoked malt and fruit with the funky yeast is the best match ever or something I would wish to have on a regular basis but glad I tasted this beer.
Oct 15, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 09, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by ShemRahBoo from New Jersey

Apr 15, 2012
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Reviewed by mlazzaro from Massachusetts

1.73/5  rDev -46.9%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
500 ml. bottle. capped, Batch # 246 B. Date: Nov. 24th 2009

HEADS UP! - Definitely a gusher. WHOA!

As soon as I popped the cap foam started rushing out of the bottle. Raging carbonation. Off white head holding well. Interesting reddish-orange color, slightly hazy. Really harsh bacteria aroma. Kind of has a rancid/septic/sewage smell. Can definitely smell the barrel mixed in. Completely unappealing aromatics.

Taste is better than the smell, but that not saying much. The barrel is a bit overpowering in the flavor. Sort of charred wood character. The wood really dominates the fruit. There's a decent tartness, can't distinguish between yeast+bacterial and fruit addition. Mouthfeel is thin-medium and highly acidic from low Ph and high carbonation level. Highly tannic. Very weird beer.

I've never said anything like this, but this literally taste like a burning tire... Bad.

I LOVE this brewery, but this beer is not drinkable (for me).
I never understood what people meant by rubber and band-aid flavors until I had this beer. My body was constantly telling me not to drink it. One of the few beers I ever poured right down the drain. By far my largest deviation and least favorite beer I have ever had.
Mar 31, 2012
Wild Thing from HaandBryggeriet
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 82 ratings