Eric's Ale | New Belgium Brewing
Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing
Colorado, United States
newbelgium.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
50/50 blend of fresh strong golden lager and three year wild beer. Peaches added then re-pitched with lager yeast using the fructose for the final fermentation.
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Ratings: 700 | Reviews: 271
3.37/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly foggy yet bubbly light amber with a large off-white foam settling to a thin film and fuzzy blanket leaving camo lace all over.
Smell is toast and a little metallic of cherry and peach.
Taste isn't much different, starting a little bready, then going into that metalic cherry-peach, with an almost wine oak swallow but not quite. There's only a slight amount of wood, which does help dry out the finish. The body is otherwise crisp and medium-thin. Again it's more like fresh cherry than peach, with a slightly tart sourness.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly foggy yet bubbly light amber with a large off-white foam settling to a thin film and fuzzy blanket leaving camo lace all over.
Smell is toast and a little metallic of cherry and peach.
Taste isn't much different, starting a little bready, then going into that metalic cherry-peach, with an almost wine oak swallow but not quite. There's only a slight amount of wood, which does help dry out the finish. The body is otherwise crisp and medium-thin. Again it's more like fresh cherry than peach, with a slightly tart sourness.
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4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2015 Bottle
A: Moderately light peach aroma, light funk, with moderately light tartness and wood.
A: Light orange color, hazy, with a thinnish white head that has decent retention.
T: Moderately light peach flavor, light funk with a moderately light tartness on the finish.
M: Medium bodied with moderately light carbonation, with a soft mouthfeel.
O: Tasty; luckily this bottle was stored at a pretty cold continuous temperature, so the fruit aroma and flavor was still prominent. Always have loved Eric’s Ale on draft and it was good to see the beer back in bottles. The beer has a great balance between fruit, funk and light sourness.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2015 Bottle
A: Moderately light peach aroma, light funk, with moderately light tartness and wood.
A: Light orange color, hazy, with a thinnish white head that has decent retention.
T: Moderately light peach flavor, light funk with a moderately light tartness on the finish.
M: Medium bodied with moderately light carbonation, with a soft mouthfeel.
O: Tasty; luckily this bottle was stored at a pretty cold continuous temperature, so the fruit aroma and flavor was still prominent. Always have loved Eric’s Ale on draft and it was good to see the beer back in bottles. The beer has a great balance between fruit, funk and light sourness.
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3.78/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.55/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
3.7/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.5/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.78/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.89/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very cloudy golden color with some floaters. Finger width foamy head. Retention is decent. Lacing is good. Has a tart, peachy aroma. Not very strong. Some Belgian yeast up front with a nice tart taste and a big peachy aftertaste. I am not normally a fan of peach/apricot sours, but this one is much better. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very cloudy golden color with some floaters. Finger width foamy head. Retention is decent. Lacing is good. Has a tart, peachy aroma. Not very strong. Some Belgian yeast up front with a nice tart taste and a big peachy aftertaste. I am not normally a fan of peach/apricot sours, but this one is much better. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
4.0 3.5 4.25 4.25 4.25
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4.03/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A - Pours a golden orange with a one finger fizzy white head. The head fades fast leaving amount of sticky lacing.
S - Aroma is peach, lemon peel and oak.
T - The taste is sweet and tart peaches with oak and some light vanilla notes.
M - Light body with medium/high carbonation. Very crisp mouthfeel with a dry finish.
O - This is a very nice beer. The flavors are crisp and refreshing. This would be a nice introduction to people looking to get into sour ales.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A - Pours a golden orange with a one finger fizzy white head. The head fades fast leaving amount of sticky lacing.
S - Aroma is peach, lemon peel and oak.
T - The taste is sweet and tart peaches with oak and some light vanilla notes.
M - Light body with medium/high carbonation. Very crisp mouthfeel with a dry finish.
O - This is a very nice beer. The flavors are crisp and refreshing. This would be a nice introduction to people looking to get into sour ales.
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4.78/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Look: 1 finger white head, light orange body.
Smell: Juicy peach, mild oak and vanilla, light grains (probably the pilsener malt), a hint of lime or lemon.
Taste: Same as above. The peach surfaces at times like peach ring gummies or fresh peach.
Feel: Medium body and carbonation, medium sour. Sour lingers on the finish.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Look: 1 finger white head, light orange body.
Smell: Juicy peach, mild oak and vanilla, light grains (probably the pilsener malt), a hint of lime or lemon.
Taste: Same as above. The peach surfaces at times like peach ring gummies or fresh peach.
Feel: Medium body and carbonation, medium sour. Sour lingers on the finish.
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4.17/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Eric's Ale from New Belgium Brewing
Beer rating:
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5 with
700 ratings
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