Twisted Spoke 15th Anniversary | New Belgium Brewing
Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing
Colorado, United States
newbelgium.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.00%
Availability: Limited (brewed once)
Notes / Commercial Description:
"65% Ale aged in a wood barrel, 14% ale with cherries added and ale, 21% ale brewed with Coriander and 100% Aged in apple flavored whiskey barrels." The beer was hand-bottled August 26, 2010.
Added by Sean9689 on 12-12-2010
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 104 | Reviews: 46
4.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
La Folie on steroids. Incredible balance and complexity with great oak and vanilla notes.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
La Folie on steroids. Incredible balance and complexity with great oak and vanilla notes.
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4.5/5 rDev +1.4%
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
4.53/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
5/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Written from memory years after I rates this beer...
I consumed this after it was aged for about 2 years. It was a perfect sour all around. What brewers attempt and some accomplish is making a great beer. It took multiple great beers to make this bottle. And the blending was spot on to make it everything you want for this style. I think aging the entire blend in apple flavored whiskey barrels had a lot to do with it. Nice apple pucker. But not a Jolly Rancher. More of an actual tart apple sitting in some good whiskey. The most flavorful sour I have had to date.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Written from memory years after I rates this beer...
I consumed this after it was aged for about 2 years. It was a perfect sour all around. What brewers attempt and some accomplish is making a great beer. It took multiple great beers to make this bottle. And the blending was spot on to make it everything you want for this style. I think aging the entire blend in apple flavored whiskey barrels had a lot to do with it. Nice apple pucker. But not a Jolly Rancher. More of an actual tart apple sitting in some good whiskey. The most flavorful sour I have had to date.
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3.88/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Deep reddish brown body. Nice white head.
Smell - Malty aroma. Musty red wine aroma. A little bit of cherry. Oak.
Taste - Lots of dark fruit. Oak is strong. Cherry. Red wine sourness. Musty finish. A little bit of that whiskey flavor back there.
Mouthfeel - High carbonation. Not all that sour. Medium body, but carbonation makes it seem lighter.
Overall - I wasn't enthused at first, but it improved as I drank it.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Deep reddish brown body. Nice white head.
Smell - Malty aroma. Musty red wine aroma. A little bit of cherry. Oak.
Taste - Lots of dark fruit. Oak is strong. Cherry. Red wine sourness. Musty finish. A little bit of that whiskey flavor back there.
Mouthfeel - High carbonation. Not all that sour. Medium body, but carbonation makes it seem lighter.
Overall - I wasn't enthused at first, but it improved as I drank it.
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Twisted Spoke 15th Anniversary from New Belgium Brewing
Beer rating:
4.44 out of
5 with
104 ratings
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