Twisted Spoke 15th Anniversary
New Belgium Brewing Company

Twisted Spoke 15th AnniversaryTwisted Spoke 15th Anniversary
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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
97
Avg:
4.44 | pDev: 8.11%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
104
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 14, 2015
Added:
Dec 12, 2010
Wants:
  349
Gots:
  24
"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.
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Ratings by Arbitrator:
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Reviewed by Arbitrator from California

4.29/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks, Adam and Anna!

A: Pours a clear maroon body with quickly-vanishing off-white foam. The bottle gushes slowly.

S: Cherry, oak, vanilla, brown sugar, apple cider -- this is evidently closer to the Flanders Red end of the sour spectrum.

T: Tastes much like the nose suggests. It has a sweet-and-sour interplay of cherry and assorted skins, vanilla, brown sugar, apples, and oak with a lactic finish that gradually segues into a mild acetic burn, which is thankfully undercut by the sweetness. This reminds me of Wanderer without as much bourbon.

M: Good body; medium heft, appropriate carbonation.

O: I'd trade it for a Partridge.
Jul 25, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Rated by cultclassic89 from Texas

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.
Jul 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by akang from California

Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.53 by SocalKicks from California

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.45 by wethorseblanket from California

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

Sep 23, 2014
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Reviewed by HIGHPA from Illinois

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.
Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.67 by tectactoe from Michigan

Aug 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Zimm from New Jersey

Jun 30, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by ltdantheman from Georgia

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by drewone from California

Jun 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Wowcoolman from California

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Rado from California

Jun 15, 2014
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

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.
May 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by sirsteve42 from New York

Mar 02, 2014
Twisted Spoke 15th Anniversary from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 104 ratings