The Resistance
Iron Fist Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

750ml bottle (bottled 9/3/11 - #689) poured into a Bruery tulip.

A - Pours with a firm haze over a glowing golden body. Two fingers of fluffy, pillowy head slowly fizzes away after a minute or two and leaves behind some foamy lacing on the glass.

S - White wine barrel aging is very evident here. Oak with its vanilla-y and woody aspects and lots of tart, fruity wine wine character - apples, pears especially. Also, some earthy and funky yeastiness. Smells great.

T - Flavor is almost 100% in line with the aroma. Mildly tart with fruity apple and pear white winey flavors. Soft vanilla oaky-ness. Balanced with earthy and funky yeast character. Mildly bready malt behind everything else.

M - Lighter body with a medium carbonation that really is quite soft and subtle. Wine-like flavors dominate but there is enough tart, funk and earth to make things interesting. Tartness makes this rather refreshing on a hot day.

O - Interesting wild ale...very heavy white wine barrel influence here. Wild yeast gives some character, but remains fairly mild overall up against the other flavors. Malt presence is mild and there really is no discernible hop impression in this beer. Rather enjoyable and goes down very quick in this hot weather today. Not sure it was worth the $27 price tag, but glad to have tried it. Solid, but a notch below the finest American wild ales.

 

 

 

Bottle pour for Best Damn Night Of The Barrels held at The Beer Company in San Diego, CA.

Batch 1. Bottled 9/3/11.

Pours a hazy honey orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some fruity and mild nail polish remover aromas. Taste is much the same with grainy and fruity flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is drinkable but seems unrefined.

Bottle shared by Zach, 750ml 2011 vintage (Sept 3, 2011).

Murky orange, with a light white head. Mild retention. Nose of soft bretty, white wine, subtle citrus and a a bit of oak. Taste has a nice sweeter malt character, dough, citrus, more white wine, light brett and a bit of alcohol in there. Soft and full feel, some texture. A nice BA'd blonde, really nice bretty and fruity notes.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a tumbler glass.

A- pours a dark golden with a 1" white head. minimal lacing.

S- caramel, huge citrus and melon aromas.

T- sweet caramel and honey, lots of citrus (lemon, watermelon, cantaloupe) with some spices.

M- medium body and carbonation. Very smooth and creamy.

O- very good beer but not a wild ale. More of a funky saison that's very smooth and citrusy.

 

 

 

A - Pours a hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head atop. The head fades down very slowly leaving behind some nice lacing.

S - Aroma is full of tart green apple, peach, apricot, white grapes, wheat, oak, vanilla, citrus hops, Brett, and a touch of booze.

T - Starts off with some tart peach and apricot with some sour green apple and some wheat and vanilla. Through the middle, some oak comes through alongside some funky Brett flavor. The finish is a mix of tart lemon, peach, and apricot with funky Brett character, some oak, and a bit of booze.

M - Medium bodied with heavy carbonation. Feels smooth with a tart, funky, and dry finish.

D - Very drinkable. Nicely balanced with some good Brett character. Nice finish.