Blueberry Origins
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #262
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
93
Ranked #3,248
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 5.45%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
82
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2022
Added:
Feb 15, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  14
Sour brown ale aged in oak barrels with blueberries
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Ratings by mdaschaf:
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Rated by mdaschaf from Indiana

4.12/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Oct 15, 2018
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Rated: 3.77 by acurtis from New Jersey

Jul 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Jun 11, 2020
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Reviewed by lucius10 from California

4.2/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Sweet blueberry and red wine, slightly tart aromatics on this one! Taste follow with a semi-sweet and sour, blueberry wine vibe...hint of funkiness and oak on the backend. This is pretty smooth and feels good on the palate. Good!
Jan 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.27 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Apr 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by deereless from Colorado

Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Oct 14, 2018
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured into a tulip to a deep mahogany topped by a dense two finger light tan head which fades slowly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing
S: Smells of sourness, oak, and funk with some really intense blueberry throughout.
T: Taste is really strong sourness and tartness with a good dose of juicy blueberries, light funk and some oak with a little must and chalk. Swallow is more blueberries and slight chalk with lingering oak along with a touch of vanilla.
M: This beer has a moderate amount of body and a slightly slick feel on the palate. Carbonation is effervescent from bottle conditioning but is not prickly while the acidity gives this beer a drying finish.
O: Overall this is a really well made beer with some really nice flavors and complexity. Sourness is good but doesn't overwhelm everything else going on with this beer which makes it a very nice drink. Definitely worth a try if you like the style.
Sep 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.32 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

May 13, 2018
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Reviewed by Vidblain from Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
December 2015 bottle.

Beer pours a deep black, one of the blacker beer pours I've seen. Head is almost a whitish color, light, nicely carbonated though. Smells strongly of berries. My nose isn't educated enough to determine whether it's solely blueberry.

Beer tastes strongly of blueberry with a pronounced barrel presence. My only complaint is that the beer is highly acidic - and the finish seems strangely charred. This didn't really mellow as the beer warmed up - it remained an unpleasant aftertaste.

A great beer, though the finish and aftertaste are not pleasant.
Jan 12, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4.72/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2015 bottle. Poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown to dark purple hued glossing along the sides. Light transparency, ever so slightly. Just a sheet of a semi-foamy to fizzy white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Just a little bit of concave lace bubbled against the sides of the glass nicely.
The aroma had the sweet to tart blueberry fruity/fleshy character up front playing with a little bit of grassy to woody sweet refined quality. Light candy, somewhat like a sourpatch kid, but not as strong warmed up in the entire arrangement.
The flavor started towards the sour side and seemed to bring in the tart and sweet tones of the blueberries with a nice warming blend of the woodiness. Some lemon came out here. Then light acidity in the aftertaste with the blueberries and a little bit of lemon.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation seemed a bit dead, but having a 2015 bottle in early January of 2018, well, what did I expect. I'm not worried. Rating adjusted accordingly because of this. Nothing cloying. ABV felt pretty close to what was projected by the brewer. Finish was all about the blueberries.
Overall, I tried my best to not be biased in this review, but I have to admit, that I am a huge fan of blueberries. They're one of my favorite fruits. So with this in mind, anyone reading this, please understand that this might be over rated to you. To me, nope, I'd love to die with this in my hand.
Jan 12, 2018
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Reviewed by PEBKAC from North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap @ Covenhoven in BK.

Stout, low-ball glass.

An opaque, leggy, dark brown, edging on red.

Smell is brown ale, edging towards a leafy greens, bitter, mixed berry compote. Faint oak.

Taste is bitter-tart upfront, showing deep tannic blueberry skin about halfway through. Finish is dry, lingering bitter pith & slightly pesticidal(itching my tongue & throat).

Solid sour & additives, if a bit direct.
Oct 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Oct 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Oct 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Nat1975 from Indiana

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by dcmchew from Romania

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by jschott75 from Illinois

Sep 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Sep 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Aug 27, 2017
Blueberry Origins from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 82 ratings