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Persica
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
- From:
- Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #37 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #450 - Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 7.45%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 25, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 527
- Gots:
- 24
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Aged 9 months in oak barrels with peaches.
Batch 1 - 7/2012 - 750ml
Batch 2 - 10/2014 - Blends #1 (yellow wax) & #2 (orange wax) in 375ml
Batch 3 - 4/2016 - 375ml (no wax)
Batch 1 - 7/2012 - 750ml
Batch 2 - 10/2014 - Blends #1 (yellow wax) & #2 (orange wax) in 375ml
Batch 3 - 4/2016 - 375ml (no wax)
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.27/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Harvest 2017
Appearance: Pours a cloudy golden color with a swirling film that quickly fades to a ringlet; a few dots drizzle down
Smell: Bursts with peach aromatics, with the sweet fruit tempered by tart elements, as well; oaky and somewhat cheesy
Taste: Sour peaches with a vinous white wine forward; quite acetic, through the middle, with oak and some vanilla on the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with low carbonation; puckery
Overall: Quite enjoyable; not as funky as the top flight examples of the style; the carbonation has faded over five years but the flavors are still impressive
Aug 12, 2022Appearance: Pours a cloudy golden color with a swirling film that quickly fades to a ringlet; a few dots drizzle down
Smell: Bursts with peach aromatics, with the sweet fruit tempered by tart elements, as well; oaky and somewhat cheesy
Taste: Sour peaches with a vinous white wine forward; quite acetic, through the middle, with oak and some vanilla on the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with low carbonation; puckery
Overall: Quite enjoyable; not as funky as the top flight examples of the style; the carbonation has faded over five years but the flavors are still impressive
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.24/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Cloudy bronze body with a white collar and webbing. Juicy peach, brett, and bright oak are the trinity of flavor in both the smell and taste. Smell has hints of apricot and funk. Taste has kisses of vanillins, orange juice and apricot. Feel is bright, sour, medium bodied and delicate. Good all around sour peach ale
Sep 25, 2021
Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.6/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle:
B / GOOD
Jul 30, 2021B / GOOD
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Hops Hill, Brooklyn, NY
A: The beer is slightly hazy pale dark yellow in color. It poured with just a thin collar of white bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of sourness are present in the nose along with hints of peaches.
T: Like the smell, the taste is extremely sour and has notes of peaches. The sourness persists for a very long time into the aftertaste.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very, very sour and tart. The peaches in the smell and taste added a little complexity.
Note: 2017 vintage
Serving type: on-tap
Nov 05, 2019A: The beer is slightly hazy pale dark yellow in color. It poured with just a thin collar of white bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of sourness are present in the nose along with hints of peaches.
T: Like the smell, the taste is extremely sour and has notes of peaches. The sourness persists for a very long time into the aftertaste.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very, very sour and tart. The peaches in the smell and taste added a little complexity.
Note: 2017 vintage
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Certainly batch 3 even if the bottle says 2015.
Nice brett character. The peach is there but fainted. Quite sour.
Good drinkability. A bit of old oak notes
May 05, 2019Nice brett character. The peach is there but fainted. Quite sour.
Good drinkability. A bit of old oak notes
Persica from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
227 ratings
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