Persica
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #37
ABV:
6%
Score:
98
Ranked #444
Avg:
4.43 | pDev: 7.45%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
228
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 28, 2023
Added:
Jul 17, 2012
Wants:
  528
Gots:
  24
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)
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Ratings by t2grogan:
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Rated by t2grogan from Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Mar 01, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by mkh012 from Colorado

4.45/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Blend 1 from 2013, so 10 years old at time of tasting. Pours yellow-orange with no head. Layers of peach, apricot, lemon, and cheesy funk on both the nose and taste. Medium tartness and low sweetness. Low carb and medium heft. Relatively bright and delicate. Very good!
Dec 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.37 by igl from Russian Federation

Dec 25, 2022
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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
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, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by rare_bird from Michigan

Dec 18, 2021
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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
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
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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
Bottle:

B / GOOD
Jul 30, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by TallGuyCM from California

Apr 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by crobinso from Colorado

Dec 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.87 by brian4beer from Indiana

May 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Feb 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by zbelair from Pennsylvania

Nov 20, 2019
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Jun 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

May 27, 2019
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 4.56 by taospowder from New Mexico

Mar 19, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by WolverineFan1243 from Colorado

Feb 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Sep 26, 2018
Persica from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 228 ratings