Circus Of Sour - Barrel Aged
Magic Rock Brewing
- From:
- Magic Rock Brewing
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 3.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 6.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 27, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.1/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.1/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tried on-tap at the GABS festival in Melbourne. This is an adaptation of their regular Circus of Sour Berliner Weisse.
Pours a pale chardonnay colour with some hazing through it. Body is very light. Head is firm and solid though and forms a white crest and filmy rings of lacing. Not much carbonation noticeable. Overall, it looks very good.
Nose is actually a little unpleasant. Acidity comes through, but along with it is a big stench of cleaning chemicals and a bit of ass. Chardonnay character that was supposedly here is nowhere—it smells more like a hospital, perhaps with just a suggestion of woody oak.
Light, frothy entry on the palate with some mild acidity to it. More sweaty funk through the centre, like licking a hairy armpit. Really quite weak. Faint papaya on the back with a little musk and very weak acid. Aftertaste has a character like watered-down goon. Feel is very light.
Overall, it feels a bit pointless. Despite my descriptions, it's not actively bad—it is certainly weak though and while I could drink more of it, I'd have to ask myself "why bother?"
Aug 07, 2014Pours a pale chardonnay colour with some hazing through it. Body is very light. Head is firm and solid though and forms a white crest and filmy rings of lacing. Not much carbonation noticeable. Overall, it looks very good.
Nose is actually a little unpleasant. Acidity comes through, but along with it is a big stench of cleaning chemicals and a bit of ass. Chardonnay character that was supposedly here is nowhere—it smells more like a hospital, perhaps with just a suggestion of woody oak.
Light, frothy entry on the palate with some mild acidity to it. More sweaty funk through the centre, like licking a hairy armpit. Really quite weak. Faint papaya on the back with a little musk and very weak acid. Aftertaste has a character like watered-down goon. Feel is very light.
Overall, it feels a bit pointless. Despite my descriptions, it's not actively bad—it is certainly weak though and while I could drink more of it, I'd have to ask myself "why bother?"
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.61/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
White Wine Barrel-Aged version of Magic Rock's Berliner Weiss brewed for GABS festival in Melbourne, May 2014. Tried there on tap.
Pours a very, very pale straw colour, slight cloud in the body. Head is white, good retention. Body looks almost clear apart from the haze. Looks good.
Smells tart, but light. Notes of champagne, cider and pineapple on there. Pleasant, but a touch soft drinky or alcopoppy to it.
Taste is sour, and light. Notes of cider with a slight savoury edge that gets almost corporeal. Green apple is strong as well as vinegar which might just be a nice sour barrel edge. Just hints of wildness on there. Not bad.
Body is quite watery, allowing the lacto to really pull back the gums with this one. Not bad.
Good cleanser, but very tart with a very thin body. Doesn't have a lot of complexity being given off by the barrel-ageing.
Jul 11, 2014Pours a very, very pale straw colour, slight cloud in the body. Head is white, good retention. Body looks almost clear apart from the haze. Looks good.
Smells tart, but light. Notes of champagne, cider and pineapple on there. Pleasant, but a touch soft drinky or alcopoppy to it.
Taste is sour, and light. Notes of cider with a slight savoury edge that gets almost corporeal. Green apple is strong as well as vinegar which might just be a nice sour barrel edge. Just hints of wildness on there. Not bad.
Body is quite watery, allowing the lacto to really pull back the gums with this one. Not bad.
Good cleanser, but very tart with a very thin body. Doesn't have a lot of complexity being given off by the barrel-ageing.
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