Be-Bop-A-Ree-Bop
Birdsong Brewing
- From:
- Birdsong Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 3.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 18, 2026
- Added:
- May 23, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Red wine barrel aged wild stout with rhubarb
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.63/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Note: Bottled May 2017
A: Pours an opaque thick viscous jet black in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and faint dark cola brown colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense fizzy foamy dark tan head that slowly reduces to a large patch of very thin film covering approximately 85% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Just shy of moderate aromas of toasted, roasted, chocolate, and charred malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of tart rhubarb and leafy herbal + earthy hops. Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of oak, red wine, and tart vinegar.
T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of toasted, roasted, chocolate, and charred malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by just shy of moderate flavors of oak, red wine, and tart vinegar. Finally there are light to moderate flavors of tart rhubarb and light flavors of leafy herbal + earthy hops which along with the charred malts impart a hint of bitterness which fades pretty quickly leaving lingering acidic tartness.
M: Medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Initially slightly thin/watery with a light amounts of acidic prickliness and hints of dryness in the finish.
O: Sour stouts are one of those styles that in execution either work really well or feel like the different aspects of the flavor/aromas of the ingredients are in conflict with one another. This beer falls into the latter category unfortunately - the charred malts, rhubarb, and red wine just are competing for your attention when drinking it. The alcohol is well hidden and the mouthfeel is quite pleasant but I don't think I would have this one again. Aging for a year really did not make a noticeable change in my thoughts/opinions on this beer.
Aug 02, 2018A: Pours an opaque thick viscous jet black in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and faint dark cola brown colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense fizzy foamy dark tan head that slowly reduces to a large patch of very thin film covering approximately 85% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Just shy of moderate aromas of toasted, roasted, chocolate, and charred malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of tart rhubarb and leafy herbal + earthy hops. Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of oak, red wine, and tart vinegar.
T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of toasted, roasted, chocolate, and charred malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by just shy of moderate flavors of oak, red wine, and tart vinegar. Finally there are light to moderate flavors of tart rhubarb and light flavors of leafy herbal + earthy hops which along with the charred malts impart a hint of bitterness which fades pretty quickly leaving lingering acidic tartness.
M: Medium bodied with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of carbonation. Initially slightly thin/watery with a light amounts of acidic prickliness and hints of dryness in the finish.
O: Sour stouts are one of those styles that in execution either work really well or feel like the different aspects of the flavor/aromas of the ingredients are in conflict with one another. This beer falls into the latter category unfortunately - the charred malts, rhubarb, and red wine just are competing for your attention when drinking it. The alcohol is well hidden and the mouthfeel is quite pleasant but I don't think I would have this one again. Aging for a year really did not make a noticeable change in my thoughts/opinions on this beer.
Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina
3.54/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Thin black beer that seems a bit flat and leaves a speck or two of lacing. The smell is oak, chocolate, rhubarb and some leafy greens smell (chard maybe). The taste is a bit odd with chocolate and oak that is combined with a mild tartness and an earthy dark green vegetable taste. Tastes a bit like dirty spinach soaked in a stout.
Jul 03, 2017
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