Domo
Tired Hands Brewing Company

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From:
Tired Hands Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 15.96%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 03, 2014
Added:
Dec 31, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  0
Barrel Fermented Black Rye Saison. Brewed with black wheat and rye. Fermented and conditioned for four months in a blend of Weyerbacher Insanity barrels and Chaddsford red wine barrels.
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Ratings by inlimbo77:
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Reviewed by inlimbo77 from Delaware

4.1/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
1L growler, 1/10/13
Wine glass

A: Pours a really drop brown, nearly black. Head is a fluffy light tan color. About a quarter finger. Leaves some lacing bits.

S: Smells of tartness. Vinous notes more than a bourbon barrel aging. Mostly Saison like funk, and chocolate cocoa. Some roast.

T: Taste follows the nose. Much like Funk Metal. This is more like a funky stout. Getting loads of chocolate and that tart funky back drop. Dry finish. Some lingering cocoa flavors.

M: It's a big medium actually which surprised me.
Jan 14, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by micropale from Pennsylvania

Feb 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by timjim1327 from New Jersey

Aug 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Greenplastic615 from Pennsylvania

Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by kspongeworthy from Texas

May 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by spycow from Illinois

May 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by JustinMatthew from Pennsylvania

Apr 08, 2013
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Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)

3.17/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Growler shared by Tom. Served in a snifter.

A - Quick-dissolving tan foam settles to a thin collar, spotty lacing. Near black body.

S - Odd savory BBQ flavor to this, with a mix of chocolate and caramel malts, mild vinous flavor, hint of rye, and some musky funk. Reminds me a bit of some Flanders beers I've had, with the mix of sweet malt and acetic, vinegary notes.

T - Dry, roasty, and lightly charry texture. Seems a bit oxidized too, but it may just have too much black malt for my tastes. There's perhaps a faint touch of rye and the majority of the wild and barrel characteristics have largely vanished.

M - Medium body, a tad chewy, with lower carbonation and a dry finish. No alcohol, which I suppose is a plus.

D - Not very good. It seems like virtually everything I have from this brewery is middling to terrible. Is this a function of their infamous growler filling issues or do I just 'luck' into getting all the bad beers the make?
Mar 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by callmemickey from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Retail1LO from Pennsylvania

Jan 29, 2013
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to Orangesol for sharing this 1-liter growler at our last gathering. This pours a dark brown with a still penline of a couple bubbles for a head. Faint traces of spots collect atop and stick to the glass when swirled. Some light brown clarity is seen around the edges.

The aroma is quite tangy with fruity character. It is vinous with funk and chocolate malt mixing things up. For the most part this is strange and doesnt mesh that well but it isnt bad.

The taste includes plenty of cocoa and hints of coffee. Some tangy vinous notes emerge possibly from the combination of the barrel aging and wild bugs. A big herbal hop bitterness is found across the finish which clashes a bit with earth and alcohol. As it warms up, it gets a little dusty feeling.

This is a medium bodied brew with too light a level of carbonation. Just a little bit of effervescence would have gone a long way to help blend and move the flavors across the tongue. Overall a prett decent and unique mix of character. If the bitternesd was tamed back a bit this would be superb.
Jan 24, 2013
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Reviewed by FosterJM from California

3.76/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
1691st Review on BA
Growler to Woodshop snifter
1l

Thanks to Todd for sharing at Steve's house

App- It looked to me like the color of a brown growler just in liquid form. Catches the light well and has some good density behind it. For a saison a bit light on the bubbles and cling. Lighter edges as well. Get the color from the black wheat.

Smell- This has a lot going on in the aromatics department. A huge amount of wheat and rye but then it was tempered by the barley wine barrels and get abit of the tannic notes as well from the wine.

Taste- This was unique and tasty. A nice saison per se for the style but still has its own unique character from the ingredients. The addition of the rye adds a bit of spice and the barrel treatment added a depth of oak and wood behind the wine notes.

Mouth- Hits the mark one the feel. A solid medium body with a medium carbonation. More barrel notes come out as it warmed and was residual of the barleywine malts.

Drink- I enjoyed this beer. Different and layered. I might have to trade for a couple of their beers in the future.
Jan 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by oglmcdgl from Pennsylvania

Jan 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by comfortablynirm from Pennsylvania

Jan 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by drabmuh from Maryland

Jan 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Thorpe429 from Illinois

Jan 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by ForkAndSpoonOp from Pennsylvania

Jan 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by JxExM from New York

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by MrRockstar from Pennsylvania

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by KMcG from Virginia

Jan 13, 2013
Domo from Tired Hands Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 40 ratings