The Cherry Bohemian
Exile Brewing Co.

The Cherry BohemianThe Cherry Bohemian
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From:
Exile Brewing Co.
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
49
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 01, 2017
Added:
Jun 16, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by TrojanRB:
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Reviewed by TrojanRB from Texas

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful warm orange/pinkish color. Looks almost like a grapefruit. Very little head, quickly settled out to nothing.

Smells of tart cherry and sour citrus.

Mouth puckering sour....a bit of champagne as well. Not as much fruit as the nose would have indicated.

Finely carbonated. The tartness sticks to the sides of the tongue, way in the back, long after the finish. Quite dry.

Certainly refreshing...a little heavy on sour, and a little light on fruit.
Mar 29, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Nov 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by LennyBound from Illinois

Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by sgttibbs from Minnesota

Jul 20, 2017
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Reviewed by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This beer was great, very nice sourness but not enough to overpower the cherry which comes through on the finish. I would prefer more fruit character, but this was still a great beer. Bring it back full time!
Sep 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jul 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by YodersBeerEmporium from Iowa

May 26, 2016
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.84/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The Cherry Bohemian was picked up for a rather modest $8.99/4 pack and pours a delicate pink blush (80% opacity) with a bubblegum pink head. The head starts at 3 fingers and eventually dissolves comnpletely with no residual lace.

Aromas of pure lactobacillus and brett, with squeezed lime and hard minerals. No cherries or stone fruit so far.

Flavor is very sour and acidic, bringing along with it flavors of crushed rose petals, orchid, key lime, zests of lemon, and the faintest whisper of white cherry. The finish is more of the same, retaining the acidic presence all the way through.

Feel is sharp and hard, like hard water, and brings with it stinging carbonation and a finish of puckering dryness.

I'll never turn down a sour and it's hard to knock this one, but it is a bit weak in the flavor department, instead substituting flavor for overpowering pucker and truckloads of lactobacillus. Not a bad beer on a hot summer day, and I'm sure I'll revisit it again once this 4 pack is through, but there are for sure better sours out there.
May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

May 05, 2016
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pale hazy reddish gold, thin layer of foam, fades away fast. Not overcarbonated, bottles were pretty calm that we opened. Minimal spotty lace around the edges.

Aroma of lactobacillus, and vague cherry. Noticeably kettle soured, not that it's a bad thing, just the typical profile, resembles sour cherry yogurt. Not far off from a cherry Berliner Weisse.

Taste is tart, verging on puckering sour. Super dry and clean, possibly due to a few extra months in the bottle. Cherry aftertaste, fruit is light on the forefront, but present. Strong lacto sourness in the middle that is brief and dries out quick. Quenching and crisp. Nicely put together, fresher it probably had a bit more overt cherry presence, but it's very nice as is.
Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by billab914 from Virginia

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by robbmotiwalla from Georgia

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by aubzachsyd from Iowa

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by craigbelly from Iowa

Feb 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by burtonryan from Illinois

Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by Smconnor from Iowa

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by Norvelljeff from Iowa

Nov 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.29/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle poured into a snifter. Absurd amount of foam. Took three overflowing snifters to hold one small bottle. Orange and hazy body. Settles to a medium white head. Smells incredibly yeasty. Phenolic. Some bubble gum. Faint cherry. What cherry is has is a little medicinal. Taste is tart. A lot more cherry flavor. Not medicinal, either. Big improvement over the nose. Strong yeast and phenols persist. Light bubble gum lingers with tart cherry. High carbonation, but not bad enough to detract. Light body. A beer that improved dramatically from appearance to smell to taste. Still not quite a remarkable beet, though.
Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.48 by Goosegeek from Kansas

Sep 05, 2015
The Cherry Bohemian from Exile Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 49 ratings