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Wild IPA
The Libertine Brewing Company
- From:
- The Libertine Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 13.01%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Treated as an American Wild ale, this was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a hazy burnt out orange almost brown color with a thin white foamy finger’s head that dissipates ever so slowly leaving a glaze of foamy lacing all around the glass. The aroma starts off with funky / wild berry / barrel to woodiness. White pepper spiciness. Grassy bitter hops. Clean earthiness. And then more funk. Sour green apple flesh and skin. Muscat vinous grapes really impound the backdrop the aroma. The flavor starts off with the vinous qualities up front with a smooth sour and then the dry woody barrel helps to balance. Sour green apple skin and flesh. Smooth sour aftertaste with a quick finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation yields at a good level. Overall, nice as an American Wild ale, but fails as an IPA.
Jun 26, 2017Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4.11/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a murky amber color and a cloudy consistency. There was a massive, creamy, long-lasting head. Very good lacing.
S: A nice, subtle aroma of hops, light fruit, a dank musty quality, and some malt.
T: Tasted of a whole lot of the musty / yeasty quality, a fair amount of hops (not as much as in other IPAs), some oak, light malt, a definite sourness, and lots of light fruit (lemon). Kind of a blend of an IPA and a wild ale, with the hops really only evident in the finish. A light, sweet taste.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Light-bodied.
O: Certainly not your your typical IPA, but definitely an interesting version of one. Well made and easy to drink.
May 26, 2017S: A nice, subtle aroma of hops, light fruit, a dank musty quality, and some malt.
T: Tasted of a whole lot of the musty / yeasty quality, a fair amount of hops (not as much as in other IPAs), some oak, light malt, a definite sourness, and lots of light fruit (lemon). Kind of a blend of an IPA and a wild ale, with the hops really only evident in the finish. A light, sweet taste.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Light-bodied.
O: Certainly not your your typical IPA, but definitely an interesting version of one. Well made and easy to drink.
Rated by CraftBeerRunner from California
4.55/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I loved this! Funky, sour, vey carbonated - so many things going on and all of them good. Whole Foods, Berkeley, CA, April 2017
May 01, 2017Reviewed by CJNAPS from California
4.64/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.64/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This beer is great, best of both worlds. drinks like a sour at the start but with a nice hop finish. I could have sat there and drank pint after pint hahaha. cheers
Jan 30, 2017Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2016 vintage dating on the cork. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, papaya, guava, white grape, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, leather, oak, musty funk, light caramel, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/pine hops, oak, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, papaya, guava, white grape, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, leather, oak, musty funk, light caramel, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Good amount of yeast/tannic oak spiciness, piney bitterness, and fruity/acidic tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, papaya, guava, white grape, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, leather, oak, musty funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/pine hops, oak, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitter/spiciness balance, and minimal astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from bitter/tart/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, sticky/acidic/tannic/grainy, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an awesome Brett IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus/tropical/pine hops, oak, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, even with the strong bitter/spicy flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
Oct 23, 2016
Wild IPA from The Libertine Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
42 ratings
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