Cloudberry Farmhouse Ale
Hourglass Brewing
- From:
- Hourglass Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 6.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 16, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 08, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
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Farmhouse Ale w/Cloudberries
Lactobacillus fermentation, Aged in white wine barrels.
Bottle conditioned with champagne yeast.
Cloudberry Farmhouse Ale is Hourglass’ first-ever bottle conditioned beer. This beer underwent a primary lactobacillus fermentation in the kettle, and then was finished out with our house saison strain. After primary fermentation, This farmhouse ale was rested in white wine barrels with cloudberries, giving the beer an eloquaint tartness and earthiness from the cloudberry. Finally, Cloudberry Farmhouse Ale was bottle conditioned with champagne yeast. The last step was to bottle condition the beer; the result is a complexly charactered farmhouse ale with sour and vinous notes.
Cloudberries are native to alpine and arctic tundra regions, typically hand foraged along bogs and marshes.
Lactobacillus fermentation, Aged in white wine barrels.
Bottle conditioned with champagne yeast.
Cloudberry Farmhouse Ale is Hourglass’ first-ever bottle conditioned beer. This beer underwent a primary lactobacillus fermentation in the kettle, and then was finished out with our house saison strain. After primary fermentation, This farmhouse ale was rested in white wine barrels with cloudberries, giving the beer an eloquaint tartness and earthiness from the cloudberry. Finally, Cloudberry Farmhouse Ale was bottle conditioned with champagne yeast. The last step was to bottle condition the beer; the result is a complexly charactered farmhouse ale with sour and vinous notes.
Cloudberries are native to alpine and arctic tundra regions, typically hand foraged along bogs and marshes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
750 mL bottle. Pours a clear amber with no real head. Smells fruity with lots of wine, oak, and barrel character in general. Tastes of oak barrel and wine. A little dried grass. Almost like a lambic at first. But then more wine and some maltiness kick in. Still doesn't taste like a farmhouse, as the label claims. Medium low carbonation. Doesn't drink quickly, but more because of the heavy wine and fruit flavor profile than the body. It's good, but I'm more intrigued by it's complexity.
Oct 16, 2018More User Ratings:
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.58/5 rDev -6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from long-standing notes. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a Cigar City Brewing goblet.
A: Hazy orangish gold, with good visible carbonation and a half-finger of white foamy head that fades quickly. NOTE: There was a good bit of difficulty getting the cork out of this bottle. Once it finally popped, it was a gusher – a steady stream fountaining out of the bottle for 45 seconds or so.
S: Pretty nice – Lactobacillus dry and tart, fruitiness that reminds me of citrus, strawberries and pineapple mix (I have no idea what a cloudberry smells or tastes like). Light cracker malts, lactic tartness and a light yeastiness.
T: Hmmm…not as nice as the nose. Saison yeast up front with biscuit malt sweetness. Some acidic tart fruit (underripe strawberries and citrus pulp) on the front end. Lactic tartness is here too, but muted compared to the nose. Vinous dry white wine (but with no real barrel flavor) fades into a mild but unwelcome sweet, caramelly malt flavor with more yeast character. Finishes fairly dry still but not particularly tart.
M: Average body. Low alcohol presence, fairly low carbonation sensation.
O: Not terrible, but not as good as some of their other offerings. And not nearly as good as I was hoping. It’s possible that there was something off with the bottle I had, since it was a gusher, but I did not find anything suggestive of infection in the aroma or in the flavors. Not offensive, but I won’t be buying another bottle.
Nov 01, 2017A: Hazy orangish gold, with good visible carbonation and a half-finger of white foamy head that fades quickly. NOTE: There was a good bit of difficulty getting the cork out of this bottle. Once it finally popped, it was a gusher – a steady stream fountaining out of the bottle for 45 seconds or so.
S: Pretty nice – Lactobacillus dry and tart, fruitiness that reminds me of citrus, strawberries and pineapple mix (I have no idea what a cloudberry smells or tastes like). Light cracker malts, lactic tartness and a light yeastiness.
T: Hmmm…not as nice as the nose. Saison yeast up front with biscuit malt sweetness. Some acidic tart fruit (underripe strawberries and citrus pulp) on the front end. Lactic tartness is here too, but muted compared to the nose. Vinous dry white wine (but with no real barrel flavor) fades into a mild but unwelcome sweet, caramelly malt flavor with more yeast character. Finishes fairly dry still but not particularly tart.
M: Average body. Low alcohol presence, fairly low carbonation sensation.
O: Not terrible, but not as good as some of their other offerings. And not nearly as good as I was hoping. It’s possible that there was something off with the bottle I had, since it was a gusher, but I did not find anything suggestive of infection in the aroma or in the flavors. Not offensive, but I won’t be buying another bottle.
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Review from BeerAdvocate magazine issue #111
(APR 2016)
Bubbly, Unique, Funk, Jam
The Hourglass takes a Farmhouse Ale brewed with arctic cloudberries and ages it in white wine barrels with the addition of Lactobacillus. I was wondering where the depth came from. While the Lacto-funk tastes a bit mellow, aging in white wine barrels adds a pleasing vinous character. The dryness comes from the Lacto, farmhouse yeast, barrel aging and bottle conditioning with Champagne yeast. Well done and definitely original! [Jason]
Look 3.50 | Smell 3.75 | Taste 4.00 | Feel 4.25 | Overall 3.75
Aug 11, 2016(APR 2016)
Bubbly, Unique, Funk, Jam
The Hourglass takes a Farmhouse Ale brewed with arctic cloudberries and ages it in white wine barrels with the addition of Lactobacillus. I was wondering where the depth came from. While the Lacto-funk tastes a bit mellow, aging in white wine barrels adds a pleasing vinous character. The dryness comes from the Lacto, farmhouse yeast, barrel aging and bottle conditioning with Champagne yeast. Well done and definitely original! [Jason]
Look 3.50 | Smell 3.75 | Taste 4.00 | Feel 4.25 | Overall 3.75
Reviewed by KensWorld from Florida
3.49/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Popped cork and got a massive overflow spilling over half of it on counter before I could react, damn. Overly carbonated, beware. For being so bubbly it sure looks flat in a glass. No head what so ever. It's cloudy yellowish brown color is not appealing at all. Smell is subdued with hints of fruit and honey. Taste is of honey, wheat, Bread and white wine. The aging in wine barrels sure has worked well here. Overall this Sasion is unlike any beer I've ever tried, overly carbonated yet extremely flat tasting. The flavor is not bad but not worth the price and knowing I lost half of it on the counter really hurts.
Jul 10, 2016
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.18/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
The beer comes sparkling bright carbonation, pale to medium amber.
The aroma hits of berry skin, white wine, rustic, earthy, lime zest, a touch tart, bready malts.
The flavor follows with prickly carbonation and also not really tart despite the lacto addition. Seems like a Brett farmhouse ale. Biscuity malts, spicy black pepper, with hints of berry notes, grape skin, really earthy on the finish. With a bit of stone fruit sweetness. Drying oak and white wine on the finish.
Apr 10, 2016The aroma hits of berry skin, white wine, rustic, earthy, lime zest, a touch tart, bready malts.
The flavor follows with prickly carbonation and also not really tart despite the lacto addition. Seems like a Brett farmhouse ale. Biscuity malts, spicy black pepper, with hints of berry notes, grape skin, really earthy on the finish. With a bit of stone fruit sweetness. Drying oak and white wine on the finish.
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