Lake Nipigon Wild White Ale
Lake Effect Brewing Co.

POUR: Bomber bottle into a tulip glass. APPEARANCE: Dark straw in color. Very cloudy and hazy. Lots of little bubbles rising. Starts out with a thick and creamy white head but settles to a thin ring around the glass. Minimal glass lacing is present. AROMA: Moderate Brett funk. Grassy, earthy and musty. Not overwhelming and pleasant. White grape must present. TASTE: Complex. Starts off with a moderate amount of funk, earth, and grass. Transforms into a nice malt profile...crackery and somewhat nutty. AFTERTASTE: Really god back end. The funk and cracker notes a present through the end. NOTES: Well crafted and a good looker. Really like the interplay of the funk and crackery malt. REVIEW/ RATING: Very good/ 4 out of 5.

2017-07-13
750ml bottle served in a snifter. Don't remember where I got this beer. Batch #250, 2016. Bottle has some strange residue around the inside of the neck, which I've never seen before. Hopefully it's nothing.

Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow with medium head and lots of carbonation. Smell is funky, a little grapey, a little tart (maybe peach).

Taste is moderately tart and moderately funky -- only a hint of the grapiness comes out and more of the peach with a little lemon.

Mouthfeel is slick, a little still (strange based on the appearance). Overall, pretty tasty.

 

Cloudy pale golden orange, ample foam and spotty flecks of lace around the edges. Lots of steadily rising champagne trails of carbonation.

Aroma is funky and wild, sort of multifaceted in that it seems to change with every whiff. Cheesy, citric, musty, damp basement funk, light hop florals, wet hay. It even resembles the profile of a gueuze at times.

Biting citric tartness, very dry finish with a lingering cheese rind Brett funk. Crisp feeling, fleeting taste, but there's a brief lemony presence up front. Lean and well carbonated, it's very refreshing and drinkable. Great stuff, and would be an interesting barrel candidate.

Thanks to Roger for the recommendation!