Reserve Cuvee Blend #1
Rip Current Brewing

 

 

I'm definitely getting a cherry note from this, maybe from the wheatwine? Colder, it smells like a charred caramel. Warmer, it smells like boozy cherry cordial with a little bit of chocolate. Looks like a stout mixed with a wee heavy, which it is. I'm getting a cherry imperial stout taste up front followed by some caramel. You know, this may sound weird, but this reminds me of Jam the Radar, which is a good thing! I loved Jam the Radar. I'm getting a mix of flavors but definitely some kind of fruit. What would make this a 10 (or 5) for me, is to bring up the viscosity a little.

I love Rip Current's BA releases, notably their BA Black Lagoon. The BA Dangerous Undertow was nearly as good. The No Hope for Rescue was f awesome. Kind of interested in their sours, but I'm not real big on sours. I love Rip Current. Really enjoying this release and happy they moved to 16.9 vs 22oz so you don't feel bad about taking on a whole bottle yourself, although, my favorite format, which seems to bring down the price point on most beers somewhat, is a canned 4pk. Also, it's nice to find a really great beer that you're not potentially buying just to trade; you're buying it because you love the brewery and you know it will be awesome and you plan on drinking it. ALSO, I love that they super-age some of their BA stuff. Their latest release was aged 28+ months in Woodford Reserve barrels :) Please keep up the awesome releases!