Bramble Barrel
Wicked Weed Brewing
- From:
- Wicked Weed Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 5.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 06, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 26, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Bramble Barrel is an American Barrel-Aged Sour Ale inspired by the Gin Bramble cocktail. This elegant sour is brewed with a pound and a half per gallon of fresh blackberries, then aged in gin barrels for botanical complexity. Finished with fresh lemon zest, this delight is best served un-shaken and un-stirred.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by larryi86 from Delaware
4.26/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
500 ml bottle poured into a tulip
A- A clear bright red with orange highlights and two finger off white head.
S- Sour, lemons, leather, blackberries, some funk, gin, some oak.
T- Sour, lemons, some tart blackberries, touch of leather, funky, nice mild juniper/gin flavor.
M- Smooth, crisp, light body.
O- A lovely sour and the gin barrel is a nice touch, great for sipping on.
Jan 23, 2021A- A clear bright red with orange highlights and two finger off white head.
S- Sour, lemons, leather, blackberries, some funk, gin, some oak.
T- Sour, lemons, some tart blackberries, touch of leather, funky, nice mild juniper/gin flavor.
M- Smooth, crisp, light body.
O- A lovely sour and the gin barrel is a nice touch, great for sipping on.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
4.24/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Opalescent copper/amber (SRM9-12). A shallow, brief, white-grey foam leaves spotty lace on a PBGC Imperial 2 Snifter. Warmth clears out the appearance.
A ton of wild yeast fills the aroma. A combination of gin and lemon is quite present with a subtle blackberry following. Overall, the aroma is very fruity and very sour. Warmth produces fruity esters.
The flavor and aroma are similar, with massive tartness dominating over the fruit and gin. Sweetness makes a valiant attempt, only to be repelled. The finish is long and tart, with more lemon. Warmth subdues the tartness and releases oak in abundance.
A soft, round texture and medium body are lifted by ample carbonation. Alcohol is as expected, while there are also slight metallic notes, perhaps from the tartness.
This is a fun beer for a snowy, white, winter afternoon. I enjoyed it while reading, with a harp playing in the background. My only wish is that the gin were a bit stronger.
Apr 19, 2020A ton of wild yeast fills the aroma. A combination of gin and lemon is quite present with a subtle blackberry following. Overall, the aroma is very fruity and very sour. Warmth produces fruity esters.
The flavor and aroma are similar, with massive tartness dominating over the fruit and gin. Sweetness makes a valiant attempt, only to be repelled. The finish is long and tart, with more lemon. Warmth subdues the tartness and releases oak in abundance.
A soft, round texture and medium body are lifted by ample carbonation. Alcohol is as expected, while there are also slight metallic notes, perhaps from the tartness.
This is a fun beer for a snowy, white, winter afternoon. I enjoyed it while reading, with a harp playing in the background. My only wish is that the gin were a bit stronger.
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