Evolver IPA
The Wild Beer Co.

Evolver IPAEvolver IPA
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From:
The Wild Beer Co.
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Belgian IPA
Ranked #58
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,178
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 10.03%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
148
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 29, 2023
Added:
Feb 27, 2014
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  23
The exploration of yeast strains and the different results we can achieve are beautifully exemplified in Evolver, a pale ale with a difference. 100% fermented with Brettanomyces. For the first 3 months the beer tastes the same as a fresh pale ale, then the differing flavour compounds start to shine through and after 6 months the Brett really takes hold.

The brettanomyces yeast is particularly good at keeping hop flavours fresh for far longer than traditional brewing yeasts. The Evolver takes on a more complex character over time as the yeast and the hops combine to produce a new and exciting beer that will continue to evolve as the yeast slowly matures the beer.


This is a beer that can be drunk fresh, as a normal pale ale or left to evolve and mature into a unique and unusual beer.
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Rated: 3.77 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Apr 29, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.06/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Aug. 2017: Keg 1/3 pint (flight of beers) at Craftsman Company / Excite the Enthusiast Coffee & Ale House, Aberdeen. Golden colour. Grassy aroma, notes of brettanomyces. Flavour of dust, grain and brett. Not a beer I’d buy again.
Feb 07, 2023
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Rated by hk117 from Hong Kong

3.63/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle - a very different IPA, not that hoppy, dry or bitter. A really funky yeasty flavour I have never tasted before.
Aug 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by kybeerdrinker from Kentucky

Aug 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by desint from Belgium

Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.63 by evanwoertz from California

Sep 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by mtbdonn from Colorado

Jul 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.6 by shu_420 from Romania

Jul 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by mytu420 from Romania

Jul 09, 2017
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly hazy golden color with white head. Aroma has brett yeast and fermented fruit notes, mostly lime and pears. Taste starts quite heavy on the brett, some bitter/astringent yeast notes on the finish. Medium body and carbonation. Overall it's interesting but quite yeasty and cloying.
Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by macrosmatic from Florida

Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by hopley from Massachusetts

May 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by mkyer from Connecticut

May 14, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.73/5  rDev +24.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I am systematically eradicating the dreaded Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody! It was a long time in its (unintended) creation, thanks to too much travel & drinking away from home, but thanks (?) to unemployment/underemployment, I have been given the impetus to really plow into this mélange. It is paying off as I can see floor space & carpet where it was previously buried & some previously inaccessible doors are now available as ingresses/egresses.

Out of the Law of Unintended Consequences comes many opportunities to conduct horizontal tastings, defined as the same style and many breweries OR in my case, the same brewery, many styles. The obverse is a vertical tasting of the same beer with many vintages, generally ranging from freshest to oldest to gauge maturity (I have none) as well as the cumulative effects of the aging process. These next are an example of a horizontal.

From the bottle: "Hops + Brett + Hops"; "Beer 100% Fermented with Brettanomyces"; "Drink Wildly Different"; "We believe exceptional brewing stems from imagination and passion, it's not just a process. By introducing our love of wild yeast strains and not being confined by rules, tradition or ingredients, we can add a Wild 5th ingredient or process to our beers, We want to give you a truly memorable drinking experience, altering your perceptions and thrilling your taste buds. Drink Wildly Different."; "The exploration of yeast strains and the different results we can achieve are beautifully exemplified in Evolver, a pale ale with a difference. 100% fermented with Brettanomyces. For the first 3 months the beer tastes the same as a fresh pale ale, then the differing flavour compounds start to shine through and after 6 months the Brett really takes hold."; "The brettanomyces yeast is particularly good at keeping hop flavours fresh for far longer than traditional brewing yeasts. The Evolver takes on a more complex character over time as the yeast and the hops combine to produce a new and exciting beer that will continue to evolve as the yeast slowly matures the beer."; "This is a beer that can be drunk fresh, as a normal pale ale or left to evolve and mature into a unique and unusual beer."

I Pop!ped the cap & began a gentle pour, in keeping with my New Year's Resolution and my Lenten denial. Aggro pours from bottles are now (mostly) a thing of the past. I am really coming to embrace a vigorous in-glass swirl since it is much less likely to bungle things up. In this instance, I raised a brief finger of foamy, tawny head with modest retention that quickly retreated back to wisps. Bye! This also allowed the nose to waft forth in a manner evoking Eau de Broken Sewer Line. Eeek. I had clearly followed instructions & allowed it to mature into something unusual. Color was a gorgeous solid Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Lifting it to my lips gave me an opportunity to really take in its nose. I will now be looking for a pony in the midst of all of this s**t! Mouthfeel was medium, but very spritzy & carbonated. I am pleased, no, make that ecstatic, to report that the taste did not live down to the nose. Instead of dung, in its many wondrous forms, it tasted like a bourbon barrel-aged beer with a lot of oaky woodiness and especially a coconut flavor that was especially evocative of bourbon! OMFG! How long has this been aging? I want to try to recreate this! I will guarantee you that it is no longer anything even remotely resembling an IPA. The other effect of the Brett. was its extremely dry finish. Bone dry. So dry that I needed to reach for my asthma inhaler dry. Dry as the Zephyr winds blowing across the Sahara dry. Draai as that Laag in Millvale, PA. Dry! Bye.
Apr 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by dcmchew from Romania

Mar 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very complex IPA with a funky feel to it. Had on draft - not sure of the age on this but the brett pops nicely to bring a lot of layers to this ale. Yeast forward with a grainy, composty type element to it. Refreshing and lively.
Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by morrowd3 from Vermont

Feb 04, 2017
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

2.91/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.75
A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 26th June 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: A hazy golden orange with a two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but leaves nice lacing.

Aroma: Generally quite light, but what I do get is light funk and brett with some tropical peach and mango and maybe a touch of orange.

Taste: Funky, brett, light pepper spice, moderate bitterness, some lemon and hints of peach.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: Nope, I didn’t get this one. Aroma while too light, was nice, but everything else just didn’t really go with each other and just seemed out of sync.
Dec 24, 2016
Evolver IPA from The Wild Beer Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 148 ratings