Sourdough
The Wild Beer Co.
- From:
- The Wild Beer Co.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
Ranked #187 - ABV:
- 3.6%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,505 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 9.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 07, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
We decided to loosely base the beer on a Berliner Weisse style - a historical Sour beer style from Northern Germany, but with a Wild Beer slant to it. We have used the 58 year old sourdough culture and a little brettanomyces and put the beer straight into oak barrels for its primary fermentation. It has been slowly fermenting, maturing and souring for 4 months in the barrels and will continue to evolve and develop in the bottle.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.27/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
June 2016: Sample from bottle at ASKO-messe. Slightly hazy pale yellow colour, white head. Aroma of sourdough and sour milk, hints of farmhouse and lemons. Sour flavour, notes of lemons.
Feb 07, 2023
Reviewed by hk117 from Hong Kong
3.42/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle: Light, crisp and tart but borderline too sour with its sharp punch of acidity. A bit more maltiness and bitterness would make a better balance
Jul 27, 2020
Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany
4.46/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a slightly cloudy pale straw coloration with a quickly dissipating head. Smell is absolutely lovely, with tart green apple and blue cheese funk dominating and lighter notes of citrus and hay. Taste follows the nose, with a great balance of tart green apple/pear, medium blue cheese funk and strong citric acidity. There's also a touch of hay and a mild vinous quality to this, with light tannins and oak coming through as well. Finishes super dry, with a medium/strong sourness and some green apple/pear notes and light funk lingering in the aftertaste. Effervescent mouthfeel with a light/medium body and medium carbonation.
This is quite complex for what is essentially a Berliner Weiße, with a fantastic balance of sourness, funk, vinous and woody elements, none of which are too strong, that all work together very nicely to create a distinct and harmonious flavor profile. One of the best Berliner Weiße I've had, fantastic stuff.
Nov 04, 2018This is quite complex for what is essentially a Berliner Weiße, with a fantastic balance of sourness, funk, vinous and woody elements, none of which are too strong, that all work together very nicely to create a distinct and harmonious flavor profile. One of the best Berliner Weiße I've had, fantastic stuff.
Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia
4.52/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.52/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Very, very pale with a very lively head...
Lemons, dough, bread on nose, and then a very zesty, slightly earthy, lemon driven taste. i am really liking these sourdough beers recently.
Light and refreshing, highly carbonated.
So smashable, and at 3.6 so much flavour it's insane
Feb 10, 2018Lemons, dough, bread on nose, and then a very zesty, slightly earthy, lemon driven taste. i am really liking these sourdough beers recently.
Light and refreshing, highly carbonated.
So smashable, and at 3.6 so much flavour it's insane
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Nov 2016, so it's well out of date. I'm hoping this style lends itself to lengthy aging. Purchased ages ago from Trembling Madness in York. The label describes it as a wild beer inoculated with a sourdough starter and brettanomyces, followed by fermentation in oak barrels. The sourdough culture is from Hobbs House bakery and has been in use for 58 years.
A: Poured into a tulip. Bottle conditioned. A bright, hazy golden hue with fine suspended sediment and good carbonation. Forms a smallish head of white foam that rapidly dissipates away.
S: The aroma is very tart with hints of lemon, citric acid, earthiness, grain/rye, bread, hay, subtle mustiness, a vinegar twang and faintly funky yeast. Mildly fruity but surprisingly clean; slightly reminiscent of lambic.
T: Tastes of intensely sour fruit with notes of lemons, berries, citric/lactic acid, earthy yeast, hay, subtle mustiness, light funk and faint grain. Exceptionally dry, with considerable acidity but no bitterness to speak of.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and good body for the strength. Very astringent; strips the palate. Aftertaste of sour fruit, lemon, citric acid, earthiness and mild funk.
O: Rather good - I sometimes feel ambivalent about sour brews but this one hits the mark. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour showcase intense sourness, citrus acidity, earthy yeast, grain/bread and subtle mustiness. Aroma slightly more complex. Nice body; dry and prickly. Probably not a beer for everyday drinking but great if you want something different. Well worth sampling.
Dec 03, 2017A: Poured into a tulip. Bottle conditioned. A bright, hazy golden hue with fine suspended sediment and good carbonation. Forms a smallish head of white foam that rapidly dissipates away.
S: The aroma is very tart with hints of lemon, citric acid, earthiness, grain/rye, bread, hay, subtle mustiness, a vinegar twang and faintly funky yeast. Mildly fruity but surprisingly clean; slightly reminiscent of lambic.
T: Tastes of intensely sour fruit with notes of lemons, berries, citric/lactic acid, earthy yeast, hay, subtle mustiness, light funk and faint grain. Exceptionally dry, with considerable acidity but no bitterness to speak of.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and good body for the strength. Very astringent; strips the palate. Aftertaste of sour fruit, lemon, citric acid, earthiness and mild funk.
O: Rather good - I sometimes feel ambivalent about sour brews but this one hits the mark. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour showcase intense sourness, citrus acidity, earthy yeast, grain/bread and subtle mustiness. Aroma slightly more complex. Nice body; dry and prickly. Probably not a beer for everyday drinking but great if you want something different. Well worth sampling.
Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
3.31/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A 330ml bottle. It pours a pale golden colour with no head. Aromas of sourdough & bready yeast. Tastes of sourdough, bready yeast, vinegar & hints of oak. Aftertaste is quite citric with no bitterness. Overall a disappointment.
Jan 30, 2017
Reviewed by M_C_Hampton from Georgia
3.57/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: poured from a 330 mL bottle into a pint glass, pale golden colored with a short white head that dissipates leaving no lacing, cloudy
S: sour and bready, vinegar, malt
T: sour up front, pickles, vinegar, lemon
M: light
O; quite sour with mostly sour flavors throughtout
Jul 03, 2016S: sour and bready, vinegar, malt
T: sour up front, pickles, vinegar, lemon
M: light
O; quite sour with mostly sour flavors throughtout
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.67/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Mugs Alehouse, Brooklyn, NY
A: The beer is hazy pale light yellow in color and poured with absolutely no head—it looks like it could be lemon juice or some other type of beverage.
S: Light aromas of sourdough are present in the nose; these strengthen as the beer warms up.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of sourdough, a little sourness, and hints of oak.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a low amount of carbonation with a bit of tartness.
O: The light-bodied nature of this beer makes it easy to drink, but the flat mouthfeel isn't that pleasant. I wasn't a big fan of the sourdough flavors. This is more reminiscent of a Berliner Weissbier than an American Wild Ale.
Serving type: on-tap
Dec 05, 2015A: The beer is hazy pale light yellow in color and poured with absolutely no head—it looks like it could be lemon juice or some other type of beverage.
S: Light aromas of sourdough are present in the nose; these strengthen as the beer warms up.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of sourdough, a little sourness, and hints of oak.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a low amount of carbonation with a bit of tartness.
O: The light-bodied nature of this beer makes it easy to drink, but the flat mouthfeel isn't that pleasant. I wasn't a big fan of the sourdough flavors. This is more reminiscent of a Berliner Weissbier than an American Wild Ale.
Serving type: on-tap
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