Unblended #40
Side Project Brewing

Unblended  #40Unblended  #40
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From:
Side Project Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
100
Avg:
4.58 | pDev: 6.11%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
112
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 13, 2018
Added:
Jun 27, 2014
Wants:
  153
Gots:
  13
Unblended will be the label for single barrel releases of barrels that are just too nice to blend with anything else.

Barrel #40 was a 100% spontaneously fermented blonde ale that saw time in our coolship. This barrel was beautiful after 13 months of aging and I decided to bottle it as is. Our first coolship beer to be released.
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Rated: 5 by PC_Principal from Texas

Sep 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by rabbott2 from Illinois

Sep 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.77 by Eternal218 from California

Sep 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by Bobbydigi from Kansas

Sep 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by Raziel313 from California

Feb 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.94 by fthegiants from California

Sep 28, 2017
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Reviewed by PDXAmbassador from Florida

4.64/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Unfortunately my bottle was a bit oxidized. Doesn't seem a common problem with this beer, but it smelled of Sherry and almonds as if it's been a much older beer. That being said, I'll try to rate accordingly...and I loved it.

Beautiful lime zest, bright acidity, Sp Funk, and Gueuze-like character. One of my all time favorites from SP, and it's clear why they're using this culture to inoculate a whole series of "blended" beers going forward.
Jun 02, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by Run4theRoses from South Carolina

Feb 12, 2017
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Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

4.75/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This has the perfect amount of sour, filled with funky brett and a slight acidity. A big stone fruit presence with hints of peach and light white wine and oak flavours. Near perfect.
May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by siege06nd from Virginia

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by billab914 from Virginia

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.37 by halo3one from Georgia

Jan 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by CTJman from Connecticut

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.68 by Stephenjtorres from Maryland

Aug 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Kurmaraja from California

4.45/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance is murky, turbid, a bit uninspiring. Straw color, a touch of haze. Nothing to worry about on the style however. White wine and stone fruit, nectarine, hay and brie, waves of toasted oak, apple / pear, white pepper. Sourness that you feel behind your cheekbones and back in your salivary glands. Very good but, as is the case with many SP small formats, I find the sharpness trying after a while.
Aug 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by kscaldef from Oregon

Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by akang from California

Jul 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.63 by cwelsh55 from Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by JMFP from Delaware

Jul 07, 2015
Unblended #40 from Side Project Brewing
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 112 ratings