Thicket
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #12 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #209 - Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 6.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 42
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 10:51 PM
- Added:
- Jan 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 218
- Gots:
- 27
SCORE
99
World-Class
99
World-Class
For Blend #2, we chose a blend of not only our “Flanders - Inspired” red beer, but also used a touch of our French Oak Foedre Beer, a beer that lays the base for Fuzzy, and has been aging via a solera method for more than 5 years now. This blend was then moved to Missouri Oak and aged atop more than 3000 lbs of Oregon blackberries from our friends at Decker Farms. The blend and the blackberries were combined in April of 2018 and allowed to re-ferment for almost a year before being bottle-conditioned prior to release.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.2/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Reddish purple murky body with a pinkish head cap. Tart blackberry, lacto, flowers, vanillins from the bright oak, and a whisper of musty vinegar on the end, potent! Taste has the blackberries in a sour way, with a hint of floral and jelly but not jam, vanilla whisper as it warms. Smell much more powerful and complex. Feel is tart and cool with a medium body, well made with no weaknesses but nothing dynamic either
Tuesday at 10:51 PM
Reviewed by Falcon91Wolvrn03 from California
4.24/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look - Pours a super dark red clear color, with a nice head.
Smell - Blackberry, oak, and light vinegar.
Taste - Sour blackberry and light funk.
Feel - Unexpectedly sour compared to the smell. Nice carbonation.
Overall - I didn't like this as much as others. It is decent, but in the end too sour.
Apr 03, 2026Smell - Blackberry, oak, and light vinegar.
Taste - Sour blackberry and light funk.
Feel - Unexpectedly sour compared to the smell. Nice carbonation.
Overall - I didn't like this as much as others. It is decent, but in the end too sour.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4.33/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dark purple color with a big, matching purple head. The aroma is intense, showing blackberries, oak, and a touch of barnyard funk. The flavor is sharply sour with a clear, vibrant blackberry presence, followed by a bit of wood‑driven astringency in the finish. Bold and characterful.
Feb 14, 2026
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.61/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look - Brown until the light hits it and you get a nice burgandy with slight bubbly rimming
Smell - Juicy black berry jam, incredible
Taste - tart blackberry jam, knoch back the tartness a little and this would be on part with the smell
Feel - medium body and carb
Overall - that smell is lights out good!!!
Feb 10, 2025Smell - Juicy black berry jam, incredible
Taste - tart blackberry jam, knoch back the tartness a little and this would be on part with the smell
Feel - medium body and carb
Overall - that smell is lights out good!!!
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
2.93/5 rDev -34.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.93/5 rDev -34.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
While lovely in appearance akin to a nice burgundy wine, and with expressive aromas of fresh picked blackberry, the taste once again falls flat with Side Project's wild ales. Basically carbonated vinegar, with a hint of blackberry in the background. I guess I see the appeal, but it does not come across as particularly well executed. Just loads of lactobacillus without a discernible terroir
< 60/100
Jul 22, 2024< 60/100
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!