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Side Project Brewing

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From:
Side Project Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #14
ABV:
6%
Score:
99
Ranked #221
Avg:
4.5 | pDev: 6.22%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
317
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 10, 2025
Added:
Jan 16, 2015
Wants:
  218
Gots:
  27
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.
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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
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, 2025
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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
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
 
Rated: 4.5 by PprBurke from Virginia

Jun 05, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by doctorgary from New York

Apr 28, 2024
 
Rated: 4.12 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.02 by Lucoli from New York

Feb 23, 2024
 
Rated: 4.44 by smithj4 from New York

Jan 06, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jan 02, 2024
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.44/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - The beer was reddish purple in color, with light carbonation noted.

Smell - The nose was like sweet blackberry jam. There was little sourness in the nose.

Taste - In the initial taste, there was tons of blackberry. It was like blackberry jam, but progressively more sour toward the finish. There was a hint of funk before a lingering tart dry finish.

Mouthfeel - The body was a bit sticky with light carbonation. The dry finish clung to the roof of the mouth.

Overall - This was a very accessible, even for those that don’t like sours.
Oct 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.33 by sweemzander from Illinois

Jun 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.32 by bsuedekum from Missouri

Mar 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.84 by bruindre from Massachusetts

Feb 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2023
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Reviewed by cdinardo21 from Pennsylvania

4.24/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Blend #1, on tap at the cellar. Nice and tart. Just funky enough. Wine barrels did this well. Quite enjoyable. Would really like to contract with Blend #2 eventually.
Nov 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Affinity from Missouri

Jun 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.65 by Hefewiseman from Florida

Mar 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.27 by jhavs from New York

Mar 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Jan 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.85 by MrNate from Florida

Jan 21, 2022