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Merci (Blend #3)
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 5.71%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2017
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 24
Blended American Wild Ale
14% Saison du Fermier that was fermented in French Oak with Side Project’s Saison/local microflora mixed culture and then racked to and aged in a light toast American oak foedre for six months.
31% Saison du Fermier that was fermented in and aged in a heavy toast American oak foedre for four months with Side Project’s Saison/local microflora mixed culture.
46% Missouri Wild Blond Ale that was aged a French oak foedre that Side Project has been pulling solera-style pieces from for the past four years. Higher acid (base for Fuzzy).
9% Missouri Wild Ale that was aged in Missouri oak chardonnay barrels (59 gallon) for 3 years.
14% Saison du Fermier that was fermented in French Oak with Side Project’s Saison/local microflora mixed culture and then racked to and aged in a light toast American oak foedre for six months.
31% Saison du Fermier that was fermented in and aged in a heavy toast American oak foedre for four months with Side Project’s Saison/local microflora mixed culture.
46% Missouri Wild Blond Ale that was aged a French oak foedre that Side Project has been pulling solera-style pieces from for the past four years. Higher acid (base for Fuzzy).
9% Missouri Wild Ale that was aged in Missouri oak chardonnay barrels (59 gallon) for 3 years.
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Ratings by FreshZ:
Rated by FreshZ from Missouri
4.75/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dec 03, 2017
4.75/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dec 03, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
4.46/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a foggy yellow-orange with a sunburst effect within some lighting. Head is two fingers of white foam. Aroma is white wine, earth, lemons, and oak. It has a very mild acidity that grows slightly as the beer warms. It has a twinge of funk to it, that develops into a more full-on lactic sourness as the beer warms. Flavor profile is lemons, white wine, oak and some faint earthy and bready notes. A subtle honey sweetness comes on late, adding a subtle rise of sweetness to the green apples and lemon. Really crisp, spry tartness that comes on at the end, bringing a conclusion to the tasting notes. Acidity is very mild throughout, peaking around the back third. Mouth feel is medium in thickness. Texture is akin to a boiled liquid, with a very soft effervescence around the edges. It gives it a semi-plush consistency. Overall, it pushes forward some sour, funky notes, but never dives into full on sour. It does a great job of shifting and transitioning between notes, keeping its footing throughout the performance. Lovely funky little bomb.
Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 750mL bottle. Consumed / reviewed 3/22/22.
Mar 22, 2022Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 750mL bottle. Consumed / reviewed 3/22/22.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Now this is a beer. Yes sir! I’d walk a country mile to drink this one! Imagine a hard day of work and then going back to the barn with the farmer’s daughter for a little romp. This is that! Ecstasy! I want it in every way!
Yeah buddy!
Aug 03, 2020Yeah buddy!
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
4.21/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Consumed 8/3/17. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into an El Catador Barrel-Aged glass.
A: Moderately hazy gold, with a good amount of visible carbonation. A half-finger of white head fades fairly quickly.
S: A nice depth of funk – barnyard, horse blanket, and feet. Some white vinous character mixes with the lactic tart acid. Milder citric acid, cracker malts, and oak tannins. Quite a nice and complex aroma.
T: Lactic tart and lemony citric acid. Oak and funk – barnyard, cheese, and fresh hay. Dry tannins and light cracker malts. Some dry vinous character and more tannins near the swallow.
M: A fairly light body, but the carbonation is a touch lower than expected. Alcohol presence stays quite low.
O: Tasty enough as it is, but I’m curious what some age will do. A nice funk and depth to it even now.
Jul 22, 2018A: Moderately hazy gold, with a good amount of visible carbonation. A half-finger of white head fades fairly quickly.
S: A nice depth of funk – barnyard, horse blanket, and feet. Some white vinous character mixes with the lactic tart acid. Milder citric acid, cracker malts, and oak tannins. Quite a nice and complex aroma.
T: Lactic tart and lemony citric acid. Oak and funk – barnyard, cheese, and fresh hay. Dry tannins and light cracker malts. Some dry vinous character and more tannins near the swallow.
M: A fairly light body, but the carbonation is a touch lower than expected. Alcohol presence stays quite low.
O: Tasty enough as it is, but I’m curious what some age will do. A nice funk and depth to it even now.
Reviewed by Rockthedashboard from Rhode Island
3.72/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aromas of white wine, vinegar and light oak.
Tastes of green apple, vinegar, on the medium high level of acidity. Chardonnay like mouth feel.
Overall a nice blended wild ale, with white wine, oak and green apple/vinegar acidity.
Apr 22, 2018Tastes of green apple, vinegar, on the medium high level of acidity. Chardonnay like mouth feel.
Overall a nice blended wild ale, with white wine, oak and green apple/vinegar acidity.
Merci (Blend #3) from Side Project Brewing
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
92 ratings
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