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Hidden Cove Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hidden Cove Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 4.17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 04, 2017
- Added:
- May 12, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Belgian Style Red Ale fermented with Brett and aged in Chianti Classico Barrels from Tuscany. Finished with Blackberries and Cherries
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts
3.84/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Although retired, bottle purchased from the brewery in May 2017. I don't see a bottle date.
Uncorks loudly, pours a murky brown color with an enormous beige head that lasts but does not lace. Finally falls to chunky rafts.
Smell...well, I get brett right away, but it is mostly wine-like. Oaky, cherry, red berry that might be blackberry. A little underwhelming.
The taste is very nice. A lot of wine character, some oak, red fruits, and a nice level of brett, only very mildly sour. No bitterness to speak of, and a hint of residual sweetness.
The feel is quite bubbly...maybe a bit too much carbonation. Clean, slightly dry.
Overall, this is one I would like to revisit with less age on it. I think the fruit flavors and appearance were both affected by age. Still, worth drinkng if it shows up in the singles section marked down. Lot of potential, in my opinion.
Aug 23, 2017Uncorks loudly, pours a murky brown color with an enormous beige head that lasts but does not lace. Finally falls to chunky rafts.
Smell...well, I get brett right away, but it is mostly wine-like. Oaky, cherry, red berry that might be blackberry. A little underwhelming.
The taste is very nice. A lot of wine character, some oak, red fruits, and a nice level of brett, only very mildly sour. No bitterness to speak of, and a hint of residual sweetness.
The feel is quite bubbly...maybe a bit too much carbonation. Clean, slightly dry.
Overall, this is one I would like to revisit with less age on it. I think the fruit flavors and appearance were both affected by age. Still, worth drinkng if it shows up in the singles section marked down. Lot of potential, in my opinion.
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Been impressed by most of Hidden Cove's sour and barrel aged stuff with fruit involved, so I visited their taproom yet again this past weekend (on a whim, mostly) with my roommate who ended up bringing a bottle of this fancy beer with him for us to split. Cheers Chris!
Pour features a huge, decently-long lasting head of off-white/beige-ish bubbles atop a ruddy brownish red colored beer. No real lace to speak of, though the Brett-induced head stuck around in huge dollops before mostly disappearing to a small ring in my glass. Not the most attractive looking beer; the color leaves a lot to be desired and I wish there was more to it than a good initial showing, but it'll definitely do...
Nose is much better, luckily, with tart cherries, blackberry, red wine jamminess, tannic oak, lemon and orange tartness and a slight tinge of acetic acid. Luckily, it helps highlight some of the bold berry notes and plays well with the soft tannins from the oak. Slight funk and hay with some characteristic Brett notes (horse blanket, etc., you know the deal).
Flavor is rustic and definitely Brett-influenced as well, with the finish of a drier red wine. Makes sense considering the beer's name and the fact that it's aged in Chianti barrels. Light notes of cherry and blackberry purée in there. Simple and satisfactory. The dry nature of this makes it a nice sipper, combined with the high carbonation and complex fruit flavors. I wouldn't say this is a Flanders red style beer, though, considering it's way too dry and not bold enough to fit in that category, but it is a very good barrel-aged, fruited American wild-type ale that comes across as a very good blend of flavors with a solid concept, as HC are wont to do. Their barrel program is great and I look forward to trying more from it soon.
Feb 22, 2017Pour features a huge, decently-long lasting head of off-white/beige-ish bubbles atop a ruddy brownish red colored beer. No real lace to speak of, though the Brett-induced head stuck around in huge dollops before mostly disappearing to a small ring in my glass. Not the most attractive looking beer; the color leaves a lot to be desired and I wish there was more to it than a good initial showing, but it'll definitely do...
Nose is much better, luckily, with tart cherries, blackberry, red wine jamminess, tannic oak, lemon and orange tartness and a slight tinge of acetic acid. Luckily, it helps highlight some of the bold berry notes and plays well with the soft tannins from the oak. Slight funk and hay with some characteristic Brett notes (horse blanket, etc., you know the deal).
Flavor is rustic and definitely Brett-influenced as well, with the finish of a drier red wine. Makes sense considering the beer's name and the fact that it's aged in Chianti barrels. Light notes of cherry and blackberry purée in there. Simple and satisfactory. The dry nature of this makes it a nice sipper, combined with the high carbonation and complex fruit flavors. I wouldn't say this is a Flanders red style beer, though, considering it's way too dry and not bold enough to fit in that category, but it is a very good barrel-aged, fruited American wild-type ale that comes across as a very good blend of flavors with a solid concept, as HC are wont to do. Their barrel program is great and I look forward to trying more from it soon.
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Sample at Microbrew Invitational.
Pours reddish with minimal head. Fruit and wine in the nose. Vineous with light funk. Light bodied and crisp. Barely tart on the palate with hints of blackberries and cherries. Winey and fruity.
Hidden Cove's sours continue to impress. This one is vibrant and with the low sourness and zero lactic character it could be a daily drinker.
Jun 05, 2016Pours reddish with minimal head. Fruit and wine in the nose. Vineous with light funk. Light bodied and crisp. Barely tart on the palate with hints of blackberries and cherries. Winey and fruity.
Hidden Cove's sours continue to impress. This one is vibrant and with the low sourness and zero lactic character it could be a daily drinker.
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