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III
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
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- From:
- OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 9.93%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 17, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 10
III (pronounced as “three”) is our hybrid of a Tripel & a Double IPA brewed with brettanomyces. III is brewed with pilsner malt & a touch of unmalted wheat along with copious amounts of hops.
This version of III is a 50/50 blend of young ale & a matured version in Zinfandel barrels. The barrel maturation softens the hop character & brings out notes of peach, apricot & grapefruit.
Blend #1 - 02/11/2015
This version of III is a 50/50 blend of young ale & a matured version in Zinfandel barrels. The barrel maturation softens the hop character & brings out notes of peach, apricot & grapefruit.
Blend #1 - 02/11/2015
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Ratings by PhineasMcClintock:
Rated by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts
4.4/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 20, 2015
4.4/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 20, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts
4.76/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.76/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Blended in 2015, batch number 2, batch date 12.22.2015. Drank 08.17.16.
Another OEC beer that upon first sip, you think "they've knocked it out of the park again"!
Look - gold, clear
Smell - light brett but mild, much stronger than the taste
Taste - Sweet from the triple, full body from the dubble, and the brett and hops interact perfectly for some bitterness and thirst quench.
Overall - There is nothing tart or sour about this "wild" beer; this is just an insanely sweet malty bitter tasty yellow beer, that is very funky. Interesting thing about this beer is that I drank the first half over 45 minutes, but liked the beginning part right out of the fridge better. I still loved it as it warmed, but comparing this to an IPA while still cold (or following an IPA), gave this beer so much more meaning.
Aug 18, 2016Another OEC beer that upon first sip, you think "they've knocked it out of the park again"!
Look - gold, clear
Smell - light brett but mild, much stronger than the taste
Taste - Sweet from the triple, full body from the dubble, and the brett and hops interact perfectly for some bitterness and thirst quench.
Overall - There is nothing tart or sour about this "wild" beer; this is just an insanely sweet malty bitter tasty yellow beer, that is very funky. Interesting thing about this beer is that I drank the first half over 45 minutes, but liked the beginning part right out of the fridge better. I still loved it as it warmed, but comparing this to an IPA while still cold (or following an IPA), gave this beer so much more meaning.
Reviewed by M_chav from New Mexico
4.54/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Oh this is damn lovely. So beautiful on the pour, hazy orange, total unfiltered. Smells like a fruity brett compliment - superb! Tastes great, one of the best brett IPAs I've ever had the pleasure sipping on. right up there with Brett Loves Citra from Casey. This is damn delicious. Feel is super smooth, way to drinkable - even being a triple IPA, the brett somehow develops really well into the hops. incredible balanced and wheaty. Overall an exceptional brew, I will definitely seek this out again!
Nov 25, 2015Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
2.9/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.9/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Huge white head atop a hazy light orange body. Smells like brett, tropical fruits, some hops, and tripel yeastiness. Taste is intense and a little rough. Some of that tropical fruit comes through. Lots of bretty earthiness. Oak. Strong tripel flavor that kinda detracts. Unpleasant finish. Medium heavy. High carbonation. Not my favorite OEC offering.
Jul 07, 2015Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
4.41/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to jmgrub for sharing this one at mrbubbler's tasting.
Blended in 2015. Batch Number 1. Batch Date 2/11/15.
Pours a murky orange with a foamy white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, fruit, funk, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sour grain, fruit, funk, spice, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with awesome sour and funk characteristics coming from this blend of beers.
Serving type: bottle.
Jun 01, 2015Blended in 2015. Batch Number 1. Batch Date 2/11/15.
Pours a murky orange with a foamy white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with grain, fruit, funk, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sour grain, fruit, funk, spice, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with awesome sour and funk characteristics coming from this blend of beers.
Serving type: bottle.
III from OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
48 ratings
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