The Carlton
Toolbox Brewing Company

The CarltonThe Carlton
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From:
Toolbox Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
90
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 6.4%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
39
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 06, 2017
Added:
May 14, 2015
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by UCLABrewN84:
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.68/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at the LA Beer Talk bottle share.

Batch No. 001.

Pours a hazy orange-red with a foamy beige head that fades to nothing. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is slightly sour with grain, fruit, earth, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sour grain, strawberry, strawberry jam, and acidic flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with solid but odd strawberry aspects since the fruit used in this one is blackberries.

Serving type: bottle.
Aug 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.43 by atone315 from Wisconsin

Jul 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Kurmaraja from California

Mar 11, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.17/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a pinkish-purple-light orange like mixture of colors. Small hint of an off white head on the top. Aroma is very tart fruit forward. Clean, lactic sour.

Taste is also good, clean sour berries. I like that this doesn't have the usual smells like feet precursor that so many blackberry wild ales tend to have. This had a much lighter fruit berry edge to it (raspberry, strawberry) it seemed than just blackberries. Even cherry in there. Thought the carbonation was just right, so many of the wild ales lately are overcarbonated, this was just right to let the tartness and fruitiness linger just for a bit. Otherwise, the base is pretty no frills sour blonde ale I would suspect.

Would bang again, good artwork, inspiration etc. . .
Jan 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.76 by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by Mj45isback from California

Nov 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by SocalKicks from California

Oct 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California

3.69/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Aroma is a mix of ripe blackberries, a bit of grains ad oak and lots of funk. The accompanying funk smells slightly off.

A: Deep purple color with some garnet highlights, coupled with a thin amount of head.

T: Bright blackberry flavor, slightly acidic but not overpoweringly sour. The jammy blackberry flavor gives way to a slightly odd funk flavor.

M: light bodied with light carbonation,

O: Solid, blackberry presence in the aroma and flavor, but there’s a nominally odd funk accompanying aroma and flavor that keeps the beer from being phenomenal.
Oct 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by Jas45678 from Michigan

Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by largadeer from California

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.55 by HopHead84 from California

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by acurtis from New Jersey

Aug 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by petermethot from New Jersey

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.43 by kornkid8600 from California

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by JohnnieNepal from Michigan

Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.52 by xdtfx from Illinois

Aug 14, 2015
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Reviewed by UnknownKoger from California

4.37/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Toolbox. Pour is a vibrant purple red. Thin carbonation. Smell is of funk and blackberry jam. It gets the mouth watering. Taste is very bright. It pricks the tongue. Not overpoweringly sour. Very drinkable. A buddy of mine who doesn't like sours really liked this beer. My only critique is I wish it had a bit more carbonation. Otherwise, a fantastic beer.
Aug 09, 2015
The Carlton from Toolbox Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 39 ratings