Supah Phunk - Barrel Aged Sour Golden Ale
Hermit Thrush Brewery
- From:
- Hermit Thrush Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 3.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Select blend of golden ales aged in various wine barrels, Brattleboro wild mixed culture.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a nice golden colored beer leaning towards amber with a cream colored head.
Sour fruit , flowers, sour and fruited grain.
Bright citrus and sour fruit, notes of raspberry backed by sour fruited grain. Extremely high carbonation.
Jul 16, 2022Sour fruit , flowers, sour and fruited grain.
Bright citrus and sour fruit, notes of raspberry backed by sour fruited grain. Extremely high carbonation.
Reviewed by nickb2000 from New Hampshire
3.96/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nucleated Pilsner
Look: Slightly hazy brown-gold color, with a off-white two finger head which dissipated into a thick ring and light lacing.
Smell: Fairly bland and weak. Smells like fresh lemon, with a hint of white whine and malt.
Taste; Wow this is sour. Funky too. Fruity, with hints of the malt, and light hints of red and white wine.
Feel: Moderately carbonated, crisp, and light. Light hint of alcohol on the tail.
Overall: This is good. A very sour sour beer with light aging notes. Funky, yet refined. Overall its nice, refreshing and very interesting.
Jun 30, 2022Look: Slightly hazy brown-gold color, with a off-white two finger head which dissipated into a thick ring and light lacing.
Smell: Fairly bland and weak. Smells like fresh lemon, with a hint of white whine and malt.
Taste; Wow this is sour. Funky too. Fruity, with hints of the malt, and light hints of red and white wine.
Feel: Moderately carbonated, crisp, and light. Light hint of alcohol on the tail.
Overall: This is good. A very sour sour beer with light aging notes. Funky, yet refined. Overall its nice, refreshing and very interesting.
Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)
3.76/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Serving: Can
Canned: Feb-19-2019
It pours a clear, glowing orange with a short-lived, fizzy white head; little retention. The aroma is packed with smarties, apple skin, leathery funk, vaguely cucumber-like freshness and a general tart snap. The flavor is much more acidic without tons else going on to my tastes, a hint of earthiness at the outset followed by a wave of vinegar sourness and then that lingering buttery/fatty feel that some gueuzes have. It is fizzy and thin with a lingering tart tingle. This is a decent beer that has a great nose on it. The flavor is less complex and too sour to taste much else. It opens up a bit more as It warms, but is still a little one dimensional in that respect. It is pretty good, but not really my cup of tea. I realize that I have kind of a review blind spot for beers like this, but I liked all but the lack of transfer of the complexity in the smell to the rest. Not bad at all, but could definitely be better.
3.75...4...3.75...3.75...3.5
Aug 18, 2019Canned: Feb-19-2019
It pours a clear, glowing orange with a short-lived, fizzy white head; little retention. The aroma is packed with smarties, apple skin, leathery funk, vaguely cucumber-like freshness and a general tart snap. The flavor is much more acidic without tons else going on to my tastes, a hint of earthiness at the outset followed by a wave of vinegar sourness and then that lingering buttery/fatty feel that some gueuzes have. It is fizzy and thin with a lingering tart tingle. This is a decent beer that has a great nose on it. The flavor is less complex and too sour to taste much else. It opens up a bit more as It warms, but is still a little one dimensional in that respect. It is pretty good, but not really my cup of tea. I realize that I have kind of a review blind spot for beers like this, but I liked all but the lack of transfer of the complexity in the smell to the rest. Not bad at all, but could definitely be better.
3.75...4...3.75...3.75...3.5
Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tall can, direct from the brewery.
Pours a nice warm shade of medium Amber, near clear, minimal to zero head, no film and no lacing.
Mild vinegar on the sniff.
Tasty sour/wild ale, some funk, some yeasty goodness, musty, earthy, cheesy, woody....complex and quite delicious. Well crafted and well worth a try.
Jul 15, 2019Pours a nice warm shade of medium Amber, near clear, minimal to zero head, no film and no lacing.
Mild vinegar on the sniff.
Tasty sour/wild ale, some funk, some yeasty goodness, musty, earthy, cheesy, woody....complex and quite delicious. Well crafted and well worth a try.
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