Bi-Pod
Drake's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Drake's Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.83 | pDev: 46.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2011
- Added:
- Aug 01, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A blend of 2007 barleywine and 2007 imperial stout, both aged in pinot noir barrels with blueberries added.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by largadeer from California
3.5/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus Staudt. This beer is a blend of 2007 barleywine and 2007 imperial stout, both aged in pinot noir barrels. Somewhere along the way they decided that this beer could use some blueberries. Oh yeah, it's also sour, which may or may not be intentional. The ABV hovers around 11%.
It's dark in the glass, almost black but more of a dark chocolate brown. It has some head initially, but that quickly settles to nothing.
It smells as strange as it sounds, brettanomyces funk met by sour blueberries, lactic sourness, dark malts, vinegar. Not unpleasant, but curious.
Immediately tart on the palate, flavors of dark fruit and unripe blueberries meet (and almost clash with) roasted malt, balsamic vinegar and soft red wine. The body hovers around medium; it feels light for the ABV, but it's noticeably substantial, though alcohol isn't detectable. Tannins are only moderate for a beer that has rested so long in barrels.
This beer reminds me of some of Lost Abbey's more experimental blends, only more haphazard and less skillfully crafted. Still, this could have been a disaster, but instead it turned out decent and semi-drinkable, and that counts for something.
Aug 05, 2010It's dark in the glass, almost black but more of a dark chocolate brown. It has some head initially, but that quickly settles to nothing.
It smells as strange as it sounds, brettanomyces funk met by sour blueberries, lactic sourness, dark malts, vinegar. Not unpleasant, but curious.
Immediately tart on the palate, flavors of dark fruit and unripe blueberries meet (and almost clash with) roasted malt, balsamic vinegar and soft red wine. The body hovers around medium; it feels light for the ABV, but it's noticeably substantial, though alcohol isn't detectable. Tannins are only moderate for a beer that has rested so long in barrels.
This beer reminds me of some of Lost Abbey's more experimental blends, only more haphazard and less skillfully crafted. Still, this could have been a disaster, but instead it turned out decent and semi-drinkable, and that counts for something.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
4/5 rDev +41.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +41.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at Gourmet Haus Staudt
A: The pour is a very dark brown color, bordering on black with a thin ring of tan foam around the glass.
S: The nose is quite acidic, both in the form or lactic and acetic acids. A good blueberry note to it as well as some solid roast from the imperial stout which comprises part of this beer. Some tannic oak and leather, as well.
T: This is a very dry beer. Lots of fruit skins, oak, and leather provide a real tannic quality. The blueberry flavor is there, and goes well with the blend of beers as well as the intense tartness this one offers.
M: The body is medium with a mid-level carbonation and a dry bite on the finish.
D: Drake's sours are definitely of the hit or (huge) miss variety. This was certainly a member of the former category. Good flavor, actually balanced, and easy to drink.
Aug 02, 2010A: The pour is a very dark brown color, bordering on black with a thin ring of tan foam around the glass.
S: The nose is quite acidic, both in the form or lactic and acetic acids. A good blueberry note to it as well as some solid roast from the imperial stout which comprises part of this beer. Some tannic oak and leather, as well.
T: This is a very dry beer. Lots of fruit skins, oak, and leather provide a real tannic quality. The blueberry flavor is there, and goes well with the blend of beers as well as the intense tartness this one offers.
M: The body is medium with a mid-level carbonation and a dry bite on the finish.
D: Drake's sours are definitely of the hit or (huge) miss variety. This was certainly a member of the former category. Good flavor, actually balanced, and easy to drink.
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