Grazing Good
Shady Oak Barrel House
- From:
- Shady Oak Barrel House
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 16.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 22, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Aged in used Spirit Works Gin barrels. Blend of unmated wheat and barley. Open tank fermented and barrel aged. Tart, funk, herbal.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Offa from California
2.5/5 rDev -32.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -32.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
The description says tart and that's right. That's about all I get. I don't get much funk from this thin, one-dimensional beer and no herbal element at all. I was hoping for that herbal element, given the gin-barrel aging. I love gin and I have had a couple great beers aged in gin barrels with nice juniper, herbal qualities. This doesn't have it. It's just a thin, tart sour in taste. Hazy gold, minimal white ring. I'll note that I don't like simple sour beers - a little sour is great as an element in a more complex beer, but I don't like anything that's just sour, so that will inform my opinion, but that doesn't change the fact that it is one-dimensional and has no real funky or herbal notes.
Oct 07, 2019
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