Grazing Good
Shady Oak Barrel House

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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:
5 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Oct 07, 2019
Added:
Jul 22, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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.
Ratings by Offa:
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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
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
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.68 by UCLABrewN84 from California

Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by IRONRakkasan from California

Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by BarrelAgedG from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jul 22, 2017