Pinku
Brix City Brewing
- From:
- Brix City Brewing
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 1.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 28, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Pinku is a barrel aged wild ale that was conditioned on hibiscus flowers. This wild ale was blended with three different barrels that spent anywhere between one and two years conditioning with wild yeast and bacteria. It was then conditioned on hibiscus flowers and bottle conditioned with a champagne yeast. The result is a beautifully bright pink and red color with a nose reminiscent of berries. A nice tartness followed by flavors of oak, berry and a slightly funky nose. Hibiscus fades after some time, so drink fresh to enjoy the flavors of hibiscus. Age longer if you would like to see where this beer goes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Brix City Brewing "Pinku"
375 ml brown glass bottle, corked and caged. "Bottled in 2018"
Notes via stream of consciousness: So what do we have here? A wild ale with hibiscus flowers? OK. Oh, now I see why it's called "Pinku", it's actually pink. It's a hazy pinkish-ruby in color. There's a short head of white atop to as well. The cork came out without that much of a pop, and I'm guessing it's got a medium carbonation but we'll see. So what does it smell like? Distinctly like brettanomyces but also a touch fruity, and somewhat oaky. It suggests tartness for sure, but there's also some earthiness, leather, and wet straw to it. That's enough for me, let's dive in... ahhh, well there's the hibiscus, it's got a distinct floral character to it. Hibiscus also lends tartness but you'll never find that here because the brett has already got that covered. What I'm surprised by is that it's not too tart; it's not what I'd call "sour", just very tart. The fruitiness found in the nose remains in the flavor and yet it's not really "fruity", meaning there are no specific fruit notes, and it's not actually made with any fruit so that makes sense, but there is a fruitiness to it. It suggests red raspberries and strawberry but they're not really there. Or are they? Is the suggestion enough? It's interesting. No, it's fascinating. Another thing to note is that apart from what we normally expect from brettanomyces it's quite clean. It's got a very moderate bitterness to it, but none is really needed as it's got tartness to balance what sweetness is left in the malt, and it finishes acidic, oaky, and dry. Impressive! In the mouth it's light-medium bodied and supple with a moderate, very fine-bubbled carbonation that initially lends a caress to the tongue but then warms to become smooth. Is there a flaw to this beer? Not really. What may be lacking is a deeper intensity of brett character and more complexity, but in all honesty this is pretty fantastic as it is and you can't really expect absolute world-class, can you? A home run that goes over the wall is a home run regardless of how far it goes over the wall. If it had anymore intensity it would be stellar! What it is, in the end, is a fascinating but simple and yet somehow complex (because of the brett and hibiscus) beer that's remarkably well balanced and highly drinkable. This is worth seeking out.
Review #6,654
Aug 19, 2019375 ml brown glass bottle, corked and caged. "Bottled in 2018"
Notes via stream of consciousness: So what do we have here? A wild ale with hibiscus flowers? OK. Oh, now I see why it's called "Pinku", it's actually pink. It's a hazy pinkish-ruby in color. There's a short head of white atop to as well. The cork came out without that much of a pop, and I'm guessing it's got a medium carbonation but we'll see. So what does it smell like? Distinctly like brettanomyces but also a touch fruity, and somewhat oaky. It suggests tartness for sure, but there's also some earthiness, leather, and wet straw to it. That's enough for me, let's dive in... ahhh, well there's the hibiscus, it's got a distinct floral character to it. Hibiscus also lends tartness but you'll never find that here because the brett has already got that covered. What I'm surprised by is that it's not too tart; it's not what I'd call "sour", just very tart. The fruitiness found in the nose remains in the flavor and yet it's not really "fruity", meaning there are no specific fruit notes, and it's not actually made with any fruit so that makes sense, but there is a fruitiness to it. It suggests red raspberries and strawberry but they're not really there. Or are they? Is the suggestion enough? It's interesting. No, it's fascinating. Another thing to note is that apart from what we normally expect from brettanomyces it's quite clean. It's got a very moderate bitterness to it, but none is really needed as it's got tartness to balance what sweetness is left in the malt, and it finishes acidic, oaky, and dry. Impressive! In the mouth it's light-medium bodied and supple with a moderate, very fine-bubbled carbonation that initially lends a caress to the tongue but then warms to become smooth. Is there a flaw to this beer? Not really. What may be lacking is a deeper intensity of brett character and more complexity, but in all honesty this is pretty fantastic as it is and you can't really expect absolute world-class, can you? A home run that goes over the wall is a home run regardless of how far it goes over the wall. If it had anymore intensity it would be stellar! What it is, in the end, is a fascinating but simple and yet somehow complex (because of the brett and hibiscus) beer that's remarkably well balanced and highly drinkable. This is worth seeking out.
Review #6,654
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