Sour In The Rye | Bruery Terreux
Brewed by:
Bruery Terreux
California, United States
brueryterreux.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.70%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
We brewed this ale with around 40% rye as a base malt and let our sour yeast and bacteria eat away at it in oak barrels for over a year creating a sour ale with a complex character of rye spice, oak and a subtle funk.
Added by womencantsail on 08-09-2009
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Ratings: 2,508 | Reviews: 313
4.49/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is an amazing sour. It is so sour that you can almost feel it in your teeth, until it warms up and really opens up and the layers of lactic acid and pedolococus and malt really turn this in to excellent beer.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is an amazing sour. It is so sour that you can almost feel it in your teeth, until it warms up and really opens up and the layers of lactic acid and pedolococus and malt really turn this in to excellent beer.
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4.39/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
5/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Aged 3 years and 3 months and then cooled it to 45 degrees as bottle suggests before pouring into tulip:
L: murky cider-like brown with a smiling lacing that screams I'm sour.
A: fruit, wood, oak, sour funk
F: sour as hell
T: begins with fruity sweetness that only lasts a second before blasting you with extreme sourness. Once past sourness I do pick up some pleasant oak, wood, spicy rye, and fruit flavors. After tones almost reminds me of sour patch kids.
O: incredibly sour, aged well and perhaps best sour I've had. A definite slow sipper.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Aged 3 years and 3 months and then cooled it to 45 degrees as bottle suggests before pouring into tulip:
L: murky cider-like brown with a smiling lacing that screams I'm sour.
A: fruit, wood, oak, sour funk
F: sour as hell
T: begins with fruity sweetness that only lasts a second before blasting you with extreme sourness. Once past sourness I do pick up some pleasant oak, wood, spicy rye, and fruit flavors. After tones almost reminds me of sour patch kids.
O: incredibly sour, aged well and perhaps best sour I've had. A definite slow sipper.
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4.19/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A 750ml bottle, 2015 vintage, bottled on 17th April 2015. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy dark orange copper colour with a just under two finger beige head that had decent retention and left some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sour and tart mixed berries with oak and vanilla and a hint of clove.
Taste: Very much like the aroma with sour and tart mixed berries, notes of oak and vanilla along with hints of clove, vinegar and a light spice on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A good Wild Ale with nice taste and aromas.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A 750ml bottle, 2015 vintage, bottled on 17th April 2015. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy dark orange copper colour with a just under two finger beige head that had decent retention and left some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sour and tart mixed berries with oak and vanilla and a hint of clove.
Taste: Very much like the aroma with sour and tart mixed berries, notes of oak and vanilla along with hints of clove, vinegar and a light spice on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A good Wild Ale with nice taste and aromas.
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4.42/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2016 Vintage.
Smells just about perfect. pours nice. First half hour of sipping tastes incredible, but after that the sourness creeps up. This needs to be cut with some kind of Base if there is such a way. This should be consumed only in moderation because of its extreme acidity . Still a pretty incredible sour beer that has a way of enticing you to sip more even though your gut tells you otherwise. This is about as sour as it gets IMO.
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look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2016 Vintage.
Smells just about perfect. pours nice. First half hour of sipping tastes incredible, but after that the sourness creeps up. This needs to be cut with some kind of Base if there is such a way. This should be consumed only in moderation because of its extreme acidity . Still a pretty incredible sour beer that has a way of enticing you to sip more even though your gut tells you otherwise. This is about as sour as it gets IMO.
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3.57/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
L — Very slightly hazy golden orange body with a half finger of cream colored head produced with aerated pour. Minimal retention or lacing
S — Sour cherries, funk, lemon juice, tart raspberry, pear… definitely smells very sour
T — Apple cider vinegar, oaky tannins, lime juice, quince, unsweetened cranberry juice, lemongrass, rye spiciness
F — Tart and lactic! but lively. Medium- mouthfeel, medium- carb. Lasting sourness on the finish
O — A bit too sour for my liking, lacks a center-of-balance. Still a fairly decent wild ale
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72/100
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
L — Very slightly hazy golden orange body with a half finger of cream colored head produced with aerated pour. Minimal retention or lacing
S — Sour cherries, funk, lemon juice, tart raspberry, pear… definitely smells very sour
T — Apple cider vinegar, oaky tannins, lime juice, quince, unsweetened cranberry juice, lemongrass, rye spiciness
F — Tart and lactic! but lively. Medium- mouthfeel, medium- carb. Lasting sourness on the finish
O — A bit too sour for my liking, lacks a center-of-balance. Still a fairly decent wild ale
(cr)
72/100
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3.97/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.01/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Copper to amber hued with no discernible head whatsoever. The aroma is tart cherries and woodsy oak. I'm tasting plenty of tart cherries, woodsy oak, and earthy rye. The mouth is very dry, highly carbonated, and crisp. Aggressive acidity.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Copper to amber hued with no discernible head whatsoever. The aroma is tart cherries and woodsy oak. I'm tasting plenty of tart cherries, woodsy oak, and earthy rye. The mouth is very dry, highly carbonated, and crisp. Aggressive acidity.
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4.49/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.28/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.46/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2015 vintage. The spiciness of the rye is nicely showcased through both the aroma and flavor, giving an almost cinnamon-type aroma that pairs wonderfully with the vanilla/oak. Quite fruity, though bracingly sour which detracts from everything else going on with the beer imo.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2015 vintage. The spiciness of the rye is nicely showcased through both the aroma and flavor, giving an almost cinnamon-type aroma that pairs wonderfully with the vanilla/oak. Quite fruity, though bracingly sour which detracts from everything else going on with the beer imo.
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4.38/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.63/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sour In The Rye from Bruery Terreux
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