Lineage Oat
Trillium Brewing Company

 

 

Look - poured relatively flat, a goldish color

Smell - a little sour and acidic, but not strong.

Taste - same as above but I'm not going to say it was good or anything. As usual when it warmed it it the sweet spot. Middle of the road on the tart / acid scale, didn't taste any oat like stuff. Might have been much better when fresh.

Feel - pretty bad, lacked carbo but otherwise medium to full bodied.

Either I sat on this too long, which usually isn't the case for Trillium sours, or my bottle had gone bad in some way. I'm suspecting the seal might not have been great as the carbonation was there, but didn't pop like at typical Trillium at this age. Too bad was I was looking forward to this, Trillium's usually age really well.

Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy honeyed golden color with a modest head that fades rather quickly; spotty lacing

Smell: Funky aromatics, with green apple, white wine grape and lemon tones; there is an herbal aspect too

Taste: Acetic tartness forward, with a combination of white wine grape, green apple and lemon flavors; the funk and oak build, through the middle; very cider-y in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low carbonation

Overall: This beer has matured nicely, though I hadn't meant to sit on it for so long; needs a bit more carbonation, though

Thanks, PhineasMcClintock, for the opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drank this at the brewery today along with the Wakefield imperial stout collab; this is officially my 100th Trillium beer rated on BA; very good wild ale, Trillium seems to get the idea of balance in their wilds and sours