Wild Sinister Kid - Double Black Currant & Pinot Noir
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 9.51%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 20, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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This year, we've crafted what we consider to be our most complex variations of Sinister Kid to date. We took the base Belgian Strong Ale recipe, fermented it with our native New England yeast culture for two years in both bourbon and wine barrels, then transferred the beer to our oak foeders to condition on a variety of fruit. The six resulting blends are intricate expressions of wild yeast, time, and fruit all coming together harmoniously in the bottle.
Wild Sinister Kid: Black Currant Pinot Noir is a blend consisting of 60% bourbon barrel-aged beer and 40% wine barrel-aged beer conditioned on black currants and pinot noir grapes. Pouring an enticing garnet color, aromas of fresh-pressed grapes, mixed red berries, black currants, and a hint of herbaceousness are immediately apparent. Soft on the palate, with a medium body, Wild Sinister Kid: Black Currant Pinot Noir boasts a refined acidity that welcomes the next sip.
Three of the 2019 Wild Sinister Kid blends were conditioned upon twice the amount of fruit as their counterparts to achieve a truly elegant and fruit-forward final blend. Consisting of 50% bourbon barrel-aged beer and 50% wine barrel-aged beer, Wild Sinister Kid: Double Blackberry Cabernet presents a deep plum color in the glass. Intense blackberry aromas wash over the palate immediately followed by notes of fig, raisin, and cherry. Mildly warming, with a touch of sweetness and rounded acidity, this beer is elegantly balanced and refined.
Malt: Pilsner Malt, Abbey Malt, Special B, Carafa III
Hops: US Goldings
Additional Ingredients: Black Currant, Pinot Noir Grapes, Belgian Candi
Wild Sinister Kid: Black Currant Pinot Noir is a blend consisting of 60% bourbon barrel-aged beer and 40% wine barrel-aged beer conditioned on black currants and pinot noir grapes. Pouring an enticing garnet color, aromas of fresh-pressed grapes, mixed red berries, black currants, and a hint of herbaceousness are immediately apparent. Soft on the palate, with a medium body, Wild Sinister Kid: Black Currant Pinot Noir boasts a refined acidity that welcomes the next sip.
Three of the 2019 Wild Sinister Kid blends were conditioned upon twice the amount of fruit as their counterparts to achieve a truly elegant and fruit-forward final blend. Consisting of 50% bourbon barrel-aged beer and 50% wine barrel-aged beer, Wild Sinister Kid: Double Blackberry Cabernet presents a deep plum color in the glass. Intense blackberry aromas wash over the palate immediately followed by notes of fig, raisin, and cherry. Mildly warming, with a touch of sweetness and rounded acidity, this beer is elegantly balanced and refined.
Malt: Pilsner Malt, Abbey Malt, Special B, Carafa III
Hops: US Goldings
Additional Ingredients: Black Currant, Pinot Noir Grapes, Belgian Candi
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
4/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not quite to the level of Wild Sinister Kid Double Sour Cherry & Malbec, but still a delicious effort. Deep, deep purple pour, sour cherries flavor bubbles the surface with backbone flavors of figs and raisins. Tart, but never too much so.
Oct 03, 2020
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.49/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dark earthy berry red appearance with a fizzy sparse light amber red head. Complex wild berry notes complemented by bourbon, wine, grapes, and oak. Medium body, lively, coating, pleasantly carbonated mouthfeel.
Jun 29, 2020
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.93/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.93/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dark colored red, smells briefly like the inside of a freshly picked garden black raspberry, dark berries, black currants, dried raisin-like fruit, red fruits, some dark strawberry, pomegranates, Pinot Noir red wine grapes, oaky barrel, slight char, leather, vanilla, tobacco leaf, slight hint of bourbon, red wine, dark molasses, baking chocolate, dark toffee, dark caramel, wet foresty earthy herbal notes, vinous, juicy, like a natural wine, intense dark currant taste, red fruits, leathery, tart, fruity, rich
Nov 08, 2019
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