Time Served
Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company
- From:
- Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.42 | pDev: 4.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 13, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 14, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts
4.19/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
One of the better wild ales I've tasted in a while.
Golden straw color with a 3F head in a tulip.
The aroma is not pronounced. But the wild ale character is strong in the taste,
and develops well at 50°.
Fruits, wild yeast, smooth MF.
Wild ales aren’t so popular, unless you’ve been drinking craft for a while. Great style, and I would like to see more of them brewed.
Mar 13, 2023Golden straw color with a 3F head in a tulip.
The aroma is not pronounced. But the wild ale character is strong in the taste,
and develops well at 50°.
Fruits, wild yeast, smooth MF.
Wild ales aren’t so popular, unless you’ve been drinking craft for a while. Great style, and I would like to see more of them brewed.
Reviewed by Sc0ttyt from Pennsylvania
4.84/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.84/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
I was in the area while on vacation and saw they had this sour beer available so I swung by and scooped one up. The only beer I've tried from Exhibit "A". I regret not buying more. Bottle 232/1200. Highly carbonated. A small acetic note that adds to the experience - absolutely not too much. Fairly sour but not over the top. Beautiful bouquet of fruity brett flavor and aroma. Fantastic balance of oak character. One of the cheapest bottles I picked up on that trip and happily surprised how good this was. Really wish I bought more...
May 16, 2022
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.29/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I haven't ever been able to get my hands on Exhibit 'A' wilds in the past, and I know there have been a few, so I am excited to see what this one is like. Time Served is a wild ale aged in wine barrels for three years, at which time it was transferred back to a steel vessel for some reason or another, where it aged for an additional year before bottling and bottle-conditioning. Yeah, that's a pretty damn long time. This was pretty affordable at about $13 for a 16.9 oz heavy Belgian-style bottle, so I'm looking forward to see how it turned out!
Pour is a very nice, effervescent golden colored beer with a hefty and retentive cap (two fingers or so) of bone-white foam with spritzy carbonation holding it up consistently even after five-to-ten minutes in my glass. Though some of it seems to bubble away quickly, the majority of the suds stick around stubbornly. Moderate legs if I swirl the glass a bit, and lace seems demure but not bad. Body is mostly hazy but without any obvious or apparent sediment suspended within. Overall, quite a nice looking beer. I'm impressed so far.
The initial scent brings me back to my first time opening a bottle of Rueuze by The Bruery. That is to say, this does have some elements of an Americanized "lambic"-type beer right off the bat. Aromas of bright pineapple, apricot, funky cheesy sourness, and some rustic sweaty undertones pop out immediately, along with some warm tannins from the oak. These lend a hint of vanilla and white wine to the proceedings as well, but the Brett and bacteria are very strongly displayed here as far as I can tell.
Tropical flavors coalesce on the tongue with papaya, mango, and passion fruit melding with hints of buttery Chardonnay and citrusy Pinot Gris that flock to the palate. Some stiff tannic oomph mingles with hay, deep acidity, and funk. Dry, almost acerbic bite on the end of each sip, but it's enough to make me want more. Heady sour aspects and a doughy complexion approach as this warms and opens up. I assume the base beer is just some mild, boring-leaning wheat beer or blonde ale or something, but the barrel aging has really brought out some fun complexity. I'm missing some of the crackery semi-sweet flavors I would typically get in better American wilds I've had (Allagash comes to mind), but this is well made, and it seems the 'time spent' was utilized positively. Kudos to EA for a good wild ale... doesn't seem like non-fruited sours with actual time spent on developing the culture, etc. really happen much anymore in this mile-a-minute beer world. Impressive dedication!
Nov 10, 2021Pour is a very nice, effervescent golden colored beer with a hefty and retentive cap (two fingers or so) of bone-white foam with spritzy carbonation holding it up consistently even after five-to-ten minutes in my glass. Though some of it seems to bubble away quickly, the majority of the suds stick around stubbornly. Moderate legs if I swirl the glass a bit, and lace seems demure but not bad. Body is mostly hazy but without any obvious or apparent sediment suspended within. Overall, quite a nice looking beer. I'm impressed so far.
The initial scent brings me back to my first time opening a bottle of Rueuze by The Bruery. That is to say, this does have some elements of an Americanized "lambic"-type beer right off the bat. Aromas of bright pineapple, apricot, funky cheesy sourness, and some rustic sweaty undertones pop out immediately, along with some warm tannins from the oak. These lend a hint of vanilla and white wine to the proceedings as well, but the Brett and bacteria are very strongly displayed here as far as I can tell.
Tropical flavors coalesce on the tongue with papaya, mango, and passion fruit melding with hints of buttery Chardonnay and citrusy Pinot Gris that flock to the palate. Some stiff tannic oomph mingles with hay, deep acidity, and funk. Dry, almost acerbic bite on the end of each sip, but it's enough to make me want more. Heady sour aspects and a doughy complexion approach as this warms and opens up. I assume the base beer is just some mild, boring-leaning wheat beer or blonde ale or something, but the barrel aging has really brought out some fun complexity. I'm missing some of the crackery semi-sweet flavors I would typically get in better American wilds I've had (Allagash comes to mind), but this is well made, and it seems the 'time spent' was utilized positively. Kudos to EA for a good wild ale... doesn't seem like non-fruited sours with actual time spent on developing the culture, etc. really happen much anymore in this mile-a-minute beer world. Impressive dedication!
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.44/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Didn't want to crack this yet, but realized if it's really good I need to know so I can get more
Pours a light fizzy 1 finger airy slight rocky head, med retention, light lacing, hazy light golden pale color
Nose has quite a bit of a Springdale base sour, lots of nice funk and souring bacteria, with quite a bit of white wine, some vanilla buttery oak, nice funk, some citrus fruit, tart white wine
Taste brings a lot more of everything, lots of buttery oak up front actually, some vanilla as well, white wine, tart wine and some white grape must even, lots of souring bacteria funk, general funk and tartness but not too acidic, I think the barrel rounded it nicely, more funk and fairly sour acidic on the finish, little flemmy
Mouth is med bod, med frothy carb, fair acidity and flemmy notes
Overall quite good, I would love to grab a few more bottles, but not sure if it will age well with that great barrel up front and lots of wine, I feel like aging it will detract from it, but still want to get more
Aug 14, 2021Pours a light fizzy 1 finger airy slight rocky head, med retention, light lacing, hazy light golden pale color
Nose has quite a bit of a Springdale base sour, lots of nice funk and souring bacteria, with quite a bit of white wine, some vanilla buttery oak, nice funk, some citrus fruit, tart white wine
Taste brings a lot more of everything, lots of buttery oak up front actually, some vanilla as well, white wine, tart wine and some white grape must even, lots of souring bacteria funk, general funk and tartness but not too acidic, I think the barrel rounded it nicely, more funk and fairly sour acidic on the finish, little flemmy
Mouth is med bod, med frothy carb, fair acidity and flemmy notes
Overall quite good, I would love to grab a few more bottles, but not sure if it will age well with that great barrel up front and lots of wine, I feel like aging it will detract from it, but still want to get more
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