Biere de Vin
Fine Creek Brewing Company
- From:
- Fine Creek Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 11, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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This Bière de Vin is a blend of two Brett Saisons, one aged in wine barrels for 20 months and the other for 9 months, that were blended and then conditioned on Cabernet Sauvignon grape skins from our friends at Blenheim Vineyards.
Prior to conditioning, this blend was a fruity and funky Saison with floral notes and a crisp minerality. It had some mild yeast derived spice, alongside light malt tones of hay and wheat flour from a grist of Murphy & Rude 6-Row and Epiphany malted Triticale.
Conditioning on the Cabernet Sauvignon for three months transformed the beer significantly, lending it a beautiful garnet hue and a fruit forward aroma of cranberry and tart cherry. The brett in this beer still makes itself known, blending a pleasant leathery funk with aromatics of dry red wine. Natural carbonation adds a liveliness to the mouthfeel, and brings flavors of strawberry and raspberry to the foreground, while allowing darker notes of pomegranate and oak to still shine through. The finish is incredibly dry with noticeable tannins and a very gentle acidity.
Prior to conditioning, this blend was a fruity and funky Saison with floral notes and a crisp minerality. It had some mild yeast derived spice, alongside light malt tones of hay and wheat flour from a grist of Murphy & Rude 6-Row and Epiphany malted Triticale.
Conditioning on the Cabernet Sauvignon for three months transformed the beer significantly, lending it a beautiful garnet hue and a fruit forward aroma of cranberry and tart cherry. The brett in this beer still makes itself known, blending a pleasant leathery funk with aromatics of dry red wine. Natural carbonation adds a liveliness to the mouthfeel, and brings flavors of strawberry and raspberry to the foreground, while allowing darker notes of pomegranate and oak to still shine through. The finish is incredibly dry with noticeable tannins and a very gentle acidity.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2023 vintage; drank 8/5/24 @ Pokemon Communion.
Opaque purple/red appearance; champagne bubbles were present throughout.
An even pour yielded a small khaki head; minimal lacing remained.
Raspberry, wood, cabernet sauvignon & faint smoke notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Tart raspberry & wood flavors up front; mild lemon notes on the finish.
Tartness meets red berry meets wood tradition. Delicious.
Aug 24, 2024Opaque purple/red appearance; champagne bubbles were present throughout.
An even pour yielded a small khaki head; minimal lacing remained.
Raspberry, wood, cabernet sauvignon & faint smoke notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Tart raspberry & wood flavors up front; mild lemon notes on the finish.
Tartness meets red berry meets wood tradition. Delicious.
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