Benedictum | Real Ale Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Real Ale Brewing Company
Texas, United States
realalebrewing.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.40%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Base beer — blend of brown ales
Maturation — 2 years
Secondary fermentation — wild yeast and bacteria in barrels
Tasting notes — toffee, cherry pie, tart
Added by kjkinsey on 11-26-2013
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Ratings: 58 | Reviews: 3
Reviews by MattSweatshirt:
4/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours super dark and bar lighting isn't helping. Light brown at the bottom of the glass. Small tanned/off-white head.
Good Flanders base that is tart and brings forth some wood, cherry, dark chocolate, light vinegar, apple, light sweetness. The added cherries didn't seem to pop all that much.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours super dark and bar lighting isn't helping. Light brown at the bottom of the glass. Small tanned/off-white head.
Good Flanders base that is tart and brings forth some wood, cherry, dark chocolate, light vinegar, apple, light sweetness. The added cherries didn't seem to pop all that much.
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More User Reviews:
4.5/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Once again a beer with no real review. I just don't understand why people can't write a little? Oh well. On tap at D&T in Houston.
A: Pours a dark ruby red, almost brown color. A one finger beige head forms with good retention and lace.
S: Tart and acidic up front. Lightly vinegary. Cherry tartness, that is a bit tanin like. Light wood. Beautifully tart, but simple. Lovely.
T: Again that tart, acidic vinegar flavor. Tart cherries and other dark fruits. Plums and figs. The tartness of the fruit and bugs are substantial and very welcoming with some wood/oak character.
M/D: A medium body. Though so incredibly crisp and effervescent. So clean and finishes perfectly dry. Just a beautiful beer to drink. I can't wait to get more.
An amazing Flanders style sour. This can easily be placed into at least three different styles. No bother with that however. Just another excellent MV beer that puts most everything from Jester King to shame.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Once again a beer with no real review. I just don't understand why people can't write a little? Oh well. On tap at D&T in Houston.
A: Pours a dark ruby red, almost brown color. A one finger beige head forms with good retention and lace.
S: Tart and acidic up front. Lightly vinegary. Cherry tartness, that is a bit tanin like. Light wood. Beautifully tart, but simple. Lovely.
T: Again that tart, acidic vinegar flavor. Tart cherries and other dark fruits. Plums and figs. The tartness of the fruit and bugs are substantial and very welcoming with some wood/oak character.
M/D: A medium body. Though so incredibly crisp and effervescent. So clean and finishes perfectly dry. Just a beautiful beer to drink. I can't wait to get more.
An amazing Flanders style sour. This can easily be placed into at least three different styles. No bother with that however. Just another excellent MV beer that puts most everything from Jester King to shame.
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4.31/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Brown with thin head
S: Chocolate, lemon, tart cherry, lactic, caramel, strawberry
T: Medium sour, chocolate, cherry, caramel, lemon, acidic, lactic, oak, earthy Brett, vanilla
M: Light all around
O: Phenomenal integration of dark malts, fruit, earthy Brett and sour wild yeast. Very well done American oud bruin with the sour slightly kicked up
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Brown with thin head
S: Chocolate, lemon, tart cherry, lactic, caramel, strawberry
T: Medium sour, chocolate, cherry, caramel, lemon, acidic, lactic, oak, earthy Brett, vanilla
M: Light all around
O: Phenomenal integration of dark malts, fruit, earthy Brett and sour wild yeast. Very well done American oud bruin with the sour slightly kicked up
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4.49/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Holy sh**! This is brewed in Texas? Closest beer brewed in the US I've ever had to a real Oud Bruin. Wonderful.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Holy sh**! This is brewed in Texas? Closest beer brewed in the US I've ever had to a real Oud Bruin. Wonderful.
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4.25/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Benedictum from Real Ale Brewing Company
Beer rating:
4.41 out of
5 with
58 ratings
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