Amalgam
Varvar Brew
- From:
- Varvar Brew
- Ukraine
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 1.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 30, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 01, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We continue our experiments with vast universe of wild yeast and wood. Amalgam means mix, blend, fusion or alloy. And it's a perfect name for this beer which is a blend of wheat and rye beers transformed by work of tiny beasts (well, mushrooms, but it's details). For more than half a year they worked their way through this mix and changed the profile into a bone dry burst of tart apples, citrus (is it grapefruit notes? orange? tangerine? decide for yourself) and pleasant glowing warmth.
Time in the barrel (red wine): 8 months.
Time in the barrel (red wine): 8 months.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
3.59/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Brewskival 2019.
Pours an unclear orange with some wispy head.
Smell is tart with notes of apricots, citrus and a bit of grass.
Taste is tart and a bit funky, with notes of apricot, citrus, beets and a bit of horse blanket with a mild bitterness to finish.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, an interesting sour that could benefit from some more age.
Sep 01, 2019Pours an unclear orange with some wispy head.
Smell is tart with notes of apricots, citrus and a bit of grass.
Taste is tart and a bit funky, with notes of apricot, citrus, beets and a bit of horse blanket with a mild bitterness to finish.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, an interesting sour that could benefit from some more age.
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