Eternal Evolution Stage 1
Mirror Twin Brewing

Taking a walk on the wilder side of beer making, Mirror Twin steps away from their smoothie sour ales and devises one that has taken on a life all its own. Aged in wine barrels and with blackcurrant, this monster of a beer keeps its secrets coming.

Stage 1 of Eternal Evolution kicks off with a foggy purple and crimson color, looking much like a fine plum wine after the few bubbles settle down. taunting the nose with pickled berry aromas, its vinous scent tightens the jaws and wets the palate while a bead of sweat develops on the cheeks. Slightly jammy and succulent with fruit juices, the malt profile is thin and wafer-like with hints of taffy and sourdough.

As the briskly acidic ale washes the middle palate, is erases all thirst and replaces it with fruitiness of grape, dark berry, plum and currant with a background of lime, lemon, crabapple, gooseberry and dried grapefruit. Peppery, spicy and with a yeasty kick, the beer finishes musty with suggestions of damp moss, burlap, saddle leather and general cellar-like funk.

Light in body but plump in currant flavor, the beer's robust juices flow through the finish en route to a winey aftertaste equipped with cork, sourness and light balsamic.