Whippoorwill
Barrel Culture Brewing and Blending
- From:
- Barrel Culture Brewing and Blending
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 28, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 01, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Barrel aged Blonde Sour Ale. Aged on farm foraged pears from Whippoorwill Farms, with ginger and geranium tea.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
SRM 3.5 (pale gold) with a light haze and tons of crackling carbonation. One half inch of white foam holds for two minutes before vanishing in a flash, leaving a ring and no lace. A fine film clings to a Pretentious Glass Company Crispy-Boi Tulip without presenting legs.
This beer is highly fragrant and initially floral. Oak tannin shortly overwhelms, then dominates, over wheat and apricot. The floral notes become faint and delicate with horse blanket working its way in, while the oak recedes back and sourness takes its place.
The flavor is extremely tart, with strong sweetness that fails to provide any control. Bitterness follows in progression and strength. The acidic tartness is the main event, never releasing its grip. White grapes and green apples are clearly expressed. Jolly Rancher Green Apple comes to mind. Surprisingly, the long finish is muted. Ginger and pears are obvious only after reading the label, and the tea becomes noticeable with warmth, perhaps only as a suggestion.
A medium body with a sharp silky texture and modest fine carbonation. Alcohol is far above expectations. The tartness is truly bracing.
This beer needs something pungent and fatty to tame it down. While delicious, the tartness and acidity are an assault on one's senses. My recommendation is to sip it and let it warm. I imagine risotto and pork bellies would pair well.
May 28, 2022This beer is highly fragrant and initially floral. Oak tannin shortly overwhelms, then dominates, over wheat and apricot. The floral notes become faint and delicate with horse blanket working its way in, while the oak recedes back and sourness takes its place.
The flavor is extremely tart, with strong sweetness that fails to provide any control. Bitterness follows in progression and strength. The acidic tartness is the main event, never releasing its grip. White grapes and green apples are clearly expressed. Jolly Rancher Green Apple comes to mind. Surprisingly, the long finish is muted. Ginger and pears are obvious only after reading the label, and the tea becomes noticeable with warmth, perhaps only as a suggestion.
A medium body with a sharp silky texture and modest fine carbonation. Alcohol is far above expectations. The tartness is truly bracing.
This beer needs something pungent and fatty to tame it down. While delicious, the tartness and acidity are an assault on one's senses. My recommendation is to sip it and let it warm. I imagine risotto and pork bellies would pair well.
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