Cursed Heirloom - Irish Whiskey
Primitive Beer

 

this is what i wanted from primitive, so glad i got to drink one of these, i loved it, and its wholly unconventional with the irish whiskey, but also super traditional with the vintage blending in the gueuze tradition, fully spontaneous, very mature, worth the price. incredibly sexy packaging on this, pretty beer in the glass too, pale apricot to honey colored with very little head on it but nice shine and glide, lovely. the aroma is awesome too, definitely get the maturity and the wild yeasts, less sour than their bottle rocket surgery i had in the same session, way less bacterial, slower, less intense, lots and lots of old world funk, green glass weirdness, and oak, its complex and very much gueuze-like on its own, even a rawness and dusty thing to the wheat malt, but then add in the irish whiskey and its totally original. this whiskey has some sweetness but its not cloying like bourbon, it also makes some strange fruitiness pop, cantaloupe, tangerine, dried mango slices, and peach nectar, wild. i get some golden raisin too, but this is drier by the end, some appropriate oxidation, a light brassy thing, and some aged hop herbal vibes too. the whiskey also brings light vanilla, honey, and even peat to this although its not scotch, would not have guessed this beer and these barrels would be so compatible. not quite enough carbonation, but i like the ph, perhaps it will pick up with more time in the bottle, i am sure this will age well otherwise too. looks like they do this base blend in a few different barrels, i hope to score those down the road, but this is pretty special stuff, authentic lambic as a base, unique ferment, very very cool and clever barrel treatment. thankful for the opportunity to drink this with the crew!