Unplugged Sour Brown Ale
New Glarus Brewing Company

Unplugged Sour Brown AleUnplugged Sour Brown Ale
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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
ABV:
6%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 13.61%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
86
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 13, 2017
Added:
Feb 04, 2005
Wants:
  44
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Jredner:
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Reviewed by Jredner from Florida

4.29/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aroma is vinegar with the oak almost as prominent. Cloudy reddish brown with almost no head. Sour fruits....old overripe oranges (that stands out a lot) and overripe apples, but the effect is very pleasing. The oak is less noticeable in the flavor, but still present. This was much better than I expected from the ratings before me.
Feb 10, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Jun 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by Beginner2 from Illinois

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by SkinniePost from Wisconsin

May 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by MNPikey from Minnesota

Oct 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Sep 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by PopnLoads from Illinois

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by UffDaBock from Wisconsin

Jul 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by coldmeat23 from Oklahoma

Jun 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by eliz108 from Wisconsin

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jon from Michigan

Dec 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Nov 23, 2012
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.58/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Amber in color with a finger of off-white head. A slight vinegar note along with a hint of raspberry and red wine vinegar. Some oak and vanilla notes to it as well. The flavor is rather simple. Fairly acetic with red wine and balsamic vinegar notes. Some dark fruit notes and maybe a little bit of wood/oak.
Jul 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by EasyReader from North Carolina

Jan 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jan 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Beertracker from Oklahoma

Dec 16, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by Photekut from Tennessee

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by BieresDesMoines from Iowa

4.62/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This is from some old notes, but the beer was pretty old at that time.

Pours a Reddish brown, carbonation is farily still. Aromas of Apple, Oak, som e brown sugar, fairly funky. Flavor is fairly reminicent of wine, some notes of sour cherries, a light toastyness, generally dry and fairly crisp.
Feb 21, 2011
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Finally got a chance to try this one!

Color is burnt caramel brown. Has a light off white head.

Aroma: Classic door county cherries. Caramel flavors and vanilla. Oak and spice. A lot like enigma.

Taste: A nice amount of sour door county cherries. Oak, vanilla. Very much like enigma. Cherries are dry and tart. Caramel malts.

Mouthfeel: Dry, tart, smooth, and clean. Lighter bodied with a lower amount of carbonation. Ends clean, but dry.

Overall it is a really good beer. Very drinkable too. I think this one is getting pretty old at this time, but it was drinking excellent.
Oct 21, 2010
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Reviewed by kbutler1 from Minnesota

3.58/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle. Really looking forward to trying this one! Pours into my glass a murky, opaque brown color with a slight tan head. The aroma is more sweet than sour with notes of caramel and toffe. Slight sourness in the nose but minimal compared to the sweet aromas. The taste is fairly consistent with the nose in that the first sip yields a very sweet caramel/toffee taste that gives way to some mild sourness. Medium mouthfeel. Overall, a decent beer but if you are looking for something actually sour then this is not for you. The sweetness to me would get a little old if I had to drink a lot.
Oct 20, 2010
Unplugged Sour Brown Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 86 ratings