R&D Vintage 2016
New Glarus Brewing Company

R&D Vintage 2016R&D Vintage 2016
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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 6.27%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
42
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 26, 2022
Added:
Aug 12, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by crobinso:
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Rated by crobinso from Colorado

4.2/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Sep 17, 2022
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.02 by Mikexw from New York

Dec 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.11 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Dec 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by cd34 from Illinois

Jul 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4.35/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours superbly clear gold until the end, when a touch of cloudiness comes in, minimal white head, quick fade, no lacing.

S - Punchy sourness, light fruitiness, and a hint of barnyard funk around the edges.

T - Open starts bright apple and floral, but a stronger tide of sourness soon takes hold, funky Brett notes, and a tinge of earthy bitterness joins the lemony sourness in the finish.

M - Brisk, lingering spiky sourness, not puckering but persistent, strong enough to linger through the close.

O - One tasty sour, we’ll built and refreshing, with several levels and without a real flaw. Delicious.
Nov 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Aug 31, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by Old_Dead_Oak from Wisconsin

Jun 09, 2019
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Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee

4.03/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An absolutely delicious beer. Slightly hazy and blonde in the glass with a modest white head. A fruity aoma with Apple, plum, cherries, and peaches. The taste did not disappoint. Slightly tart with a heavy phenolic Brett influence, with heavy Band-Aid notes. The beer was also punctuated by The fruity notes as listed above. Dry and clean on the finish. Overall, a very funky beer with a Brett dominant flavor punctuated with the fruity elements.
Apr 03, 2019
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.16/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
this is great beer, a lambic type, but its subtle to me, lacking some of the wild complexity of the best new glarus wild beers and not quite hitting that all the way mature palate for me, despite its age at this point. not sure if this is a blend of vintages or not, i would assume it is, since others in the series have been, but this is somewhat straight forward, an obvious turbid mash and aged hop complexion, wheaty and pale, some lemonade notes to the nose, lactic and citric but not as runaway funky and developed bretty as i look for in the style, at least from the old world. the oak profile is strong, some white wine character to it too, and a sort of cereal porridge vibe on the grain side. there is a sharpness to it, but its not fully up front, fresh lemon zest vibes seem odd in here, wheaty and dry, a little musty, even a little oxidized. i liked this quite well, found it relatively unique, but less classic lambic-esque than i expected, and far less compelling and dramatic overall than the champ rouge from these guys that i had right next to it! enjoyable drinking experience, a rare one at this point i know, so fun to try, but a little less amazing that i thought it might be. i probably need to revisit this one in a little less busy beer setting, but sometimes lots of beers in the same session forces the best ones to rise up, and this one didnt quite get there for me, interesting and delicious as it is. i like that its different on the fermentation side, farmy and old worldy, unconventional.
Oct 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Oct 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by krome from Illinois

Oct 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by oline73 from Maryland

Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by jkrug5 from Maryland

Sep 18, 2018
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The playful spirit of New Glarus is alive and well with their R&D series of beer that tinkers with sour ale and a host of whimsies. Their 2016 Vintage boasts the additions of indigeonous apples on a spontaneously fermented base sour ale for a local taste with a deeply rooted sourness.

Hazy straw and sprite with a popping champagne froth, the sparkling beer radiates with a peppery nose of fermented spice, tart fruit, cider, wine and a funk-filled cloud of must. Light sweetness captures the taste of apple and white wine with its wafer breadiness and honeysuckle delicacy.

Sweetness rapidly retreats and leaves the middle palate a battleground for fruit and spice. Leading with green apple flavor, a taste of pear, melon, white grape and under ripened berries precede a balance of oak, pepper, brazen acidity and a stern linoleum-like alcohol spice that heats up the late palate.

Medium light on the palate, the beer's drying power leaves the mouth warm with white wine, puckering with grapefruit and lime sourness and lightly bitter with lemongrass, juniper and parsley before closing with a quick after palate and an aura of damp basement.
Aug 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Jul 09, 2018
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Reviewed by SadOldMrTot from Wisconsin

4.57/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Half liter bottle from the brewery. 1000th Wisconsin rating (I mostly rate elsewhere)! Murky orange, large fizzy white head, good retention. Aroma of pepper, funk, dry lemon. Taste is lemon, funk, pale malt, leather, vinegar, hints of leather. Medium bodied, strong lingering tartness.
Jul 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Proteus93 from Virginia

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Nice straw colored head, topped with a thin head which left a slim line rimming the glass.

S + T: Pleasant, sour yet sweet--some fruity esters evident in the aroma, perhaps most like pear.

M + O: Light-medium body, with a sharp carbonation which gives it a good, refreshing finish. A good beer to end the day... thanks to dkachur for sharing!
Jul 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.23 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jun 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jun 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by antoines15 from Indiana

May 19, 2018
R&D Vintage 2016 from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 42 ratings