Futterwacken
Cheshire Brewing Company
- From:
- Cheshire Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.75 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 12, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 12, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
2.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Cheshire Brewing Co. "Futterwacken"
$16 / 32 fl. oz. can dated 2/9 and sampled on 2/12/23
Notes via stream of consciousness: I can see just from pouring this that it's flat. I'll chalk that up to bad canning but it probably had a lower carbonation to begin with. A head never really formed but what was there appeared to be a light khaki. It's dissapointing to say the least but let's move on. The aroma is fruity with lots of dark skinned fruit, and there's Bourbon and oak there as well. That sounds really good but there's just a bit of caramelish malt there and it comes across as thin. Hopefully the flavor will be fuller... ... ... but it's not. Well, it is, but not by much. I like the level of the caramel in the malt; it's got that reddish-brown caramel thing going with some almost-burnt sugar as well. Overall, however, there's just not enough malt and not enough sweetness to balance the heavy fruitiness and Bourbon. More importantly, it's acidic. I don't know if that's due to the dark malts or some kind of lactic activity but it's inappropriate and unpleasant. Hopefully, and this is the best case scenario, I just got a bad can. Beyond that I wonder if this is a one-off beer with the thought that maybe they just went all out on it before nailing down a solid Scotch ale recipe first. The fruitiness (apple, pear, plum, black raisin, black currant) is definitely too much, the acidity shouldn't be there at all, and there's way too much Bourbon and oak given the amount of malt sweetness that's there leaving it way out of balance. Or is that oak? Is the dryness I'm perceiving actually due to the acidity? It's possible. On a positive note, the alcohol isn't overdone becuase that would've been a disaster. I wanted to get a sample of this before I invested in a full crowler but the bartender was super busy and all alone on a Saturday night so I put my faith behind it based on the previous beers that I had tried. That's not to say that it's undrinkable but sometimes the acidity leaves me feeling like I just threw up in my throat and then swallowed it back down. It's also a little bit astringent but I'm not sure if that's the acidity or poor mashing technique. The mouthfeel is thin for the style, and it's flat. I'm going to guess that this is around 1 volume of CO2 per liter whereas even a cask ale should be at 1.8 to 2. I can't recommend this beer as it is but I think it has potential.
Review #8,534
Feb 12, 2023$16 / 32 fl. oz. can dated 2/9 and sampled on 2/12/23
Notes via stream of consciousness: I can see just from pouring this that it's flat. I'll chalk that up to bad canning but it probably had a lower carbonation to begin with. A head never really formed but what was there appeared to be a light khaki. It's dissapointing to say the least but let's move on. The aroma is fruity with lots of dark skinned fruit, and there's Bourbon and oak there as well. That sounds really good but there's just a bit of caramelish malt there and it comes across as thin. Hopefully the flavor will be fuller... ... ... but it's not. Well, it is, but not by much. I like the level of the caramel in the malt; it's got that reddish-brown caramel thing going with some almost-burnt sugar as well. Overall, however, there's just not enough malt and not enough sweetness to balance the heavy fruitiness and Bourbon. More importantly, it's acidic. I don't know if that's due to the dark malts or some kind of lactic activity but it's inappropriate and unpleasant. Hopefully, and this is the best case scenario, I just got a bad can. Beyond that I wonder if this is a one-off beer with the thought that maybe they just went all out on it before nailing down a solid Scotch ale recipe first. The fruitiness (apple, pear, plum, black raisin, black currant) is definitely too much, the acidity shouldn't be there at all, and there's way too much Bourbon and oak given the amount of malt sweetness that's there leaving it way out of balance. Or is that oak? Is the dryness I'm perceiving actually due to the acidity? It's possible. On a positive note, the alcohol isn't overdone becuase that would've been a disaster. I wanted to get a sample of this before I invested in a full crowler but the bartender was super busy and all alone on a Saturday night so I put my faith behind it based on the previous beers that I had tried. That's not to say that it's undrinkable but sometimes the acidity leaves me feeling like I just threw up in my throat and then swallowed it back down. It's also a little bit astringent but I'm not sure if that's the acidity or poor mashing technique. The mouthfeel is thin for the style, and it's flat. I'm going to guess that this is around 1 volume of CO2 per liter whereas even a cask ale should be at 1.8 to 2. I can't recommend this beer as it is but I think it has potential.
Review #8,534
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