Golden Canary
Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room
- From:
- Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #53 - ABV:
- 7.25%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #697 - Avg:
- 4.4 | pDev: 7.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 24
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 22, 2011
- Wants:
- 161
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
A foeder conditioned blend of golden ales, Golden canary marries a bready malt base with bright acidity, earthy funk, and mild barrel character from a portion of the blend maturing in oak barrels for 1-3 years in our wild cellar. open now for notes of stone fruit, green apple, and citrus zest—or let it mature further to allow the wild character to develop complexity over time.
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Ratings by devilmakesthree:
Rated by devilmakesthree from Oregon
5/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Sep 06, 2016
5/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Sep 06, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.91/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
375 ml bottle at share. Golden pour with a small white head. Tart aroma, fruity, grassy, brett. Taste is heavy on the funk, light citrus, white grape, rounded out by oak barrel.
Nov 16, 2023
Reviewed by BerryKumquat from California
4.26/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: A golden yellow color.
S: Strong pungent oak.
T: A tartier saison dupont. This is a tarty strong saison with bold farm notes and a crisp dry finish.
F: A tarty farm house.
O: A strong saison dupont with no downside.
Aug 14, 2021S: Strong pungent oak.
T: A tartier saison dupont. This is a tarty strong saison with bold farm notes and a crisp dry finish.
F: A tarty farm house.
O: A strong saison dupont with no downside.
Rated by eatsluggs from Florida
3.75/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
World class my a...
Jul 31, 2020
Reviewed by FFreak from Vermont
4.39/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a wine glass. Beer is mostly clear, not a lot of color, but some lemonade color with a pinkish tint. Tall head that dissipates quickly. Aromas are of tart lemon and cherry, with just a hint of funk. Taste is a straight up wonderful blend of sweet and sour, with white grape juice and lemonade on top of sweet tart candies. Sour but not puckering. Mouth feel is just right. Overall, a great semi-sour ale from Block 15.
Jan 30, 2017
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
3.98/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2014 vintage. Thanks, Brian!
Clear amber pour with a thin, white head with good retention and minimal lacing. Nice nose, a blend of lactic and acetic acid, fruity, tart, vanilla, bright, some oak. Mild musty sweetness, damp basement. Mildly doughy. Palate opens fruity and sour, dominated by acetic acid, bright and fruity. Moderate lactic acid, a little yogurt like. Mid palate is sweet with honey and doughy toast. Mildly sweet and moderately acetic on the finish. Funk is minimal on the palate. Quite delicious.
Aug 16, 2016Clear amber pour with a thin, white head with good retention and minimal lacing. Nice nose, a blend of lactic and acetic acid, fruity, tart, vanilla, bright, some oak. Mild musty sweetness, damp basement. Mildly doughy. Palate opens fruity and sour, dominated by acetic acid, bright and fruity. Moderate lactic acid, a little yogurt like. Mid palate is sweet with honey and doughy toast. Mildly sweet and moderately acetic on the finish. Funk is minimal on the palate. Quite delicious.
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