Askew
Two Brothers Brewing Company

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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 8.93%
Reviews:
88
Ratings:
169
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 25, 2016
Added:
May 16, 2011
Wants:
  43
Gots:
  38
Ale brewed with Saccharomyces cerevisae and Brettanomyces. Transferred to oak foudre after initial fermentation. Foudre has previously gone through a spontaneous fermentation.
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Ratings by stxSS07:
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Reviewed by stxSS07 from Illinois

3.92/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a corked+caged 375ml into a wine glass.

A- Huge pop off of the cork...what is living in here? Pours a golden amber with a small amount of receding white head that doesn't hang around all that long. Carbonation starts off streaming, but dies off relatively quickly as well.

S- Tart Granny Smith apples, acidic vinegar, and very trace amounts of sweetness/breadiness/booze.

T- Follows the nose with ripe sour Granny apples on the front paired with the under-ripened mulberries I used to pick when I was little. Flows into an earthy tone with a buttery sweetness that dances around the mouth. Acidic sourness hangs around jussst a touch too long.

M- Medium bodied with a smooth and creamy texture. As the carb dies away it loses some of its appeal.

O- Really glad I picked this one up. I've tried hard to support 2Bros since I found them out over a year ago, but Bare Tree was the only other brew I could really get behind. He now has a fine tasting sour-brother.
May 21, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.73/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2011 vintage; drank 2/26/15 @ Harvest Hop Haus.

Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Hazy orange appearance.

Minimal off-white head; minimal lace.

Mildly tart strawberry nose; intoxicating!

Medium mouthfeel.

Mildly tart strawberry flavor up front; nice sweet strawberry finish, crisp & dry. A delicious, balanced sour. I never had this fresh, but it certainly aged wonderfully.
Nov 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by vande from Illinois

Jun 24, 2016
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Reviewed by emyers from Illinois

4.14/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12.7 fl oz bottle poured into a Founders snifter.

Appearance: pours a hazy copper color with a thin white head.

Smell: very pungent acidity, bready malt undertones

Taste: acidity is much more restrained than expected. Very balanced, apple cider with a clean light malt profile with a hint of caramel malt with a very clean acidity on the finish. Mellow, clean flavor. If you noticed, I used the word clean 3 times. Very clean.

Mouthfeel: crisp, and...clean. Low carbonation gives it a very smooth feel.

Overall: extremely drinkable, refreshing.
Jul 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.26 by WCW from Michigan

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.05 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by zestar from California

Aug 06, 2014
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB

Received 3x years ago (almost to the day) from Benpopper in a fantastic trade... Thanks Ben. Shared tonight with COOPMatt and Buckeyeboy. Pours a slightly hazed orange with a short-lived white head... still provides decent lacing.

Nose is big juicy and sour... a tiny bit acetic, but not bad given the age and the time spent in foudre... a bit of red wine and the brett really opened up on a later pour.

Flavor is sour, but not face-melting... surprisingly balanced... something that I associate with tannic pie cherries.. a touch acetic on the back-end and perhaps something that I associate with acetone, but I think Matt poisoned my well with that.

Nice body and carbonation... has held up surprisingly well... Thanks again Ben, we should hook up again some time.

3.75's across the board.
Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by dunlap926 from Illinois

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ackeeper from Illinois

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by funkyaudio from Illinois

Apr 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by egrace84 from Illinois

Feb 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CSO from Illinois

Feb 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by unclejazz from New York

Jan 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by weonfire from Illinois

Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Photekut from Tennessee

Aug 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by riemster from Ohio

Jul 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Davit from California

Jun 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by chippo33 from Vermont

May 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by coffygrinder from Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2013
Askew from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 169 ratings