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Askew
Two Brothers Brewing Company
- 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:
- 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 warnerry:
Reviewed by warnerry from Michigan
3.83/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle into a tulip.
A -- Nice pop when the cork js removed. Pours light copper in color with almost two fingers of off-white head. Head fades rather quickly and doesn't leave much lacing. Initially a big stream of carbonation slows down after a few minutes.
S -- White grapes and a bit of lemon tartness with a mild yeast funk. Some tart apple as well.
T -- Nice tart of tart white grapes and sour apple up front. Not much earthy funk really, but a small yeast presence. Faint oak notes. Middle seems to fall a bit flat. Finish is tart with a bit more funk coming through.
M -- Medium crisp mouthfeel that finishes with a pleasant but not overwhelming dryness.
O -- This definitely has a white wine character to it. More earthy funk would be welcome, but still a pretty good sour. Just lacking some complexity.
Oct 07, 2011A -- Nice pop when the cork js removed. Pours light copper in color with almost two fingers of off-white head. Head fades rather quickly and doesn't leave much lacing. Initially a big stream of carbonation slows down after a few minutes.
S -- White grapes and a bit of lemon tartness with a mild yeast funk. Some tart apple as well.
T -- Nice tart of tart white grapes and sour apple up front. Not much earthy funk really, but a small yeast presence. Faint oak notes. Middle seems to fall a bit flat. Finish is tart with a bit more funk coming through.
M -- Medium crisp mouthfeel that finishes with a pleasant but not overwhelming dryness.
O -- This definitely has a white wine character to it. More earthy funk would be welcome, but still a pretty good sour. Just lacking some complexity.
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2016Poured 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.
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
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, 2015Appearance: 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.
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
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, 2014Received 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.
Askew from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
169 ratings
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