Splinter Blue
Tröegs Brewing Company

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From:
Tröegs Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
95
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 8.16%
Reviews:
81
Ratings:
135
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 25, 2015
Added:
Sep 16, 2010
Wants:
  333
Gots:
  16
What is Splinter Blue? Splinter Blue combines three of our favorite things – Dreamweaver, tart cherries, and Brettanyomyces. To begin this process we fermented Dreamweaver wort with Belgian/Lambic yeast blend. After a complete fermentation we aged the beer in oak barrels with wild yeast and souring bacteria for one year and then added eighty pounds of tart cherries for another six months of aging.
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Ratings by ygtbsm94:
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Rated by ygtbsm94 from Utah

3.5/5  rDev -18.4%

Jan 16, 2012
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Rated: 4.26 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.45 by KAF from Iowa

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by JavaNoire from Iowa

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by wethorseblanket from California

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by chippo33 from Vermont

Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zestar from California

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Apr 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zrab11 from Indiana

Oct 16, 2013
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Reviewed by portia99 from Massachusetts

4.27/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle generously shared at jlindros 30th birthday tasting by Duffy and Kyle. Big thanks for getting the opportunity to try this major want of mine. Poured into a Sierra Nevada 30th anniversary glass.

A - Pours a well hazed, pale grapefruity juice looking liquid in the glass. A fizzy, thin head of white bubbles forms briefly and falls to the surface leaving only a thin collar of bubbles and not much for lacing.

S - Super funky and barnyard! Tons of brett influence here. Powdered sugar, cherries galore, super tart and sour! I am liking this a lot.

T - Lots of cherry up front to make the first impression. Sweet, a bit sugary overall although quite tart and sour. Funk isn't as strong as in the aroma but definitely here to make an impact at a medium level intensity. Very nice.

M - Thin/medium body with a very high carbonation that gives a foamy feel in the mouth...nice and funky and tart.

O - Definitely didn't let me down. Been wanting to try this for a long time after being unsuccessful in landing a bottle myself. Glad to try this one!
Sep 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by claaark13 from Indiana

Aug 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by cosmonick from Indiana

Aug 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by kdmcguire10 from Michigan

Jul 19, 2013
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Reviewed by BucketBoy from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes. Tasted this at Ryan's Labor Day tasting 2011.

L - Wow, great color - translucent red/blue, nice spritely top bubbles.

S - Nice tart, touch of cherry skin, the wheat actually goes a long way in the nose too.

T - Solid! Again, wheat and nice tart cherry, perhaps nearly imperceptible blueberry - tastes very summery.

F - Pleasant and smooth flowing. Once more the wheat from the Dreamweaver has contributed its part to make this smoooth.

O - Refreshing, though not overly complex or fruit-forward.
Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by sirsteve42 from New York

Jun 24, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by joefuzz from New York

Jun 22, 2013
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Reviewed by Thesoundandthefury from Washington

4.8/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Damn near as perfect a beer as I could imagine. The brett, cherries, wheat, and oak are all in harmony.

This poured a beautiful rose color, and smelled or sour cherries, oak, and brett.

The taste was all flavor to savor, with each sip allowing the combination of flavors to shine. The nose matched the flavor, and the carbonation was just perfect. Despite some reports of gushers, I found this carbonation to be spot on fine.

Mouthfeel was smooth and silky with tiny prickly bubbles, just how I like it.

Overall, I'd drink this stuff everyday if I could. Troegs, make this a regular. seriously.
Jun 22, 2013
Splinter Blue from Tröegs Brewing Company
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 135 ratings