Barrel-Aged Côte De Champlain
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
- From:
- Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 0.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 07, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Zero Gravity Brewing "Barrel-Aged Côte De Champlain"
"Limited Edition Batch No 1 Year 2016"
750 ML brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$16.78 @ the Pine Street Brewery
"Our Belgian Golden Ale Fermented with Brettanomyces and aged in Caledonian Spirits Tom Cat Gin Barrels"
Note: I have no idea how old this is. I bought it on 6 June 2016 and immediately put it in the fridge.
Appearance: Hazy orange-gold body beneath a finger thick head of bright white froth that takes forever to settle, and leaves a solid 1/4" head covering almost completely throughout. On the other hand, the lacing leaves something to be desired, although sour beers do tend to fall behind.
Aroma: Sweet tarts candy, apricot, peach, and pear. "Spice". Crushed red grape. Chalk/citrus pith. Pineapple. Floral. Alcohol. Papaya.
Flavor: As the aroma suggests but with greater breadth. There's some lemony character to it, and a bit of alcohol as well, but also a little bit of that PEZ candy-like grape flavor. It's sweetish, but also malt-based at the same time, and not just sugary; and well-balanced by its low-level bitterness and the thin-edge of alcohol from the gin barrels. Normally I might question that, but it seems to work here, and the alcohol itself makes a perfect cut through it. Some wood comes out as well, and lends to the flavor but also helps to dry it. The gin barrels also lend it a floral, fruity, and herbal character that lingers into the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light in body with an initially spritz carbonation. Unfortunately a bit astringent.
Overall: Stunning! The gin barrel (which I am generally against, at least based on other beers that I've tasted in Vermont using the same) seems to work for the better and vault this beer beyond what it could otherwise be (although I'd imagine it's quite good on its own prior to gin-barrel agin).
Sep 28, 2016"Limited Edition Batch No 1 Year 2016"
750 ML brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$16.78 @ the Pine Street Brewery
"Our Belgian Golden Ale Fermented with Brettanomyces and aged in Caledonian Spirits Tom Cat Gin Barrels"
Note: I have no idea how old this is. I bought it on 6 June 2016 and immediately put it in the fridge.
Appearance: Hazy orange-gold body beneath a finger thick head of bright white froth that takes forever to settle, and leaves a solid 1/4" head covering almost completely throughout. On the other hand, the lacing leaves something to be desired, although sour beers do tend to fall behind.
Aroma: Sweet tarts candy, apricot, peach, and pear. "Spice". Crushed red grape. Chalk/citrus pith. Pineapple. Floral. Alcohol. Papaya.
Flavor: As the aroma suggests but with greater breadth. There's some lemony character to it, and a bit of alcohol as well, but also a little bit of that PEZ candy-like grape flavor. It's sweetish, but also malt-based at the same time, and not just sugary; and well-balanced by its low-level bitterness and the thin-edge of alcohol from the gin barrels. Normally I might question that, but it seems to work here, and the alcohol itself makes a perfect cut through it. Some wood comes out as well, and lends to the flavor but also helps to dry it. The gin barrels also lend it a floral, fruity, and herbal character that lingers into the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light in body with an initially spritz carbonation. Unfortunately a bit astringent.
Overall: Stunning! The gin barrel (which I am generally against, at least based on other beers that I've tasted in Vermont using the same) seems to work for the better and vault this beer beyond what it could otherwise be (although I'd imagine it's quite good on its own prior to gin-barrel agin).
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