Boulevard's Dark Truth Stout

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  1. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    Forgive me if this has been mentioned/discussed already (I searched through Google and the new Forums) but does Boulevards Dark Truth have Brettanomyces in it? The 12oz bottle I had last night had a best-before date of 4/28/2013 and as it warmed I'm 99% sure that Brett was taking over this beer, especially on the nose.

    Anyone else have experience with this? I am NOT looking to pile on Boulevard (as they seem to have some issues in this department) but I can see no where where 1.) Brett is supposed to be in this beer and 2.) another drinker has come to the same conclusion.

    Makes me scratch my head, especially since I don't care for wilds/Brett beers and I've only had about 6 Brett-ed beers in my life. I'm not the most experienced with Brett.
     
    #1 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
  2. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    I'll have to try one tonight, but I don't think I've tasted any brett in the ones I bought a couple of months ago in OK City. But I wasn't looking for brett, plus since I love brett beers it wouldn't have been an off taste for me.
     
    #2 rocdoc1, Mar 19, 2012
  3. xpdrinker

    xpdrinker Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2010 Florida

    Possibly tainted/infected? It has Belgian yeast, which I remember distinctly because I dislike that Belgian funk in stouts even though I love it in IPAs.
     
    #3 xpdrinker, Mar 19, 2012
  4. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    Thats my thought. It could have been the Belgian yeast, I'm no expert, but it was definitely funky.
     
    #4 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
  5. Beercub

    Beercub Crusader (421) Jan 10, 2007 Massachusetts

    yea, i get kind of a vinegar tinge to it, but probably because i'm not used to stouts with belgian yeast strains...i get similar flavors from most of 21st amendments speciality beers
     
    #5 Beercub, Mar 19, 2012
  6. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    I've bought a couple of 4-packs of this (great beer) and I've never picked up any Brett. It definitely has belgian yeast in it, which gives a bit of a fruity lean to an imperial stout, but I don't believe it's supposed to contain Brett.

    It's entirely possible Brett crept into a batch of it - they definitely have had the problem before with their Imperial Stout. See if you can find another 4-pack with a totally different bottling date. If it's the same then you're likely mistaking the Belgian yeast for Brett. If it's not the same, then you probably got an infected pack.
     
    #6 cbeer88, Mar 19, 2012
  7. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    I might do that. Dark Truth is actually pretty hard to find around me though, and I'm sure that the place I bought it from has only that one batch. I have a second bottle, I'm going to hold onto it and see what happens.
     
    #7 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
  8. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I really doubt there is any Brett added.
     
    #8 UCLABrewN84, Mar 19, 2012
  9. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    On a related note, I cracked a Harvest Dance Wheatwine last night and it definitely had something odd going on. Very bretty taste to it and could hardly pour a few drops without it foaming to the top of my glass.
     
    #9 MarkIntihar, Mar 19, 2012
  10. wagenvolks

    wagenvolks Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2005 Texas

    Last month, I opened a corked & caged 750ml bottle from the first release of Dark Truth--completely flat :slight_frown:
     
    #10 wagenvolks, Mar 19, 2012
  11. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    It started out like Belgian candi-sugar tartness/sweetness and Belgian yeast but I could have sworn it was Brett by the end.
     
    #11 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
  12. laymansbeerfan

    laymansbeerfan Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Minnesota

    I'll send you newer one next box, let me know how it goes! :slight_smile:

    P.S. I am a huge fan of this beer.
     
    #12 laymansbeerfan, Mar 19, 2012
  13. silentjay

    silentjay Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2008 Massachusetts

    I'm thinking its just the Belgian yeast you are picking up on.
     
    #13 silentjay, Mar 19, 2012
  14. CellarGimp

    CellarGimp Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2011 Missouri

    Its funky. Wasn't a fan my first go round with this one. Have one aging to try again later.

    Conversely I quite like Belgian Yeti and Hell Hath No Fury which are also Belgian stouts though I have seen HHNF classified as a Belgian Strong Dark. Too roasty though.
     
    #14 CellarGimp, Mar 19, 2012
  15. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    God I guess I could be wrong...once my mind convinced me of it it was hard to taste anything else.
     
    #15 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
  16. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    Thanks Aaron! You're the man. But it might just be my tastebuds...maybe they no likee Belgian yeast + stout. Who knows.
     
    #16 Scotchboy, Mar 19, 2012
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