Whiskey Richard Lambeak
Dark Horse Brewing Company

Whiskey Richard LambeakWhiskey Richard Lambeak
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From:
Dark Horse Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 26.38%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 20, 2016
Added:
Oct 11, 2010
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by alleykatking:
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Reviewed by alleykatking from Indiana

4.42/5  rDev +28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from 750ml bottle. Thanks go out to semibaked for hooking me up with this bottle!

A- Poured a hazed golden yellow/orange color. Two finger white head shows medium retention. Nice web style lacing left on the glass.

S- This has an interesting aroma to me. Upon first sniff I got a ton of watered down whiskey aroma with some light funk and barrel notes. Letting this sit for a second I came back to this. The watery whiskey still came out first but right behind this there was a musty oak note. Light funk comes after this that gives way to a caramel malt base and green apple notes. Citrus sourness on the ending with a light latic acidic ending. I think this smells wonderful while I think betsona and gratefulbeerhead weren't sure of it at first.

T- The front starts off with some caramel malts with lightly watered down whiskey. The barrel notes come out more in the middle here with light vanilla and actual straight oak wood note. This is counterbalanced by a light lingering sourness that is never gets over the top. The ending of the beer starts with the caramel malts blending with a light green apple note. Toward the back there is a nice white grape and lemon citrus flavor. The sourness starts to become its own in the ending but never gets to pucker status. There is a light whiskey undertone in the ending as well that helps move the sourness along. Alcohol is never an issue as it seems pretty clean to me.

M- Medium mouthfeel. Carbonation is good for the beer (although light for the style) I thought without being too light. Whiskey and soured lemon rinds are left on the palate. Aftertaste is mostly light whiskey, soured lemon notes, and hints of what seems like green apple. Flavors I thought were broken into two sections (whiskey and lemon sourness) but blended overall very well. No off flavors were detected while I was drinking this one. Light alcohol drying on the palate with each sip.

O- Overall this beer drank like a whiskey sour almost perfect which is what I thought it was going to be. Dark Horse has made some very good beers in the past and I think this one really belongs with those as well. The ABV never really showed while I was drinking which wasn't a bad thing. I would love to see them try their hand on more of these things as from this offering it shows they can do it.
Jul 03, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 1.56 by LukeK from Indiana

Dec 20, 2015
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Rated by BUNZILLA from Indiana

1/5  rDev -71%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Smells and tastes of acetone, and freshly cut toe nails
Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by dbc5 from Arizona

Jun 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Eziel from Ohio

May 21, 2015
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Rated by gashmoney from Michigan

2.09/5  rDev -39.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Just an awful mess of a beer. Completely flat, whiskey, sour mess.
May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by wethorseblanket from California

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by _morandi_ from California

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by WCW from Michigan

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by GRG1313 from California

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by iL0VEbeer from New Jersey

Mar 31, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by acurtis from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Docrock from Illinois

Jan 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by RayOhioFelton from Ohio

Jul 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by mobius387 from Wisconsin

Jun 23, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Apr 25, 2013
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

2.87/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Bottle 220 of 395. Batch 3205-7

A: Pours a nice clear ruby. Appears to be flat or close to it, no real head or lacing at all.

S: Hmph, is this a barrel aged sour? Interesting. Lots of sour fruits, vinegar and acetone. But there's some sweet caramel and toffee mixed in. So sour it stings the nose.

T: Whoa. Some nice caramel, brown sugar and toffee but mostly it is annihilated by a huge wave of sour fruit. Tart cherries I think. Some vanilla in the finish. Instantly it's giving me heartburn.

M: Flat, medium bodied and smooth however.

O: Super sour, loaded with vinegar and acetone to the gills. You can tell this beer had potential but the sour aspects just destroy any semblance of flavor. Having said that, this is easily the best dark horse sour I've had so far. Not that that is saying much. Mostly they are all like drinking nail polish remover.
Apr 12, 2013
Whiskey Richard Lambeak from Dark Horse Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 40 ratings