Blåbic
HaandBryggeriet

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From:
HaandBryggeriet
 
Norway
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 12.62%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
71
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 09, 2022
Added:
Mar 02, 2013
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  9
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.62/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared bottle at local tasting. Hazy deep red colour. Aroma of brettanomyces pine forest and blueberries. Moderate carbonation. Light bodied for its strength. Medium sour flavour, notes of blueberries of course, but could use some more sweetness. Slightly astringent finish.
Jan 09, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by emerge077 from Illinois

Jun 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jho3325 from Indiana

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by my_knew_craft from Massachusetts

Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Jul 14, 2014
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Reviewed by alexbutler from Massachusetts

3.96/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A - Very light, off white head, very dark ruby color to the body, quite opaque.

S - tart straight off the bat, very reminiscent to Flemish red sours. Almost medicinal smell to it. Cherry aroma, though it's a blueberry beer. Deep aroma, but not overwhelming... very nice.

T - Sweet upfront, that finishes tart... cherry skin notes. Not knock-you-back blueberry flavors, but much fruit flavor. Cherry sour lingers on the aftertastes but for the most part, a nice finish.

M - Medium bodied, I suppose... with a very light carbonation, lingers on the palate but nothing too heavy.

O - Review started a bit after the bottle was opened, so I might be a bit off with the carbonation. Very tasty beer but the overall flavor was more cherry than anything else... I would have this agaiN!
Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Rocklobsterbrew from Massachusetts

Jul 04, 2014
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

4.21/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from Discount Liquors in Milwaukee. Served alongside HaandBryggeriet Blåbær.

The beer has a dark purple body with a hint of ruby. Small, pink head. The aroma brings a lot of blueberry, fleshy fruit, cherries, funk, brett, oak. Smells nice. Blueberry and cherry with funk. Sweet and sour, akin to a Flanders style ale. Moderate carbonation with a light puckering sensation in the back end. Tasty.
Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Jun 10, 2014
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.74/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle pour at the pre-FWIBF bottle share held at the Adelaide Inn in Paso Robles, CA.

Brewed 8/23/11. Bottled 11/21/12.

Pours a murky reddish-brown with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is sour with malt, berry, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sour malt and berry flavors on the finish. There is a high amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty but very sour and acidic.
Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by nmann08 from Virginia

May 17, 2014
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Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania

3.51/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Pour is opaque ruby with a foamy tan head. Nose is strong blueberry, very fleshy and light note of sourness with a hint of earthiness. Body is light and soft, very smooth with assertive carbonation. Taste is blueberry forward with a fair amount of leather and brett presence, not much else but a nice drinker and fairly sour.
Mar 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jegross2 from Illinois

Feb 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by drummermattie02 from Texas

Jan 19, 2014
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.53/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
50cl brown glass bottle with black standard unbranded pressure cap acquired from a friend who brought it back from Copenhagen and served into a Guinness goblet glass in me parents’ gaff in high altitude Castle Rock, Colorado during my annual Christmas tasting. Reviewed live. Expectations are extremely high. 7.5% ABV confirmed. Reviewed as a wild ale because the label lays out that it's a sour brewed with lambic yeast and aged in oak."Brewed 23.08.11."

Served cold – straight from the fridge and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: No bubble show forms as it’s poured.

Pours a no head at all.

Body colour is a lightly translucent pale amber of average vibrance. No floating yeast particles are visible.

Overall, it’s an appealing appearance for the style. I’m looking forward to trying it.

Sm: Heavy brettanomyces funkiness and a bit of lactobacillus-induced sourness. Some wet hay/straw. Great lambicus yeast. I don't detect any blueberry. Very farmhouse. Leathery.

No alcohol or hop character is detectable.

T: Farmhouse. Wet straw/hay. I don't get any blueberry whatsoever. Some nice lambic-induced sourness. Pleasant lactic sourness.

Balanced and enjoyable. Lacks complexity, subtlety, nuanced, and intricate.

Mf: Smooth, wet, well carbonated, and approachable, with a good body and thickness. Nice presence on the palate.

Not astringent, oily, gushed, hot, boozy, or harsh.

Dr: Very drinkable; I could easily kill a bottle alone. I'd have it again. Pretty tasty stuff for what it is. Not as blueberry-dominant as I expected (actually; it has none at all). I really like it. Hides its ABV well.

Low B
Dec 24, 2013
Blåbic from HaandBryggeriet
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 71 ratings