Hidden Barrel Apricot - AC Golden Brewing Company

craytonic

District of Columbia

4.2/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle shared by forgetfu

Appearance: murky golden apricot color with a bit of haze

Aroma; apricot, lactic sour

Taste: nice fresh apricot, moderalty sour with a touch of sweet from the fruit

Mouthfeel: medium body, good carbonation

Overall: better than the kriek and peach offerings from this brewer, really tasty. Right behind the one from the pacific north east, not as good as fou foune but not that far off either.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2012 18:57:28 | More by craytonic

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

06-16-2013 00:01:32 | More by djrn2

acurtis

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -18.3%

06-15-2013 23:58:52 | More by acurtis

Jspriest

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

06-12-2013 08:56:34 | More by Jspriest

bsuedekum

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +19.3%

06-09-2013 22:00:05 | More by bsuedekum

eawolff99

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

06-08-2013 23:19:39 | More by eawolff99

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.5%

06-04-2013 04:29:33 | More by MarkyMOD

WesMantooth22

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-17-2013 02:08:28 | More by WesMantooth22

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-16-2013 21:22:26 | More by InspectorBob

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-15-2013 03:35:22 | More by Holland

UCLABrewN84

California

3.9/5  rDev -2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at his tasting.

Bottled 11/12/12. Bottle # 1641.

Pours a murky light orange with a foamy bone head that fades to nothing. Small dots of lace drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with apricot and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with apricot and apricot skin flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and dry mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is quite sour and tasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:13:28 | More by UCLABrewN84

Auror

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-03-2013 17:37:38 | More by Auror

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

04-26-2013 13:46:48 | More by jaasen64

kiki3drt292

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

04-25-2013 17:54:47 | More by kiki3drt292

Cody

Colorado

4.01/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

25.4 oz bottle served fresh from the refrigerator at 35 degrees F.

Batch 2 Bottled 11/12/12 Bottle #230

Appearance: Bright golden; same color as a peach. Even with aggressive pouring the beer garnished only a modest head which quickly dissipated to a centimeter worth of retention. Poured into a Unibroue Tulip; beer clean.

Aroma: Sour apricot notes, possibly lactobacillus. Soft notes of peaches and grains

Taste:
Cold: Mild acidity/tartness and slight fruit flavor. Not as prominent as expected from the bottle.

After 13 Minutes: The acidity definitely becomes amped up but still maintains a pretty reasonable level and the apricot appears more prominently. There is still almost no noticeable hop characteristic.

Mouthfeel: Astringent mouth feel with a lingering tartness that dances on the tongue. Despite the low head just enough dry carbonation.

Overall: Quite an enjoyable beer. Its probably a 4/10 or 5/10 in the pure acidity factor and the subtly of the sour and apricot notes make this a refreshing take on the ever burgeoning sour category. I definitely recommend letting the beer warm as it's flavors become amplified for the better.

Full disclosure I really did not want to like this beer being basically a MillerCoors product but kudos to the brewers.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 04:11:20 | More by Cody

chugalug06

Colorado

4.24/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

Clouded yellow with a small amount of soapy white bubbles that quickly pop.

Lemon, tart, barnfunk, apricot.

Great tart apricot forward flavor. Rewardingly drinkable, tart, lemon, very small amount of dry carbonation which fits the flavors and style. Not overly acidic.

Highly recommended for the true sour lover. The $28 price is a bit hard to swallow. This one will be one and done for me, I simply can't afford as much as I would like...

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 04:13:01 | More by chugalug06

MighHighBrewer

Colorado

3.13/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

Enjoyed on 3/29/13 from the tap at Rackhouse.

A: Pours straw-colored and hazy. Not quite golden - more yellow than that. It's very hazy - almost like a Hefeweizen. My from-the-tap sample had no head, but moderate lacing. Overall, it looks like a light "lite" beer.

S: To my nose, it smells like musty apricot. As expected, apricot aroma dominates with a background of mustiness/earthiness. Some citrus fruits present and a very slight grassiness opens up after the initial smell.

T: Citrus fruits - especially lemon - up front followed up by intense sourness. Mouth-puckeringly sour. Surprisingly, my sample didn't taste much of apricot. The apricot aroma is certainly there, but I dont get any powerful apricot flavor. In fact, I'd venture to say that if I blindfolded myself, I wouldn't even guess this was an apricot sour - just a plain sour.

M: As expected, dry. Moderate carbonation.

O: This was a disappointing sour to me. When compared to sours from other well-known producers (i.e. Crooked Stave, RR, etc), this beer's sour character is just too harsh and one-note IMHO. It all hits the back of the tongue and isn't as well-rounded as the best sours. The apricot, while present, is not powerful enough to me. Just too one-note.

Serving type: on-tap

04-01-2013 22:24:04 | More by MighHighBrewer

spoony

Colorado

4.18/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

From a 750 ml bottle (batch 2, bottled November 12, 2012) into a tulip.

A-The beer pours quite flat with no real head despite an aggressive pour. The murky brew is apricot in color (appropriately enough) and bright.

S-The smell is full of apricot with a mineral and vinous backbone of tart acidity. There is a light toasted note from the malts to hold things together and a little bit of lactic funkiness.

T-The taste is fruit forward, but the highly acidic nature of the brew keeps things from being cloying or sugary sweet. There is a nice vinous touch from the oak and a mild dose of lactic, earthy funkiness.

M-The feel is lightly carbonated and moderately slick. Medium heft.

O-This was an enjoyable sour beer. The tart-factor was medium to high, which played well with the sweetness from the apricots. Say what you will about craft versus crafty, but this is a pretty good beer with a unique, complex profile. Word of warning, however, if your stomach is sensitive to acid, beware...

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 04:15:29 | More by spoony

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

03-30-2013 21:52:22 | More by GRG1313

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

03-30-2013 14:16:27 | More by MinorThreat

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.06/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch 2, bottle #1614, bottled 11/12/12

A - has the anticipated apricot-colored hue with a bit of haze and general cloudiness; the carbonation is exceptionally minimal; the sights on this resemble a dusky sun's efforts to pierce through an afternoon rain cloud

S - sour tang; musky basement; wet feet; a touch of funk and a hint of apricot; like a moist fruit roll-up past its prime

T - the funk is delic; the apricot notes are minimal but present; the sour pucker is a punch to the palate; there are some very subtle hints of the oak it was aged in and just a touch of pepper and barnyard danky that makes it more than a one-note sour

M - lightly tart and sour, the pucker is pleasant; the carbonation is there but it's hard to discern

O - overall, I can't say I'd call this the Fou Foune of the Rockies, but it's a pretty tasty sour apricot ale with the right amount of flavor and funk and all the fruity notes you'd want from this kind of beer; solid effort for sure

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 23:53:36 | More by SkeeterBoganski

Prospero

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

03-25-2013 20:25:37 | More by Prospero

dhbiker0889

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

03-25-2013 01:15:01 | More by dhbiker0889

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-11-2013 17:05:47 | More by drummermattie02

largadeer

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +0.5%

02-21-2013 22:10:10 | More by largadeer