D'uva Beer - LoverBeer

rdespain

California

5/5  rDev +31.9%

12-11-2011 01:24:14 | More by rdespain

2GOOFY

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-18-2013 14:49:03 | More by 2GOOFY

anhigdon

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-10-2013 19:23:06 | More by anhigdon

Jessenimmo

California

4/5  rDev +5.5%

04-27-2013 14:25:48 | More by Jessenimmo

mdillon86

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.8%

04-22-2013 03:12:31 | More by mdillon86

Homer1

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.5%

04-21-2013 15:53:51 | More by Homer1

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Served on-tap at Birreria in New York, NY

A: Pours a very lightly hazy medium garnet reddish brown in color with some light amounts of visible carbonation and some mahogany highlights. The beer has a quarter finger tall beige head that quickly reduces to a small patch of extremely thin film and a very thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of sourness - currants and grapes stand out. Light hints of vinegar and oak.

T: Upfront there is an intense sourness that features fruits - grapes, currants, and lighter notes of raspberry. There are also light notes of oak and vinegar along with some hints of white wine. Light amounts of bitterness in the finish underneath the tartness.

M: Light bodied to low to moderate amounts of carbonation. Significant amounts of acidic prickliness.

O: This is not one of the easiest beers to drink but if you like sours, this one is intensely so... The alcohol is surprisingly well hidden but the tartness is very strong. Nice amounts of complexity in the taste.

Serving type: on-tap

04-04-2013 21:14:22 | More by dbrauneis

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

03-31-2013 16:59:48 | More by spycow

strongaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +5.5%

03-27-2013 22:15:07 | More by strongaf

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

12-18-2012 05:11:53 | More by GRG1313

RES

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

12-04-2012 21:55:24 | More by RES

smo

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

12-03-2012 02:52:43 | More by smo

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

10-23-2012 01:12:13 | More by t0rin0

Burt

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

10-20-2012 18:21:19 | More by Burt

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a goblet at Local Option.

Apparently this just translates to "Grape Beer". Fair enough. It pours a clear amber topped by a finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises light vinegar, wheat, light cinnamon, and a pinch of brown sugar. The taste brings in more of the same, along with some maple syrup and and sweet raspberry. The sweetness and tartness seem to struggle with each other and ever really coalesce all that well. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry, sticky finish. Overall, a nice little sour thing, but one that really doesn't do much for me.

Serving type: on-tap

10-08-2012 16:08:45 | More by TMoney2591

Archemedies

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

09-23-2012 21:40:05 | More by Archemedies

ObeMaltKinobee

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

09-18-2012 05:04:57 | More by ObeMaltKinobee

UCLABrewN84

California

3.53/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap for the 2012 Peter Reeves Memorial Sourfest at Churchill’s Pub & Grille in San Marcos, CA.

Pours a clear orange-brown with a foamy beige head that fades to nothing. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some berry, grape, wine, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with a woody finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty and drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

09-18-2012 01:39:03 | More by UCLABrewN84

PeteRiz

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +5.5%

08-26-2012 18:15:53 | More by PeteRiz

BEERchitect

Kentucky

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

Where I love the quality of sour beers from Flemish regions of Belgium, there's an underlying savory character that I find familiar in this Italian brewed example.

And like those Flemish red ales, D'uvaBeer pours with a dark cherry hue with garnet and crimson highlights that penetrate event the heavy yeast haze. A fizzy and eruptive pour tops the beer with a spritz of effervescence that settles into a loose knit head of foam and lace. Standard as it is, the beer isn't phased by its own acidity or dryness.

Very aromatic the the scent of cherry, plumb, prune, and grape, the savory and succulent fruits evoke mouth watering properties with plumpness and invitation. A sour backdrop of balsamic, cider, lime continue the fruit development and propell them into the taste yet to come.

Sweeter and robustly fruity to taste, the Italian sour ale blend those sour taste with richer malt and fruit notes in the most alluring ways. First the sweetness of malt weaves into the richer and bruised taste of prune, grape, and fig while more acidic tones follow with oak, balsamic, and cherry follow closely behind. A closure of raspberry, blackberry, and currant allow the tart closure to commence with the most lactic tart possibilities.

While not as dry or as clean as classic Belgian sour ales, the relaxed malt textures actually give a lot of identity to the lucid acidity and round it out beautifully. Capturing a touch of sweetness here and there, the beer closes with understated winey warmth, mild grapes skin astringency, and wood tannin.

Reminding me a lot of may favorited Flander's red ales, except this beer is less vinegary, less cidery, sweeter, and more plumbish than cherry- the beer captivates the palate just the same!

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2012 06:53:22 | More by BEERchitect

womencantsail

California

3.58/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The pour is a hazed reddish/amber color with an off-white head. Smell is surprisingly catty, but very tropical as well. Lots of melon, some grass, and a definite sweetness like all their sours seem to have. The flavor is moderately tart with some of the same tropical and melon notes. Not terribly complex, but there is a little bit of grass and oak, some berries, and maybe a bit of apple.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 20:45:39 | More by womencantsail

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

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

Bottle: Poured a clear reddish color beer with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of oak and light tart cherry with some vinous notes as well. Taste is a great refreshing mix between some oak with light tart cherries and some vinous finish. Not too sour and very light acidic notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Too expensive for what it is but very enjoyable noenhteless.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 17:12:43 | More by Phyl21ca

emerge077

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

D'uva Beer pours a murky reddish orange color when backlit, otherwise a dull auburn shade. All attempts were made to decant off the yeast, but a small amount snuck in. The surface foam is creamy and off white in color, and leaves no lace. It has pretty good head retention, and a thin veil of skim is ever present, fed by many tiny streams of rapid champagne carbonation.

Aroma has a soft acidic fruitiness, apple/pear and grape, with a hint of wine-like alcohol warmth. As it warms there's a fair amount of oak, and a tangy sharpness of alcohol only when swirled.

Medium bodied and fairly well carbed at first, the charge peters out and it gets a little flat towards the end of the glass. Tangy grape, minerals and dry bitter tannins, some apple butter traces. Finishes dry, initially moderately tart, though that seems to diminish also.

Interesting to try, not sure if it's really worth the pricetag though.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 20:48:30 | More by emerge077

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

06-06-2012 03:40:06 | More by bsuedekum

matthageman

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

06-02-2012 20:17:18 | More by matthageman