Descendant - Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-Fermented
Mystic Brewery

Descendant - Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-FermentedDescendant - Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-Fermented
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From:
Mystic Brewery
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 17.07%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
35
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 14, 2015
Added:
Dec 04, 2011
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by nlfrenette:
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Rated by nlfrenette from Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

Mar 16, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.83 by alienlifeforcecube from Massachusetts

Feb 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BeersAndBears from Georgia

Nov 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by MLaVioletteJr from Massachusetts

Aug 11, 2014
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Reviewed by Goblinmunkey7 from Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Dark rich brown with some deep reddish hues. Light khaki head. Starts at a couple cm and drops to a small bubbly cap in short order. Medium to high carbonation on the pour.

Smell: Decidedly Belgian. Molasses adds some deep dark sugar coupled with some sweet candi sugar notes. Mildly roasted with a ton of dark fruit. The barrel influence is heavy, with serious grape and berry notes. Blackberry and a strong vinous character. It all blends together nicely. Some spicy yeast esters as well. Yeast pushes hard as it warms. Some clove. Malts are nicely sweet.

Taste: Wine barrel riddled with Belgian yeast. Sharp esters loaded with clove, a touch of Ghana, and some dark candi sugar. Some vinous notes. Touches of dark berries, mainly blackberry with some cherry and blueberry. Malts add some caramel and almost toffee with a slight roasted element. Clean finish. Warming tamps everything down a bit, but let's the yeast run rampant on the finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium to light body with a lively, bubbly carbonation. Clean and slightly crisp.

Overall: Giving this one up for adoption.

The barrel is nice but it feels a little bland. Flavor pops and disappears and the yeast dominates.
Jan 15, 2014
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Reviewed by angrybabboon from Massachusetts

3.62/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Cheers to Goblinmunkey7 for sharing this

Consumed 1/14/14

Appearance: Unexpectedly dark - dark, dark brown, appears almost black until you really look at it - pours with a large, light tan head, keeps a solid head, leaves some blobs of lacing

Smell: Cooked grains and some roasty malts - some vaguely burnt aromas, with some hints of coffee, and some chocolate - some dark fruits, as well as a distinct, big undercurrent of red wine - wood and grapes, basically - gets more wine-y as it warms - Belgian yeast, with some banana and clove

Taste: Somewhere between red wine and some kind of dark Beligan ale - lots of red wine, although it's kind of watered-down - wine barrels, lots of wood - some dark malts, with some dark fruits (again, probably from the wine) - chocolate and some roasted malts - big Belgian yeast presence, with banana, clove, and some bubblegum - kind of tastes like it should have some more booze in the flavor, but it doesn't; it's nicely dry - somewhat earthy, with a light touch of barrel funk

Mouthfeel: Medium body, nicely carbonated, dry finish

Overall: Excuse me, waiter, there's wine in my beer

This is a strange beer, and I will admit that I can't quite make sense of it. To an extent, it definitely tastes like a dark Belgian ale. But the Cabernet Sauvignon is also pretty big. Definitely interesting.
Jan 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by doremite from Vermont

Jun 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

Mar 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by redfishlk from Colorado

Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by somenerd from Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by redsoxfan73 from New York

Mar 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Jason from Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by Bsavigo from New Hampshire

Mar 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by nmann08 from Virginia

Dec 29, 2012
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Reviewed by Bendurgin from Maine

2.95/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Poured into a tulip. This one pours dark brown with a large tan head. It's apparent there is a lot of carbonation.

Cocoa on the aroma with some tart barrel notes in the background. Kind of fruity overall. Dark fruits on the start of the pallet with cocoa on the finish. Good balance.

A little bit much on the carbonation and the body seems a bit thin. Overall this is fair enough. A bit of a disapointment, but drinkable with good balanced flavors.
Dec 15, 2012
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Reviewed by andrewinski1 from New Hampshire

3.55/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a tulip. The color is black with slight amber hues. There is a giant head on this that makes pouring very difficult; retention is minimal.

The aroma is full of nice roasted notes.

The start of the taste starts out with mild cherry notes, but the finish is all cocoa and roasted barley. This actually strikes a nice balance between fruity and roasted flavors. While this isn't the most fantastic stout I've had, it strikes a nice balance.

This is light in body for the strength, with a nice velvety mouthfeel. This is very drinkable for the style. I can't give it a ringing endorsement, but I would enjoy it again.
Dec 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by t0rin0 from California

Nov 22, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by rab53 from Washington

Oct 02, 2012
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Reviewed by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.8/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
750ml Bottle - thanks to lubiere for this

Appearance - Reddish/brown colour with with an average size fizzy beige head. I can't make out the amount of carbonation showing and there is some fair lacing. The head lasted for 3-4 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Malts, chocolate, grains, vanilla, dark fruits

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, chocolate, and some roasted/smokey notes. There is also a bit of cherry/grape sweetness and some dry woody notes. It ends with a malty slight sweet aftertaste.

Overall - I preferred this to the bourbon version. The dark fruit flavours seemed to be quite prominent and added to the flavour quite nicely.
Sep 24, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by biniek13 from Minnesota

Sep 19, 2012
Descendant - Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-Fermented from Mystic Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 35 ratings