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Zeke's Belly Up Citrus Surette
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
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- From:
- Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 7.93%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 05, 2013
- Wants:
- 30
- Gots:
- 7
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Reviewed by TX-Badger from Texas
4.35/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a slightly hazy light yellow color with white head. Citrus, oak, bourbon, funk, and tartness on the nose; follows onto the palate. Light bodied. Finishes with citrus, tart and dry.
Dec 22, 2015Reviewed by spoony from Colorado
4.42/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.42/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 375 ml bottle (Summer 2013, Batch 4) into a tulip.
A-A normal pour produces less than a finger of white foam. The retention is poor and leaves only a stray finger of lacing. The beer is murky and light, golden-orange in color. Carbonation is pretty mellow.
S-The aroma is funky with earthy barnyard/horse blanket scents mixing with tart orange. The scent is on the dryer side of things with a bit of oak and vanilla in there background. There is also a little bit of white vinegar in there. Bourbon is barely there.
T-The taste starts out much like the smell with nice funk, tart orange, vinegar, and dry oak. The finish is a bit rougher and the acidic orange flavors sort-of evolve. I get a little bit of vanilla and bourbon, which gives the brew a bit of an orange creamsicle taste, but then the orange fades leaving a dry oak and a hint of bourbon on the palate.
M-The feel is pretty light in the body with a creamy carbonation in this older bottle. An early bottle that I had right after the release had more pop and carbonation, but I like the mellow fizz better.
O-This is a pretty damn good beer. It is not just a one-note tart, acid bomb like you might expect from a sour beer flavored with oranges. Instead, the on-the-palate evolution from funk to tart orange to dry oak with a hint of bourbon makes for a pleasurable and intriguing drinking experience. The beer doesn't hit you over the head with flavors, but I suspect it would hold up well against some lighter food.
Mar 22, 2014A-A normal pour produces less than a finger of white foam. The retention is poor and leaves only a stray finger of lacing. The beer is murky and light, golden-orange in color. Carbonation is pretty mellow.
S-The aroma is funky with earthy barnyard/horse blanket scents mixing with tart orange. The scent is on the dryer side of things with a bit of oak and vanilla in there background. There is also a little bit of white vinegar in there. Bourbon is barely there.
T-The taste starts out much like the smell with nice funk, tart orange, vinegar, and dry oak. The finish is a bit rougher and the acidic orange flavors sort-of evolve. I get a little bit of vanilla and bourbon, which gives the brew a bit of an orange creamsicle taste, but then the orange fades leaving a dry oak and a hint of bourbon on the palate.
M-The feel is pretty light in the body with a creamy carbonation in this older bottle. An early bottle that I had right after the release had more pop and carbonation, but I like the mellow fizz better.
O-This is a pretty damn good beer. It is not just a one-note tart, acid bomb like you might expect from a sour beer flavored with oranges. Instead, the on-the-palate evolution from funk to tart orange to dry oak with a hint of bourbon makes for a pleasurable and intriguing drinking experience. The beer doesn't hit you over the head with flavors, but I suspect it would hold up well against some lighter food.
Reviewed by jeonseh from Indiana
4.28/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Lemon, orange with a hazy dark body with a white head
S - Orange, lemon, sweettarts, white vinegar tartness. Slight blue cheese
T - Orange peel, slight lemon and vinegar with it. Slight blue cheese and funk near the finish
M - Light with good carbonation, a slight dry finish, and a light lingering funk to it
O - Another good sour form crooked stave with a good citrus presence that adds some more tartness to the regular Surette
Jan 14, 2014S - Orange, lemon, sweettarts, white vinegar tartness. Slight blue cheese
T - Orange peel, slight lemon and vinegar with it. Slight blue cheese and funk near the finish
M - Light with good carbonation, a slight dry finish, and a light lingering funk to it
O - Another good sour form crooked stave with a good citrus presence that adds some more tartness to the regular Surette
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.22/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.22/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
375 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Minimal haze to a yellow body. Small white head. A bit of surface wisping. Thin collar.
Smell - Bright orange. Oak. Sourdough bread. Bourbon. Very nice.
Taste - Citrus and wheaty grain. Bourbon more prominent. Citrus overpowers it after a while, though.
Mouthfeel - Medium light body. Well carbonated. Bourbon adds some depth to it.
Overall - This is impressive. The bourbon barrel adds a fantastic dimension to it.
Jan 14, 2014Appearance - Minimal haze to a yellow body. Small white head. A bit of surface wisping. Thin collar.
Smell - Bright orange. Oak. Sourdough bread. Bourbon. Very nice.
Taste - Citrus and wheaty grain. Bourbon more prominent. Citrus overpowers it after a while, though.
Mouthfeel - Medium light body. Well carbonated. Bourbon adds some depth to it.
Overall - This is impressive. The bourbon barrel adds a fantastic dimension to it.
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle opened on 11.25.13
Summer 2013
Batch #4
A - Pours a hazy light orange with a fluffy white head that fades slowly.
S - Funky, tart, oaky, booze - sweetness
T - Funky -tart citrus witha hint of bourbon sweetness.
D - Good carbonation with a medium body.
O - Unique and tasty, the sweetness somehow helps the funk.
Dec 29, 2013Summer 2013
Batch #4
A - Pours a hazy light orange with a fluffy white head that fades slowly.
S - Funky, tart, oaky, booze - sweetness
T - Funky -tart citrus witha hint of bourbon sweetness.
D - Good carbonation with a medium body.
O - Unique and tasty, the sweetness somehow helps the funk.
Zeke's Belly Up Citrus Surette from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
41 ratings
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