Crooked Stave Wild Wild Brett "Green" - Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.2/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

951;1368

Pours a white head. Good retention with lace rings.

Aroma: Very hoppy. Floral and grassy. Brett funk. Medicinal.

Taste: Lots of brett funk. Mimics Rouge in this department. Very medicinal.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, but chewy. Medium bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Ends clean.

Overall, better nose than the rouge, but otherwise the same. Boring brett beer.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2012 23:09:00 | More by mothman

ngeunit1

California

4.16/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Hazy golden-orange with a big finger of off-white head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Sweet grainy and wheat malts, grapefruit, tropical, pine, floral, and grassy hops, funky brett, tart green fruits.

T - Sweet grainy and wheat malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, grassy, and floral hops, some smooth bitterness, tart green fruits, funky Brett.

M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a funky, tart, and lightly bitter finish.

D - Interesting wild ale. I like the balance of funk and hop character.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:44:40 | More by ngeunit1

incubuscience

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

04-20-2013 22:38:12 | More by incubuscience

311kevin

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-04-2013 02:16:32 | More by 311kevin

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 2.19.13
Batch 12/2011
Bottle 789/1368

A - Pours a cloudy lighter orange with a huge cream-colored head. This gusher has some good retention once it settles down.

S - Brett and hoppy grass, pine and citrus. Smells heavenly.

T - Brett, buttery wood, earthy and slightly herbal.

D - Tons of carbonation with a light body.

O - Hopped up and tons of Brett. Tastes wasn't quite what it once was or what the nose suggests, but the Brett is rockin.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 04:12:38 | More by HuskyinPDX

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

01-13-2013 21:17:23 | More by spycow

CummingsK21

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

12-23-2012 04:10:05 | More by CummingsK21

fmccormi

New York

4.1/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Straight pour from pry-off 750ml bottle to a 25cl Duvel Single tulip; this bottle is, per the label, from the December 2011 batch and bottle #576 of 1368 (BATCH 12/2011 BOTTLE 576/1368), so this is about a year old now.

Appearance (5.0): No shock here, but this is a voluminous, voluminous head: four-plus fingers of tight, crackling, cream-colored foam comes off of the pour, sitting on top of a glowing, hazy orange body. As the head recedes, it leaves a thick cap on top of the body with a raised middle, kinda like a volcano. Which is awesome. Tons of lacing and chunky foam in the head retention. Great-looking beer.

Smell (4.5): Nice mixture of some bright, tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, and even more mango) and some funky, musty, only lightly phenolic brett character. Some light fresh-cut grass tones mix with some light pepper and spice character, over a backdrop of dry straw and some wet hay at the same time, and yet there’s still something else going on here that I can’t quite pin down—it’s like strawberry syrup. Not joking.

Taste (4.0): Lots and lots of brett here. But again, not really a surprise. The hops are really pretty tame, but considering this is a year old, that’s to be expected. They’ve left some nice, tropical fruit tones following the nose, but that could be coming from the brett, too—if anything, they blend into it well. Very smooth, moderately dry, bready, biscuity malt character lends a nice body here. And the brett, meanwhile, is VERY low on phenolic character, thankfully. Only lightly peppery and no trace of band-aids, plastic, or whatever else people seem to pick up on in brett primary brews. The pepper character sits softly in the mid-palate, and the finish is dominated by that funky twang, but it’s not tart at all and it’s not particularly offensive in any way. This is brett done extremely well.

Mouthfeel (3.5): Surprisingly subdued, actually—carbonation is evenly-distributed and tingles lightly, expanding moderately on the way down but it never prickles. It’s very subtle, really. The body is somewhat dry, thanks in part to the ABV presence (which is minimal, but it does dry out the finish) and in part due to a mix of hops (very light) and some starchy, lightly spicy yeast presence.

Overall (4.0): Overall, I’d say this is a pretty damn good beer. I would love to have tried it fresh, but this is definitely enjoyable as it is. It’s like a very smooth, bretty Belgian Pale Ale with some old, but still very clearly tropical, hop character. It’s nice, and very satisfying to drink. Considering how well-handled the brett is here, I’m definitely sold on Chad’s ability—really looking forward to some more Crooked Stave, now!

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 01:20:08 | More by fmccormi

BeerNFoodDood

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

12-04-2012 20:55:34 | More by BeerNFoodDood

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to whoever brought this to our Nov. '12 bottle share!

Cloudy golden yellow pour with a good amount of foamy white head that left some soapy lacing on the glass. If I remember correctly, this one was a borderline gusher, but no liquid was lost. Crisp aroma, grassy, citrusy, fairly mild Brett notes, with promises of light tartness. The nose is reflected in the taste, grassy, leafy, earthy, springtime goodness, apple skins, lemon and grapefruit peel--hops have seemingly kept up well with time--underripe honeydew, biscuity malts in the background, and a ubiquitous but very mellow Brett presence. Light-medium body, very well-balanced at this point, and very drinkable overall.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 12:14:34 | More by Rifugium

baybum

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

11-03-2012 20:46:10 | More by baybum

bauermj

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

10-18-2012 19:47:02 | More by bauermj

Brew33

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -20.3%

10-10-2012 14:25:40 | More by Brew33

seeswo

Ohio

3/5  rDev -26.5%

10-06-2012 00:55:44 | More by seeswo

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

09-18-2012 02:22:39 | More by t0rin0

NaNach

New York

3.25/5  rDev -20.3%

09-10-2012 06:10:43 | More by NaNach

womencantsail

California

4.15/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The pour is amber in color with a tall off-white head. The nose lives up to the beer's name. It's quite "green". A bit of green apple, lime, grass, and honeydew. A bit of sweet bread, lemon, and sugar, too. The flavor has some more tropical fruit notes to go along with the melon, lime, grass, and lemon. A touch of yeast and bready malt flavors. Lightly hoppy as well with some nice floral notes.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 01:17:27 | More by womencantsail

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev -2%

08-07-2012 23:19:48 | More by GRG1313

LotsofLupulin

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

08-06-2012 23:40:39 | More by LotsofLupulin

FosterJM

California

3.53/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1414th Review on BA
Bottle to Bruery Snifter
750 Ml

Thanks to DrewBa for sharing

App- This was a VERY clear yellow and had a very fuzzy head sitting on top. Faded almost before I blinked. The cling was a 0 as well.

Smell- This had to be a ton of dry hopping. It smelled like an IPA did. It was dry, citrus, and had a small funk to it.
Th
Taste- I don't want to bash this beer. It was just a bit awkward in flavor to me. The hops mixed with the brett just made it seem a bit muddled in the middle and didnt flow or blend well in the end.

Mouth- A lighter medium body with a medium dry carbonation. A lot of dryness behind it. The brett really takes over but doesnt mesh that well with hops.

Drink- For the second CS beer, thought the 1st was better but this showed potential I thinik of pushing boundaries.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 04:41:07 | More by FosterJM

Domingo

Colorado

3.78/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Very, very foamy but not a gusher. Cloudy. Looks a little like carbonated grapefruit juice.
Hoppy without a doubt. There's something about the hop and brett blend that makes this one have a chemical note. Almost vinyl-like? New car smell? It sounds weird, but it isn't. It's the brett and a combo of citric hops. Unusual, but familiar. Not bad, but maybe unexpected?
Slightly bitter up-front. Bitterness leads into grapefruit peel. A kiss of sourness and funk on the back end. Different flavors, but they blend well. Quite tasty.
Slower to drink than other the other WWB beers, but just as interesting and thought provoking.
Another oddball "thinker" of a beer from CS. Not my absolute fave but still good. These guys are doing some wild things...hence the name I'm sure.
Even when something isn't mind blowingly good, it can still make you question what beers can be.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2012 01:34:23 | More by Domingo

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev -2%

07-08-2012 15:12:20 | More by THECPJ

AdamP

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

06-27-2012 22:05:43 | More by AdamP

markeyri

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

06-24-2012 13:58:45 | More by markeyri

hiphopj5

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2%

06-21-2012 16:49:48 | More by hiphopj5