Crooked Stave Nightmare On Brett - Bourbon Barrel - Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

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31 Ratings

rAvg: 4.02
pDev: 7.96%
Reviews: 10
Hads: 21

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Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
Baltic Porter | 9.67% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (8), on-tap (2).

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smonice

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -0.5%

05-14-2013 21:29:49 | More by smonice

California

3.94/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle shared at GRG1313's tasting.

Pours a murky dark brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with malt, fruit, and bourbon aromas. Taste is much the same with fruit and bourbon flavors on the finish. There is a high amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some nice aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 03:27:49 | More by UCLABrewN84

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -12.9%

04-17-2013 02:16:23 | More by Gonzoillini

StonedTrippin

Colorado

4.4/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Reposting this under my name as well, we did this together last night.

This is a live review collaboration between TheBrewo and StonedTrippin. We crack the cage and cork and pour a brew of the deepest cranberry-brown coloring. It holds a one finger head of molasses colored bubbles, showing decent retention. This leaves dripping stripes of lacing down the glass. No haze or sediment is noted, and carbonation appears light. The nose gives insanely soured Brett that is as fresh as it is juicy, subtle acetone, light booziness, warmed bourbon, and deeply roasted chocolate malts, making it somewhat simple but with increasing complexity through each individual component. Molasses, tin, mossy oakiness, and red apple sugars come out with warmth. Our first impression is that the flavoring is deeply roasted, but gives insane tartness on the swallow, and proper bourbon heat to balance. As we sip, the flavoring opens with balsamic vinegar, smoked toffee, nectarine sugars, and massive bacterial fermentation. The middle peaks with unique bitterness of burnt malts and dextrin sugars, vinegar, fusel booze, oak, and black vinegar inkiness. We finish with coppery yeast, juicy malts, astringently drying oakiness, bourbon booziness, green twig hoppiness, and faintly bittered citric orange flesh. The aftertaste breathes of rich toffee, beefy meatiness, bone dry woodiness, tinny metals, cooked caramel and reddish malts, and Brett to the maximum. The body is medium, and the carbonation is prickly. There is soft slurp, cream, and froth, with nice slurp and glug on the back. There is a cooled coating, but an insane woody, astringent dryness all down the tongue and hard palate. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks amazingly.

Overall, what we liked best about this beer was the flavoring, and the incredible blossoming progression from the time you open it to the time it’s gone. From the nose you can tell off the bat that this gives an interesting bacterial palate, done with purpose, and passion. The depth and bitterness of malts actually throw you a bit, giving an unconventional base for such a soured top. It seems by drinking this beer tonight we’re capturing a snapshot of what this beer has to offer. If you were to drink this beer every day for a year, each one would be different, and we’re simply experiencing a sensational slice of the chemistry as it changes through time.

I should also add that it was an absolute pleasure to review this beer with thebrewo, they have unique palates, and it was a real trip to dissect this fine ale together. cheers!

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 21:49:48 | More by StonedTrippin

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.4/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

This is a live review collaboration between TheBrewo and StonedTrippin. We crack the cage and cork and pour a brew of the deepest cranberry-brown coloring. It holds a one finger head of molasses colored bubbles, showing decent retention. This leaves dripping stripes of lacing down the glass. No haze or sediment is noted, and carbonation appears light. The nose gives insanely soured Brett that is as fresh as it is juicy, subtle acetone, light booziness, warmed bourbon, and deeply roasted chocolate malts, making it somewhat simple but with increasing complexity through each individual component. Molasses, tin, mossy oakiness, and red apple sugars come out with warmth. Our first impression is that the flavoring is deeply roasted, but gives insane tartness on the swallow, and proper bourbon heat to balance. As we sip, the flavoring opens with balsamic vinegar, smoked toffee, nectarine sugars, and massive bacterial fermentation. The middle peaks with unique bitterness of burnt malts and dextrin sugars, vinegar, fusel booze, oak, and black vinegar inkiness. We finish with coppery yeast, juicy malts, astringently drying oakiness, bourbon booziness, green twig hoppiness, and faintly bittered citric orange flesh. The aftertaste breathes of rich toffee, beefy meatiness, bone dry woodiness, tinny metals, cooked caramel and reddish malts, and Brett to the maximum. The body is medium, and the carbonation is prickly. There is soft slurp, cream, and froth, with nice slurp and glug on the back. There is a cooled coating, but an insane woody, astringent dryness all down the tongue and hard palate. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks amazingly.

Overall, what we liked best about this beer was the flavoring, and the incredible blossoming progression from the time you open it to the time it’s gone. From the nose you can tell off the bat that this gives an interesting bacterial palate, done with purpose, and passion. The depth and bitterness of malts actually throw you a bit, giving an unconventional base for such a soured top. It seems by drinking this beer tonight we’re capturing a snapshot of what this beer has to offer. If you were to drink this beer every day for a year, each one would be different, and we’re simply experiencing a sensational slice of the chemistry as it changes through time.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 06:43:54 | More by TheBrewo

merc7186

New York

4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Thanks to Sandman3479 for sharing this bottle.

A: Dark Opqaue Hue, Passes No Light, Brown Head Ring, Mild Lacing

S: Baltic Porter smelling mildly Sour???

T: Dark Mildly Roasted Malts, Mild Coffee, Mildly Sour, Mild Bourbon

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Sour

Overall, it was a nice combo of a blatic porter and a sour but the bourbon barrel is a little lost, except for a mild back end taste.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 03:38:21 | More by merc7186

amnesia85

Connecticut

4/5 rDev -0.5%

03-27-2013 01:04:51 | More by amnesia85

jIsh

Colorado

4/5 rDev -0.5%

03-23-2013 16:10:06 | More by jIsh

baybum

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -0.5%

03-23-2013 15:15:54 | More by baybum

drummermattie02

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -6.7%

03-14-2013 16:14:18 | More by drummermattie02

millerbuffoon

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -0.5%

03-08-2013 02:09:56 | More by millerbuffoon

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5 rDev -0.5%

03-04-2013 01:28:42 | More by MarkyMOD

PalatePilot

Colorado

4.25/5 rDev +5.7%

02-12-2013 05:17:15 | More by PalatePilot

ReeseMax3

Alaska

3.5/5 rDev -12.9%

01-26-2013 21:56:32 | More by ReeseMax3

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.69/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle from the Cellar Reserve. Thanks to Bill for the assist. Served in Crooked Stave stemware.

Pours dark brown with a quickly-diminishing tan head that quickly fades to a thin collar and few swirls for a cap. The nose is more spirit heavy than the other two variants of the base. Bourbon presence is fairly heavy with some oak and light chocolate in the background. Vanilla as well. As it warms, there is a light dark fruit character along with a bit of roast.

The flavor is pretty barrel heavy as well, though it is more oak coming to the frot with some tannin. Bourbon is in the background along with slight roast, and just a bit of underlying acidity.

Medium body and fairly dry. Carbonation is a bit low, but appropriate for the style. Tannin through the finish.

My least favorite of the series, but still a nice beer stemming from a solid concept.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 00:01:06 | More by Thorpe429

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.63/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

375 mL bottle, thanks Thorpe!

Pours a dark cola brown with a thin tan head that fades to a thin collar. Strong bourbon and vanilla presence on nose with light grape and dark fruit. Flavor is barrel heavy, with oak and bourbon notes dominating and light roast malt. Medium thin, with light carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 23:58:32 | More by yourefragile