L'Brett D'Or - Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

purdueflyguy

Colorado

4.08/5  rDev -6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into tulip glass.

Pours hazy golden hue with a pillowy white head that dissipated fairly quickly.

Smells of sour apple some funky carmel. Almost like an aged carmel apple. A little bit of vanilla from the oak.

Taste follows the nose but drier than expected. Huge sour taste initially followed by the apple and vanilla flavor that leads into a dry oak finish.

Feels adequate carbonation very acidic as would be expected.

Overall a great sour wild ale I am going to pick up another bottle and try again in a year or two.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 03:23:57 | More by purdueflyguy

WesMantooth22

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-16-2013 23:53:28 | More by WesMantooth22

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-12-2013 18:40:51 | More by Bonko_the_sane

drlovemd87

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-10-2013 03:25:51 | More by drlovemd87

Mark000

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-08-2013 23:53:50 | More by Mark000

TheBronze

Ohio

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-08-2013 02:53:20 | More by TheBronze

emerge077

Illinois

4.48/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Quick review from written notes, thanks Joe for sharing!

Murky yellow orange, peachy toned with champagne streamers rising, sheets of soft white foam lace in the glass, end of bottle pour was opaque.

Huge tropical passion fruit aromas and taste, fleshy peach pit, puckering sourness with a nicely dry finish. Light bodied and effervescent. Crisply sour and vibrant. This is a real contender, up there with Temptation to my taste. I could see the dry hop version being pretty interesting, in the same vein of Le Terroir.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 02:54:16 | More by emerge077

cfrances33

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-29-2013 01:42:10 | More by cfrances33

GRG1313

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-14-2013 20:27:44 | More by GRG1313

mobius387

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-14-2013 12:21:16 | More by mobius387

larryi86

Delaware

4.54/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks to JMBSH for this!!!!
12.7 oz bottle poured to a snifter

A- A hazy golden orange color with a two finger white head.

S- Sour, some funk, light fruits, apples, apricot, oak, some white wine.

T- Very sour, lemon, apricots, nice funk in the finish, some oak and white wine, definitely has a good amount of brett.

M- Light body, ton of carbonation.

O- This is my first beer from Crooked Stave and it is great. Very sour. Could be more balanced, would like a more funk, but still a amazing beer. Again big thanks to JMBSH for this one!

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 03:05:05 | More by larryi86

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.39/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle opened on 4.6.13

A - Pours a cloudy dark orange with a thin off-white head that slowly moves to the edges.

S - Strong Brett, wood and some fruitiness.

T - Brett, white wine barrels, apple-pear fruitiness.

D - Lower carbonation with a medium body.

O - Brett with a nice fruit and white-wine barrel influence. Damn Chad knows his stuff.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:38:59 | More by HuskyinPDX

Sean9689

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-10-2013 04:28:01 | More by Sean9689

SourinQns

New York

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

04-04-2013 03:06:55 | More by SourinQns

t0rin0

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-04-2013 00:59:23 | More by t0rin0

cfh64

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-03-2013 22:02:36 | More by cfh64

Quackus

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

04-01-2013 19:26:00 | More by Quackus

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-31-2013 17:02:25 | More by spycow

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to dunt for sharing this!

White head. Golden orange in color.

Flavor is very sour and funky. A nice grape and wine flavor. A lot of peach and apricot flavors. Funky and fruity. It ends with an odd butterscotch flavor.

Mouthfeel: sour and tart. Lighter bodied.

Overall, this is a really nice sour. Very easy to drink with a lot of awesome fruit flavors. I am a big fan of this one!

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 23:51:41 | More by mothman

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

03-24-2013 20:50:50 | More by eyeenjoybeer

acurtis

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -7.8%

03-23-2013 23:03:51 | More by acurtis

djrn2

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-23-2013 23:00:29 | More by djrn2

Azzy

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-22-2013 05:32:12 | More by Azzy

jderosia603

New Hampshire

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

03-16-2013 01:33:42 | More by jderosia603

jvillefan

California

4.71/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A: A pale yellow and hazy body with a very thick and white head.

S: Very good. Very sharp esters and sour aromas. Perfectly balanced with a subtle sweet caramel sweetness.

T: It starts off as a very pleasant sour apple flavor and then it transitions to a perfect sour caramel flavor. This should be a measuring stick for all sour beers.

M: Nice heavy body with a very sharp carbonation.

O: Amazing sour. Get this one as soon as you can.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 04:59:32 | More by jvillefan