Dépuceleuse - Avery Brewing Company

MEsquandoles

Texas

3.95/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pungent. A joy to whiff. I could smell red wine and sour blackberry jam from 5 feet away.

A lot of sour cherries - also tart blackberry-cran-grape - that fade into red wine, oak, and then some mothy Brett and a lil clove. Not very sweet. Little to no malt chracater, but that's not a terrible thing here.

Very similar to the Brabant but no cacao or roastiness, and more sour cherry up front. This one seems to have more Brett presence for a little less than 2 months in the bottle - prolly from using the same barrels used with Brabant - a great flavour to pass on though! Worth noting is that Depuce is stronger and less was produced. Beernews.org shows it was in red zin barrels for a year.

Very drinkable for 9.73% !

There are some really great flavours going on here. As with the Brabant, def. worth seeking out, but I'd prolly favour the Brabant. This should age well and get funkier and become more drinkable as the strong flavours meld together.

2011-01-30 update: It's thinned and dried out, but still lots of sour berry. Wine presence is still very noticeable too. Brett seems fully developed, with some sour bacteria now too (sour green apple, lemon peel). Very earthy (like dirt or cherry pits). Kind of astringent. Produces a foul burp.
Sad to say I remember enjoying it more previously. I wish I had shared this bottle. Surpisingly low head retention. Appearance, Taste, and Drinkability have been moved down 0.5 each. This beer just doesn't seem as vibrant and complex as it once was. But still worth trying.
Once pouring the final 3 ounces, it becomes very murky. Lots of head that leaves after 2 minutes. And tons more oakiness.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2011 01:50:32 | More by MEsquandoles

Jordantb313

Colorado

4/5  rDev +1%

05-29-2013 06:52:37 | More by Jordantb313

Mopps

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-27-2013 14:32:43 | More by Mopps

billab914

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-16-2013 23:37:18 | More by billab914

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +1%

05-13-2013 14:29:33 | More by drummermattie02

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-27-2013 20:18:17 | More by Kelp

Googs

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

04-27-2013 15:12:04 | More by Googs

LambicKing

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

03-28-2013 03:38:00 | More by LambicKing

rand

California

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

02-22-2013 04:10:11 | More by rand

claytong

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

02-20-2013 02:45:14 | More by claytong

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

01-20-2013 02:03:57 | More by GRG1313

Beaver13

Colorado

3.2/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle, bottled on 3/31/10. Pours slightly hazy reddish orange with a fizzy off white head that quickly goes to a thin film.

The aroma is woody lactic pie cherries and red wine.

The flavor is sweet and tart pie cherries with a nice sour twang with some wood, red wine and maybe a little oxidation and band aid in the finish. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and a bit watery.

Overall, a decent sour cherry beer. I wonder if I hung on to it a bit long though.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2012 07:06:33 | More by Beaver13

bauermj

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

10-19-2012 19:42:39 | More by bauermj

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

10-10-2012 01:04:50 | More by acurtis

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to duff27 for bringing this beer to share! Thanks Duff!

poured into tulip glass.

bottled march 31, 2010.

Appearance: medium red bodied beer with a small white head.

Smell: oak, vanilla, and sour cherries.

Taste: moderately tart cherries. nice oaky notes. A touch of vanilla. linger sour that is not over powering.

Mouthfeel: moderate body with low carbonation. gets syrupy as it gets to room temperature, but not distracting at all.

Overall: nice sour ale with cherries. i am really impressed with this wild beer. It showcases the cherries very well. Good job Avery's! I am becoming more and more of a fan!

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 04:19:08 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

Duff27

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Initial head turns to collar nearly right away. Murky dirty copper colored. No head or lacing after a bit.

Gave my nose a hissyfit. Wine note definitely come though, sour cherries all the way.

Woooo. Cherries in the forefront. "Oaky, vanilla." Mostly oak. Cherries melt into the wine characteristics.

Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation.

Good wine barrel aged beer here. Reminiscent of Gilgamesh. Boozil hit ya without warning. Avery.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 03:10:46 | More by Duff27

rapidsequence

Virginia

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle. Bought long ago for $8.99. Bottled March 31, 2010.

Appearance: Cloudy brown lakewater with a very short lived head and no lacing. Its not attractive, but it is an aged beer...

Smell: The cherries are very noticable and smell sweet like cherry pie more than tart. Other berry aromas, vanilla, and oak from the zin barrel. Obvious brett funk in there too.

Taste: Tastes much different than the smell. Smell is sweet cherries and fruit with oak, taste is strongly oaky, vinous, spicy, almost sharp. Lots of funk and some booze.

Mouthfeel: Appears pretty flat but feels adequately carbed. Smooth and a bit tannic on the end.

Overall: I think this was a success, but it could be better. All the flavors don't work perfectly, but its still a tasty beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 02:44:20 | More by rapidsequence

brentk56

North Carolina

3.65/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a cognac color with a very modest head that quickly fades to a ringlet leaving a few dots of lace

Smell: Unsweet cherry and vinous Zinfandel barrel elements; after two and a half years it is still somewhat boozy

Taste: Cherry and Zinfandel barrel flavors building in tartness through mid-palate; the barrel elements arrive, after the swallow, along with a building funky character

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low to moderate carbonation; puckery

Overall: While an interesting effort, the flavors never really come together on my palate, as the fruit and the brett clash in the finish

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 00:10:56 | More by brentk56

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +1%

08-18-2012 23:00:41 | More by t0rin0

jsurfs82

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

08-13-2012 01:21:00 | More by jsurfs82

drewone

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

08-07-2012 23:28:46 | More by drewone

ncaudle

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

07-16-2012 23:35:00 | More by ncaudle

steph1974

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -17.9%

06-22-2012 23:20:14 | More by steph1974

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-06-2012 21:51:11 | More by bsuedekum

whartontallboy

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-05-2012 03:23:11 | More by whartontallboy