Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red (Barrel Room Collection)
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red (Barrel Room Collection)Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red (Barrel Room Collection)
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #665
ABV:
9%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,143
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 15.51%
Reviews:
252
Ratings:
774
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 26, 2023
Added:
Oct 30, 2009
Wants:
  49
Gots:
  118
Aged in oak barrels; hand-bottled corked & caged; bottled-conditioned. A greater percentage of "Cosmic Mother Funk" was blended into this beer.
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Reviewed by 2beerdogs from California

3.48/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Well, sat on this too long...Or did I?
Pretty amber to deep brown in hue. Sandy head. Some retention, light lacing.
Fruit forward on the nose, tart cherries as advertised, some barrel char as well. Also a hint of leather.
Taste definitely goes toward a red wine barrel aging.
Not bad. But after reading a few comments here, I'm thinking the aging helped.
Dec 26, 2023
 
Rated: 2.92 by TheRatCage from Connecticut

Jan 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.05 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 06, 2020
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Rated by Robbles from New York

1.21/5  rDev -67.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
Taste to overwhelming like tart fruit had to wash it down with coors
Oct 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by GeorgiaBeerMoose from Georgia

Jun 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by deereless from Colorado

Jun 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

May 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.26 by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

Dec 09, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.41/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a stiff burnt dark red color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that quickly slid off in a semi-fizzy sort of way. No lace.
The aroma had some cherry skin and flesh, some dried grass, light acidic citrus pulp, burnt bread, some vinegar, green apples and a tart to almost sour glossing of orange/lemon rind.
The flavor was mildly sour to present the acidic level with some lemon and orange-like tartness, light bitterness. Sour to tart apple and cherry flesh to acidic sort of aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was medium bodied with a decent sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate. Finish was quick with some acidic fizz.
Overall, well, it's a decent attempt at an American Wild ale. The "pucker" factor is actually there, though I didn't mention in the mouthfeel portion of this review.
Aug 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by imperialking from Illinois

Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by jwat from Pennsylvania

Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Shawnspl from Rhode Island

Apr 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 1.5 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jan 22, 2017
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
A 1pt 9.4 fl oz bottle with a best before date of 1st October 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: A dark ruby reddish brown colour with a big three finger light tanned head that had decent retention and left only sparse lacing.

Aroma: Fruity tart cherry, red berries, grape, plum, caramel and a touch of vinegar.

Taste: Much less fruit than the aroma, sour, tart, cherry, plum, oak, alcohol and vinegar.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and highly (overly) carbonated.

Overall: Taste was decent but I think its fruitiness was definitely affected by the harshness of the carbonation, which I felt mellowed it, when compared to the aroma. For me, the problem all stemmed from the harshness of the carbonation when swallowing, which I thought was way more than even any soda that I’ve drank before. If toned down a bit, I think that I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Dec 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Sourman49 from Texas

2.27/5  rDev -39.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
There is no fruit notes in this. Pucker is average. Pours nice but that's as far as it goes. Good malt and oak taste finished with a moderate pucker. Very disappointing for a Flemish. Sam Adams should stick to ales. Save your $.
Oct 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Oct 11, 2016
Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red (Barrel Room Collection) from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 774 ratings