Askew - Two Brothers Brewing Company

Treebs

Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I'm very late to the sour game so this is my first one ever. 350ml caged and corked bottle, poured into my Founders tulip snifter.

A: Pours a nice deep amber with a thin white head that comes and goes very quickly, almost like a soda.

S: Very pungent right from the word go, rice wine vinegar, unripened grapes, light citrus (lemons and limes). Creates a slight twinge to the nose.

T: Light malty vinegar with very young, immature grapes. Bitter green apples that continue on to a flat bitter jump with a little wood finish on the back end.

M: Very light and airy body. Incredible carbonation. Leaves a slight sour taste that doesn't have much staying power at the end.

O: I think my first sour went with some success. It is definitely a style that has to grow on me. Since I'm used to the full bodied stouts I think that my review my be slightly skewed, but I definitely can see myself purchasing and enjoying more American wild ales in the future.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2011 01:11:56 | More by Treebs

coffygrinder

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +17.6%

04-23-2013 11:10:05 | More by coffygrinder

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

04-16-2013 04:09:22 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1%

03-25-2013 01:12:23 | More by Sparky44

bashiba

Iowa

4.09/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured a clean orange/amber with a thick and creamy long lasting tan head, good carbonation running throughout the beer for a good long while.

The nose is very tart and a bit cidery, lightly sweet with some touches of tropical fruit mixing in with the funky bretty charachter.

The flavor is mildy sweet with a bit of apple and pear and a touch of white cheese, finishes with a dry tart funky basement quality, has just a bit of sourness at the very end.

The mouthfeel is creamy with a dry finish.

Very nice wild ale, nice combination of fruit notes and sour qualities.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2013 23:03:08 | More by bashiba

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

03-04-2013 13:54:06 | More by t0rin0

CaptainNomihodai

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1%

03-03-2013 05:30:48 | More by CaptainNomihodai

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

02-25-2013 14:20:09 | More by JAHMUR

Thorpe429

Illinois

3/5  rDev -25.7%

01-10-2013 22:08:58 | More by Thorpe429

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Two Brothers Askew. No bottle dating. Acquired in the summer of 2012. 12.7oz bottle split into Duchesse de Bourgogne goblets.

Pours a lovely color. It's like a sepiated rose or a pinkish cider. Some yeasty haze found its way into the beer at the end of my pour, but most was choked back. Hardly any head formed, and nothing but a very thin ring remains. This beer is simply pretty.

Super sour nose for a Flanders-style wild ale. Big imploding funk-rot from the combination of Saccharo- and Brettanomyces. Brightly woody. Sour fruit aromas include strawberry and apple. Maybe a bit of raspberry.

Big smack of fruit sour with a yield of green strawberry, unripe raspberry, and tart apple. Woody, vinegary, and decently funky. Tastes like a soured and unsweetened currant jam. I love the berry notes. This is a well-defined sour, if I may say so.

There is a hot sour burn in the throat that is an aspect to struggle through, drinkibility-wise. Otherwise, the body is pretty average for the style. Carbonation is medium.

Askew is a bright and wonderful sour ale. My girlfriend really took to it, as well. Time to seek out another bottle. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 03:32:27 | More by thecheapies

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

01-06-2013 03:41:35 | More by Gonzoillini

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1%

11-29-2012 14:57:22 | More by mendvicdog

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

11-29-2012 13:33:42 | More by marlinsfan4

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

11-29-2012 05:31:37 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

duceswild

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

11-29-2012 03:17:29 | More by duceswild

mynie

Indiana

4.08/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours surprisingly clear and orange, with a very small head. Smells like a pleasantly aged blend of oak, sour yeast, and fruit. Nothing too horribly complex or astounding, but a nice, solid blend.

Tastes about how it smells. Good fruit complexities balanced out well by the yeast--not punishingly sour, but still not so dulled that it seems like a cop out. There's a very nicely dulled, almost chocolately end to the sour, and this falls in to a really nice, yeasty finish.

Imma fucking with the rating system here, because this isn't quite as good as a 4.5 flavor so I'm saying it's 4.5 overall. Not quite, but still good.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 04:35:02 | More by mynie

drabmuh

Maryland

4.1/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a snifter, beer is amber and clear with a lazy head of small bubbles, some lacing, low retention though.

Aroma is lactic and bright, succinic acid maybe.

Beer is flavorful with a nice finish, light and effervescent on the palate, a good finish. Overall I did enjoy this beer and I'd have it again.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 19:03:29 | More by drabmuh

ehammond1

California

3.98/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle (2011)

Thanks for opening this with me, VaTechHopHead!

(Aged for 1+ year)

Dark amber, nearly ruby, with an off-white ring of foam atop, eventually leaving irregular lines of stick down the glass.

An enjoyable, complex, evolving aroma: vinous red wine notes, lots of oak, some vinegar, and a bit of berry character as well. The funky Brett yeast makes itself more and more present as the beer warms.

The flavor follows the aroma, with vinous notes, lots of oak, some vinegar, and berry character shining through, along with a very mild funky barnyaryd yeast character.

Medium bodied with moderate-high carbonation.

Very enjoyable sour.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 00:18:06 | More by ehammond1

jisom123

Indiana

4/5  rDev -1%

09-17-2012 23:26:41 | More by jisom123

bstyle

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%

09-06-2012 06:42:53 | More by bstyle

dpasotti

Indiana

3.85/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Rich coppery amber color with impressive creamy and tightly-knit head. It has uncharacteristic lasting power for a sour and stands strong until the last sip. Aroma is funk-forward with a hint of sweetness, tart cherry, Tylenol chewables (in a good way), and a complex layer of all kinds of fruit. Smells like a cross between a gueuze and a Flanders red.

Much of the same on the palate, but lacks the complexity of the nose. Well-balanced tartness that's in the middle of the range. Some vanilla pops up as it warms.

Carbonation is medium. The body is pushed to the lower end of medium by some lingering acidity that coats the mouth on the finish. On the whole, this is an excellent offering from Two Brothers, maybe the best beer I've had from them.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2012 23:48:52 | More by dpasotti

gpawned

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

08-20-2012 09:52:17 | More by gpawned

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

08-20-2012 06:58:18 | More by GRG1313

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

08-13-2012 23:09:37 | More by DaveHack

ASUBeer

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

08-10-2012 17:28:48 | More by ASUBeer