Tonight's beer: Crooked Stave Surette
Very tart—more vinegary than vinous, really. Some fruity character in with the tartness (and mostly tart itself): white grapes, lemons, maybe pears or apples. Dim impressions of bread and maybe caramel. Through a long and gradual evolution, ends up almost chalky-dry.
Light-bodied, decently carbonated; soft, thickly coating. Piercingly drying, bracingly puckering. Prickly and flinty finish.
A piercingly sour wild ale—not, particularly, the saison it calls itself on the label. As with the vast majority of sour beers, what I get is slightly moderated vinegary tartness; any other flavors get more or less blasted off my palate before I get much chance to note their presence. That said, this beer is clearly what the brewery intended, and I can see this going with some food—mainly seafood.
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| Crooked Stave Surette |
Very tart—more vinegary than vinous, really. Some fruity character in with the tartness (and mostly tart itself): white grapes, lemons, maybe pears or apples. Dim impressions of bread and maybe caramel. Through a long and gradual evolution, ends up almost chalky-dry.
Light-bodied, decently carbonated; soft, thickly coating. Piercingly drying, bracingly puckering. Prickly and flinty finish.
A piercingly sour wild ale—not, particularly, the saison it calls itself on the label. As with the vast majority of sour beers, what I get is slightly moderated vinegary tartness; any other flavors get more or less blasted off my palate before I get much chance to note their presence. That said, this beer is clearly what the brewery intended, and I can see this going with some food—mainly seafood.
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