Splinter Blue
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Brewery: Troegs Brewing
Alcohol By Volume: ?%
Beer Style: American Wild Ale
Availability: Limited
Average of 1 rating: 4.5 stars.
Description:
Splinter Blue combines three of our favorite things – DreamWeaver, tart cherries, and Brettanyomyces. To begin this process we fermented DreamWeaver wort with Belgian/Lambic yeast blend. After a complete fermentation, we aged the beer in oak barrels with wild yeast and souring bacteria for one year, and then added eighty pounds of tart cherries for another six months of aging. Splinter Blue pours a cloudy rose color with copious carbonation and a Brettanyomyces yeast funk.
The beer's effervescence highlights its sharp acidic cherry flavor, followed by a doughy cereal-like finish that lets you know there's wheat in there.
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Appearance - 4.0
It pours with a small amount of white head that fizzes out pretty quickly leaving a small ring. The beer is a ruby red grapefruit color, that is clear with visible carbonation.
Aroma - 4.5
The aroma has strong wood notes with light vanilla. The lactic sourness is also present, but in a more subtle amount. There are also notes of sour cherries.
Mouthfeel - 4.5
Light in body with sharp, active carbonation that tingles the tongue.
Taste - 4.5
Sour cherries are up front. Next up is a woody character that is present through the finish. In the finish is a light-medium lactic sourness, some funkiness, and doughy malt.
Overall - 4.5
An excellent addition to the Splinter Series. The wild yeast, cherries, and oak combine to form a delicious concoction.
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