Epic Elder Brett Saison-Brett Golden Ale
Epic Elder Brett Saison-Brett Golden Ale
Rated 3.220 by BeerPals
Brewed by Epic Brewing Company
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Style: Wild Ale
8.8% Alcohol by Volume
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Epic Brewing Company’s latest barrel-aged beer brings something new—wild yeast. This brew is a collaboration ale with Crooked Stave Artisan Brewing of Fort Collins, Colorado. Chad Yakobson, Brewmaster/Owner of Crooked Stave, is well known for his skill and knowledge in the brewing of sour and Brettanomyces driven beers. The beer was brewed at Epic by the two brewers. Kevin Crompton, Epic’s Brewmaster, and Chad spent several weeks working on the recipe and selecting the proper Brett strains and barrels for the beer to morph from a golden Saison into a Saison-Brett Golden Ale. Brewed June 1, 2011. Packaged January 23, 2011. Primary fermentation was accomplished using Saison yeast and then the young beer was moved to French oak white wine casks retired after the production of Epic’s 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), Silver Medal winner Brainless® on Peaches. The barrels were inoculated with a blend of four different types of Brettanomyces. Aging for over nine months in the barrels allows the character of the unique wild yeast to fully express itself in the beer. The result combines all the elements for a truly sublime complexity. The aroma is rich with the musty, barnyard-like character that “Brett” is famous for as well as some remnants of the white wine. The flavor also has wonderful amounts of fruity notes both from the yeast and hints of the peach fermentation that took place previously in the barrel, all rounded out with a pleasant and refreshing acidity and incredibly drinkable for an 8.8% ABV beverage. The beer has a round body, is dominated by yeast character, but is tart enough to leave the palette refreshed and wanting more. Release #1, brewed June 2011, only produced 3600 bottles. The Malts Weyermann Pilsner, Briess Pregel. Barley Falkes, Light candy sugar, Briess 2-Row Caraplis Malt, and Briess Falked Oats Rice hulls The Hops Tettnang ABV 8.8%
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| Overall Rank | 19291 |
| Overall Percentile | 65.2 |
| Style Rank | 435 of 1390 |
| Style Percentile | 68.7 |
| Lowest Score | 3.1 |
| Highest Score | 4.0 |
| Average Score | 3.550 |
| Weighted Score | 3.220 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
9.5% this year (or last more like). The abv is the only flaw, and it's a small one. 7% would have been better. The brett has done very nice things to this belgian golden. it's still fruity with hints of spice and bread, but lots and lots of funk and barnyard. Floral and slightly bitter finish. My mind woeks in weird ways...run this through a randal with some fresh hops and it would be otherwordly!
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Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
22oz bottle, release #1. Pours a hazy yellow with a smallish white head that goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing. It has quite a few floaties.
The aroma is floral brett and some slightly metallic overripe fruits and some funk.
The flavor is some fruity apple champagne with brett notes and some funk with a bit of bitterness in the dry finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, I recall this being a much better brett beer when I had it a couple of months ago. Either this bottle is different or it isn't aging well for my tastes. A lot more sediment this time around too.
