Deschutes Brewery The Dissident (2017) – Sour Brown Ale (Flanders Oud Bruin) at 10.5% ABV | 16 IBU (C$24.46 at Andrew Hilton Wine & Spirits, 650 ml, packaged on 28-Aug-2017, acquired 22-Nov-2017, reviewed 14-Jun-2020)
Appearance: clear medium amber with a short, short-lived loose off-white head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: cherries, balsamic vinegar, dried dark fruit, leather, oak, caramel. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate tart, low bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-full slightly slick body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration warming slightly astringent finish. (4/5)
The Great Cellar Drink Down continues. What? I’m in quarantine, so I can’t get anything fresh, and who knows how long my collection will go into a storage unit after we pack up here and find a new house – could be months, easily, subjected to wild temperature variations. No, better it end here, with dignity: cue the swelling orchestra.
I decided to do a vertical, newest to oldest, of the three vintages I’ve been cellaring for a few years – this being the newest, and hopefully rawest. Not bad, but not the greatest of examples of the Oud Bruin style. In particular, the sweet caramel strikes me as being a little unbalanced and inappropriate to the style. We’ll see whether that improves with cellaring. I can’t say I’m getting a lot of indicia of the Brett, though I am getting the wine barrels. On the up side, the high ABV is fairly-well integrated, with little burn present. (15/20)
My 268th from the 2010 Edition of 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die, 257th from the 2013 Edition, 253rd from the 2018 Edition, and 289th combining all three editions.
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