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24-01-2024, 09:20
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMKn0inK6NOQ9cJxyrKKdrk0mDUoHXdwa37Ud4-btEclF9PRMolu2U0ORPweZLje0PSyfKFdPT9GEqMWtFPdxMIqu kNa6xc9ozLwF_iN7H8CVQ6nUumLHEmj1MGBP8Hevx11haDqL4e 22YgGTwv8jdO0ALcrwQ6LZ-xtWXFUiEUqPl7icCj5rw/s320/the_bruery_spritz_this_barrel_aged_sparkling_ale_w ith_syrah_grapes.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMKn0inK6NOQ9cJxyrKKdrk0mDUoHXdwa37Ud4-btEclF9PRMolu2U0ORPweZLje0PSyfKFdPT9GEqMWtFPdxMIqu kNa6xc9ozLwF_iN7H8CVQ6nUumLHEmj1MGBP8Hevx11haDqL4e 22YgGTwv8jdO0ALcrwQ6LZ-xtWXFUiEUqPl7icCj5rw/s2630/the_bruery_spritz_this_barrel_aged_sparkling_ale_w ith_syrah_grapes.jpg)A random pick from the bargain fridge in Stephen Street News today. Well, for a very craft definition of bargain, at €6.99 for a 355ml can. It's from California brewery The Bruery, part of their Terreux barrel-ageing program, and called Spritz This! Essentially it's a grape ale, barrel-aged and with Syrah grapes pressed in. This is the 2021 edition. The ABV is 7.2% and it's a deep and luscious scarlet colour.
There's a crackle as the head fades out and an aroma of blackcurrant, reminding me somewhat of the result of a cheap homebrew wine kit I made some years ago. It's very thin, and prickly on the palate, more than what I would call spritz. The acidity (3.4/9.0g/L of lactic, the can tells us helpfully) is a little shocking and difficult at first. I adapted to it quite quickly, I'm happy to say, and after a minute there's a much more subtle mix of blackberry, raspberry and cherry, mixed in with white pepper spicing from the oak and a savoury cola herbal thing.
While I liked it, I would have preferred if the bugs-and-barrels features were more prominent. Instead, despite the sourness, it's still a bit syrupy or jammy. I've had plenty better versions of the same thing.
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-grape-state-of-california.html)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMKn0inK6NOQ9cJxyrKKdrk0mDUoHXdwa37Ud4-btEclF9PRMolu2U0ORPweZLje0PSyfKFdPT9GEqMWtFPdxMIqu kNa6xc9ozLwF_iN7H8CVQ6nUumLHEmj1MGBP8Hevx11haDqL4e 22YgGTwv8jdO0ALcrwQ6LZ-xtWXFUiEUqPl7icCj5rw/s320/the_bruery_spritz_this_barrel_aged_sparkling_ale_w ith_syrah_grapes.jpg (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMKn0inK6NOQ9cJxyrKKdrk0mDUoHXdwa37Ud4-btEclF9PRMolu2U0ORPweZLje0PSyfKFdPT9GEqMWtFPdxMIqu kNa6xc9ozLwF_iN7H8CVQ6nUumLHEmj1MGBP8Hevx11haDqL4e 22YgGTwv8jdO0ALcrwQ6LZ-xtWXFUiEUqPl7icCj5rw/s2630/the_bruery_spritz_this_barrel_aged_sparkling_ale_w ith_syrah_grapes.jpg)A random pick from the bargain fridge in Stephen Street News today. Well, for a very craft definition of bargain, at €6.99 for a 355ml can. It's from California brewery The Bruery, part of their Terreux barrel-ageing program, and called Spritz This! Essentially it's a grape ale, barrel-aged and with Syrah grapes pressed in. This is the 2021 edition. The ABV is 7.2% and it's a deep and luscious scarlet colour.
There's a crackle as the head fades out and an aroma of blackcurrant, reminding me somewhat of the result of a cheap homebrew wine kit I made some years ago. It's very thin, and prickly on the palate, more than what I would call spritz. The acidity (3.4/9.0g/L of lactic, the can tells us helpfully) is a little shocking and difficult at first. I adapted to it quite quickly, I'm happy to say, and after a minute there's a much more subtle mix of blackberry, raspberry and cherry, mixed in with white pepper spicing from the oak and a savoury cola herbal thing.
While I liked it, I would have preferred if the bugs-and-barrels features were more prominent. Instead, despite the sourness, it's still a bit syrupy or jammy. I've had plenty better versions of the same thing.
More... (https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-grape-state-of-california.html)