Eagle Rock Yearling

Brewed by Eagle Rock Brewery
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Los Angeles, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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A really well balanced brew. Plenty of sour notes but the fruit and malt really tie this together. An impressive effort from Eagle Rock.

(Draught) Pours a brown body with a tall dense khaki head. Aroma of mustiness, light pine, cherry, caramel, yogurt, and roasted grain. Flavor of raisins, acetic, vinous, yogurt, and cherry with a dry finish.

5.5 oz draft pour at Beachwood BBQ Sour Fest. A very sour Flander’s Red. Enjoyable.

Draft at Stone Sour Fest 11. Brown pour. Fruit, cherry, raisin, light sweet malt, vinegar, and acidic sourness. A decent flanders red.

A: Pours the suspected dark amber color with a finger of off-white head. S: This isn’t a terribly fragrant beer. A decent amount of vinegar sourness along with a little bit of sweet, caramel malts. There are minimal fruit notes of cherries and potentially raisins. T: The cherry stands out a bit more on the tongue. Nice sour cherry and fruits, and a moderate acetic character. A little bit sweet from the toffee/caramel malts. There is just a hint of grassy funk in there, too. M: On the thin side of medium in body with a medium carbonation. O: A decent attempt at a sour, but some fine tuning will be needed.

Tap ar sour festival 2011. Brown pour with a tan head. Nose is sweet with some ruddy notes. Taste is sweet with a vinegary sourness. All in all ok.

Sample. Rating #5. Real nice flanders. Nice bit of tartness and pretty drinkable. (1750)

Tap at Verdugo Bar, served in a snifter. This was right on the money. I am glad I got to try it on my short trip. Appearance is dark, dank, muddy, and murky red. Looks just like the sediment of good cherry juice. The beer is great to style, light acidity, lots of cherry, some lactic but no overbearing sourness. Just has a good level of sourness. Has medium light body and super quality. I thought I was drinking this in Belgium.

Appearance: Pours a deep maroon with a decent creamy beige cap. Left behind great lacing.

Aroma: Light red wine vinegar and some sour fruit.

Taste: Tart berry, vinegar. Finishes with plenty of tartness and sourness.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with modest carbonation.

Overall: Solid, very sour.

On tap. Pours with a hazed red to amber body with a thin tan head. Aromas of apple, acetic, vinegar, caramel, florals, cherries and bready. Flavors are acetic, vinegar, sour cherry, red wine. Good, dry and super acidic/acetic. Tasty.