Jackie-Os Brown Recluse

Brewed by Jackie-Os Pub and Brewery
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Athens, Ohio USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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In short: A messy vinegary woody dark ale. Meh.
How: Bottle 22oz, bottle #262 of 372. Consumed 8 months after receiving the bottle from cpetrone84, thanks Chris.
The look: Very dark burgundy body (near black) topped by a beige ring of foam.
In long: Nose is dark vinegar, wood, some soy sauce. Taste is more fruity than expected, tart red cherries and various dark fruits, cheap young fruity red wide, notes of Worcestershire sauce, sushi green algae roll wrapper, balsamic vinegar, virgin wood of some kind. Supposed to be made with maple syrup but I didn’t pick any maple syrup at all. A bit tart, a bit acidic, a bit sour. Oily juicy body that is somewhat corpulent for a 5.5% brew and the low carbonation suits the beer fine. A rather low abv beer but a bit too intense to be easy to drink. As with most Jackie-Os wild/sour this one is an approximate mess, not their worse but not enjoyable either, I was almost able to drink the full bomber. . If you’re one of those person who can’t wait for the next release of Jackie-Os sours, just calm down, relax, take a deep breath, and hold it until you die.

Bottle @ a recent bottle share... Poured reddish brown with a thin head. I couldn’t totally pull out maple unless I was really searching for it. I think the bacteria and acidity seemed to have thinned out what the maple would of added. Still a good amount of sweetness here, and decent oak notes with all the sourness.

Bottle 22fl.oz.

[ Bottle # 31/372 ]. Clear dark to medium red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, tart, red wine, wood, maple. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, tart maple, fruity - berry, dry, light wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121109]

20th October 2011
Opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Crisp palate, mild fine carbonation. Semi dry. Tart sharp beer. Vinegary tart cherry and generic fruits. Dry finish. Just the right side of being too sour.

Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, roasted malt, berries. Flavour is sourness, alcohol, roasted malt, berries. Medium body . Nice beer.

Taster on tap at Jackie-O’s 7th. Brown color, bit of red. Very little head. Nice tart nose. Hint of chocolate malts. Good dry flavor, light carbonation. Great sour brown.

Bottle 650ml #31/372 @ fonefan
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma is sour with notes of tart, vinegar and acetone. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium to heavy sour with a sour and dry finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, 22oz, Bottle #31/372., batch 11 An unclear, reddish brown beer with a minimal-sized beige head. Rather sourish aroma, with cherry notes, dried fruit hints and some roasted hints. Lacking complexity, but it tastes nice though. Lemony sourness, cherries, roasted hints and some nutty notes in the flavor. Tart and medium bodied, softly carbonated. Well, I’m not impressed. 121109

Bottle, 5.5% #31 Bottle @ FOneFan. Very dark brown/red with tiny beige head. Aroma is malt, cherries and acetone. Flavour is malt, acetone, sour, cherries, sugar and berries.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Small head with short duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are brett, fruits, berries, malt and hops. Sour and acetic.