Stillwater/Mikkeller/Fanø Gypsy Tears (Red Wine Barrel Aged Edition)

Stillwater Artisanal
Brewed at Fanø Bryghus
Style: Stout
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle shared with 77ships. Yay, my 3500! Poured a black body with an off white head. Raisins, sticky maltiness, obvious notes of the barrel involved. Brett shows up in the taste, funky sourness, but the malty presence and the raisins are still there. Slightly vinuous, you can tell that it was aged again. Still, somewhat straightforward... in the end, quite nice!

Keg at Fanø Meet the Brewer, King William IV. It pours very dark brown, with a thin off-white head. The nose is sticky dark fruit (cherry, plum, blackcurrant and such like), roasted malt, some tanginess, coffee and dark chocolate. The taste is tangy dark fruit; plum, raisin, grape, cherry, port/vinous, light sourness, roasted malt, coffee, charcoal, touch of balsamic vinegar and salted liquorice, with some alcohol warmth in the finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Good balance, interesting and pretty damn flavoursome.

Keg at Witterfest (Fano meet the brewer), King William IV - 20/08/12. Very dark brown with a thin tan head. All brett nose, hard to pick anything else out - fantastic ! A little sweet malt at the rear. Hops come through in the taste with caramel and malt, brett still well represented but more in the background. Chocolate and a little wood in there. Medium bodied with an excellent creamy feel.

Large tan head dark pour aromas funky barnyard notes red wine influence strong caramel coffee dark fruit liquorice the flavours rich dark chocolate and coffee bean red wine nicely done sourness barnyard like taste smoothness liquorice dark fruit wine mixes so well sourness and bitter mix a dried fruit taste best aftertastes sour bitter the red wine and fruit mix malt sweetness dry finish flavours grow on you

Bouteille 500ml. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de levures sauvages légèrement fruitées et aigres (cerises sûres, pommes vertes, raisins vineux), moyen de malt rôti, moyennement boisé (fût de chêne vineux, bois humide) avec des notes de chocolat noir et de houblon herbeux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux notes vineuses. Goût de levures fruitées sauvages légèrement aigres/acides (cerises sûres, léger de raisins vineux, notes de pommes vertes) avec un goût boisé (fût de chêne vineux, présent en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt rôti doux avec un très léger goût de chocolat noir ainsi que des traces de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux appuyé par des notes d’alcool vineux. Post-goût moyen-long et aux notes sèches, légèrement aigre de levures fruitées sauvages (moût de cerises sûres et de raisins) avec une légère amertume de rôti, un léger goût boisé (fût vineux) ainsi que quelques notes d’alcool vineux et de chocolat. (Wild Dark Ale?)

Keg @ Witterfest ’12, King William IV. Pours jet black with a small mocha tan head. The nose is a huge wallop of brett. Further aromas of rich bitter chocolate, smoky bacon. The taste is also brett-forward, plenty of wood, chocolate and hints of chili flakes. Mildly vinous and sweet. Medium body, actually quite drinkable. Soft carbonation. Nice, very unique tasting.

Bouteille de 500ml. Bière brune foncée avec une mousse brune crémeuse. Le premier nez est plein de brett, de vin rouge, ensuite viennent des notes de chocolat, de café et fruits secs. La bouche est acide, un peu bizarre, tannique, les tanins sont trop présents pour moi, on frôle l’astringence, on croirait licher une pelure de banane. Avec le temps et les gorgées le tout s’apaise, mais je ne suis toujours pas convaincu d’aimer ça.

23-NOV-2012, bottle @home, from Ølbutikken. Unclear, dark brown with low, very low light brown head. Tart and funky aroma. Red wine, brett, roast, milky roast. Taste much the same. Vinegar. Very wine-like. More tart than expected. Funny mix with the roast. OK body, soft carbonation but just enough. Very fine brew.

50c bottle, BBE 2018, says the label. Poured black with a brown, lacing head. Aroma is sour, bretta noticeable, roasted malt and grapes. Lovely. Flavor has bretta more evident, red wine like notes, wood, grapes, cocoa and roasted malt. hoppy, dry finish, quite tart/sour with grapes. One of the more complex beers I have had in a while. Full bodied. Very tasty!

50 cl. bottle split with Marko as his 3500th rating @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Crazy ugly label both drawing as well as colour design, the whole deal. Pours black with little and disappearing beige head. Nose is very heavy on the typical standard USA brett – still baffled by the fact that sour beers have become so homogonous – mixed some yoghurt lactic sour wine, quite a standard USA profile, sour malts, tannins and sticky sweet red wine – apparently Brunello. Taste carries trough similar, very heavy, lots of USA-style Brett in here, strongly yoghurt lactic red wine, sour thicker malts, barrel, sourness has been upped as is customary, light roast, citrus sourness,… Oddly fuller brett body as usual. Good but I am still expecting sours to be unique brews – probably shouldn’t have started out with lambic’s – my bad.