Wynkoop Faens Grüt

Brewed by Wynkoop Brewing Company
Style: Traditional Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

On Tap at the Wynkoop Brewery, Denver 29/09/2005 Mid brown coloured and slightly rich on the palate with a spicy aroma. Some dryness in a lasting finish.

Draft from the brew pub in Denver. Dark, ruby red hue. Off-white head. Strong rosemary and honey aroma. Sour and tart. Raspberry flavor. Defintely different, but still appreciated.

Draught. Pours mahagony with a medium frothy tan head. Peppery herbal rosemary aroma with hints of sage, cinnamon and caramel lightly roasted malts. Sour rosemary malt, fruity flavor with hop notes. Medium bodied and spicy palate.

10.02.05 Hand pump at brewpub. Cloudy amber-brown with no head. Big aromas of juniper, mint, rye bread, sourdough. Big and spicy. Kind of a kitchen sink beer, it doesn’t seem like the brewer put a whole lot of thought into making this stuff, rather just wanted to use cool ingredients. Eucalyptus, mint. Oily palate. Some nuttiness. Weird and bad, but also good. I can’t decide.

Couleur orangée aux reflets rougeâtres, apparence brouillée et opaque. Mousse persistante composée de fines bulles. Arômes d’herbes, de shampooing, de camomille sous une faible présence terreuse et organique. Flaveurs très sûres (probablement non désirée ?) se dirigeant ensuite vers les légumes bouillis. Des saveurs synthtiques de racines rappelent certaines boissons gazeuses. Absolument détestable. En fût à la brasserie, Septembre 2005.

Tap at brewery. Pours a nice, smooth brown-amber. Aroma is a Vick’s coughdrop. Flavor is herbal and cough droppy, like a Ricola. Palate is watery. Sweet, but in a medicinal kind of way rather than a sugary-sweet way. Good for when you have a cold, I suppose, but I’m not sure about drinking this on a regular basis. Weird.

Draught at the brewpub. Sweet, fruity, malty and of course herbal aroma, the herbal ingredients quite apparent, along with suggestions of nutmeg and cinnamon, amber/red malts and a bright, sweet, apple-like fruitiness. Very unique, to be sure. Bright red color, clear, with a lasting, thick, foamy, tan head. Sweet, intensely herbal flavor, again plenty of green, leafy herbs, some "weedy" flavors evident alongside brown sugar and pumpkin(?). Peppery, tangy finish, some vague citrus. Smooth, lightly carbonated palate, medium body. Lingering blend of herbs (dill?) and some woodiness (bark) to be found late. What a strange creation. Unfortunately, it was a struggle to finish this.

Hazy reddish-orange, off-white head cover. Limited aromas, hitting the leafy and piney hoppiness and more intently some spicy anise or cumin tones. Light oxidation notes remind of pennies and apples while strong DMS ruin the rest. Acetic and dull. Not a very good beer, much less a good gruit.