Appearance: Deep chestnut, pours brilliantly clear until
you get into the dregs, relatively fat bubbles make up a pretty firm head (3.5/5).
Aroma: Wood, leather, molasses, bourbon, Cherry Coke,
and a touch of sweet vinegar (4.5/5).
Taste: I’m initially struck by an interesting sour
note that I did not expect. That flavor
crescendos pretty quickly, and then it thins out and clears with only a soft touch
of oak left behind. A little research
has informed me that Prairie spikes the beer with a “mixture of wild bacteria”,
so I’m glad to see the infection is intentional. I also get some tobacco,
cherry, vanilla, and chocolate. As it
warms, the cherry flavor comes marching into the forefront. God… what an interesting beer (4.75/5).
Mouthfeel: Rather thin with a touch of astringency from
the oak (3.25/5).
Overall: Man, this is great. It’s an old ale, aged in bourbon barrels, and
inoculated with wild bacteria. I’m
(nearly) speechless. It certainly isn’t traditional
by any stretch of the imagination, but I love what they have done with it (4.25/5).
-Matt
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