Crooked Stave Hop Savant

This is a 100% brettanomyces pale ale from the Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project of Denver, Colorado. The beer is dry hopped with Centennial and Simcoe hops and fermented in oak foeders (wooden brewing vats). It is 6.2% ABV.

The beer pours a hazy honey golden and apricot in color. There is a tall head of thick, bubbling, foaming white. The aroma is very floral, geraniums, earthy, citrus and orange, some wood, and of course with the brett, a bit funky. The taste follows the aromas, giving off lots of different floral, citrus, earth, wood and funk notes. It has the fine, tingling carbonation of bottle-conditioned beers. The finish is fairly dry, and more funky than tart. It is nicely balanced in its flavors and well-crafted.