MaJ CappS

9.0

Dark cherry and spice make for a lovely inhale.

Black fruits, Pom pith, prune, black pepper, strong and strapping finish stave.
Long finish, needs a couple of years for that new oak to truly smooth out.

— 6 years ago

Hector Escaton

9.6

This is stunning. Tart cherries with a touch of nutmeg. Deeply oxidized but well balanced with its acidity and oaky tannins. Caramel coming through as the initial carbonation subsides. Closest comparison is Cuvée Freddy, and while that beer is great, this is better. Ready to drink right after pouring, and I suspect it will improve with some time and warming. — 7 years ago

Ann Kunes

9.6

Definitely a repeater. Smooth, very drinkable, multiple levels. Excellent! — 8 years ago

Simon Weston

9.2

Crooked Stave L'Brett d'Apricot - delightful sour with apricot tones — 9 years ago

PABA

9.2

Citrus nose
Balanced with malts in mouth, little licorice — 9 years ago

Scott Tallman

8.9

Solid, but fell a bit flat compared to the Nightmare on Brett aged in Port barrels. This was Batch 5 from June 2015. — 9 years ago

Scott Tallman

8.9

Really dry with just a hint of sage & lemongrass. Really solid and like all CS beers, goes down easily. — 9 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

On our sofa for Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor Juanjo Mena is leading BRITTEN (Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes), MOZART (Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat) with the talented Garrick Ohlsson on piano and then concluding with BRAHMS (Symphony No. 3).

We're experiencing intense thunderstorms coming through the area tonight and generally the BSO staff prevents people from gathering on the Lawn ever since a patron was struck by lightning in 2008... So for safety, we're at home enjoying beer tonight! Thank goodness for radio simulcasts!

Color is red-purple-brown, still translucent but dark. Mostly a still beer, no notable bubbles at all. Sour/cherry/oak aspects on the nose. Palate is mild-sour, which is good if you're new at these styles of beer, it's more welcoming. Palate is distinctly tart cherry, with a lingering of oak in the finish. Nice accomplishment by the brewmaster in blending of barrel-aged stocks, smooth and enjoyable! — 7 years ago

Simon Weston

9.1

Sage nose and strong sage taste with a complex herb finish, Very nice saison. — 7 years ago

Arnaud Namer

9.8

2014 Puissant et rond 2 bouteilles pour $30 à bevmo — 8 years ago

David Weaver

9.5

Crooked Vine is my second favorite Cab. It's been a while since I had a bottle, but it is a nice complex Cab. — 9 years ago

Dakota Hewlett

8.9

Hoppy with a nice finish, has that signature Dark Horse taste. Smooth. — 9 years ago

Scott Tallman

9.3

May 2015 Batch 4 - dark sour ale aged in red wine barrels. Perfectly balanced sour with mouth coating combo of cherry, spice and a hint of wood. — 9 years ago

Stephanie Cleary

10

Toasted notes of caramel and space are intermingled with deep dark fruit flavors. — 7 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Wow. Fresh.
The nose has layers of disciplined fruit.
Nothing crazy, very textbook good.

Bright. IlLuminated salted berries, persimmon, ripe, yet not to much, plum, hints of melon. Perfect acidity to stave (Ha!) off the oak.
This is an amazing BDX blend, and so worth the price.
No candied over cloying here.
This is a good expression.
#garagiste — 7 years ago

Eric

9.5

Big fruit, tannins, and acid all in balance. — 7 years ago

Eric

9.5

Super concentrated Cab from DelDotto's St. Helena vineyard. Modest on the nose with vanilla and smoke. Dense and rich palate of black fruits, jam, and chocolate. 60 second, almost gritty finish. Drinking great now and will hang for a good bit. Intense, but less decadent (in a good way) from more recent vintages. — 8 years ago

Brandon Granier

9.4

2014 vintage. Burgundian in the barnyard category, balanced with the blueberry fruit. Intoxicating nose like a burgundy and fared well with dry aged steak. Wow. — 9 years ago

Lea Bertron

9.5

One of my go to Jammy Zins. For the price point a great wine. — 9 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.2

Bold maneuver by Joe Swick of co-fermenting Pinot Gris & Noir results in a pleasurable puzzle of a wine, like listening to Ornette Coleman get rid of chord changes, this wines interacts w perceptions at a radical pace. The Pinot Gris actually supplies more tannic chew that buzzes on the palate while the Noir presents a folk melody structure to wrap your mind around. The collision is rather haunting, and I can't wait to understand how it goes with food in surprising ways. I'm gonna glass this sucker at Americano! — 9 years ago

with Joseph