{"id":2497,"date":"2014-11-24T23:28:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T03:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2014-11-24T23:28:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T03:28:17","slug":"reviews-crooked-stave-2014-cellar-reserve-fallwinter-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/11\/24\/reviews-crooked-stave-2014-cellar-reserve-fallwinter-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Reviews: Crooked Stave 2014 Cellar Reserve Fall\/Winter Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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it\u2019s time to leave a review for each of them. These are a pretty weak finish to an otherwise great year of beers.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Nightcap&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15871164951\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Nightcap\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7522\/15871164951_ef6188898e_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crooked Stave Nightcap &#8211; 2.1<\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<small>AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>4\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>2\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>5\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>2\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>8\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>CR 2014 Bottle. Enjoyed @ 45F in stemware split 2 ways.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8211; Dark plum red with cherry and burgundy. No head, some sediment.<\/p>\n<p>S &#8211; Coffee, Chocolate and vinegar are the most dominating aspects with some sort of coriander or herbal spice.<\/p>\n<p>T &#8211; Very sour and dominates all of the adjuncts. I get some coffee and creamy sugar up front and a touch of that at the finish. Sour just overwhelms and detracts from everything else.<\/p>\n<p>M &#8211; Thin oily mouthfeel, very little carbonation<\/p>\n<p>O &#8211; Just not a fan of this one. Too many adjuncts for what is a very sour beer.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Nightcap&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15685824540\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Nightcap\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7545\/15685824540_80968ef85e_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Nightcap&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15872513602\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Nightcap\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7576\/15872513602_81412c616d_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15687142359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7471\/15687142359_16dcae0b28_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crooked Stave L\u2019Brett d\u2019Pluot &#8211; 3.2<\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>6\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>6\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>3\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>13\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>2014 Cellar Reserve. Allowed upright for a few days in the fridge. Split 2 ways in stemware @ 45F<\/p>\n<p>A &#8211; Looks really nice, very little carbonation with sort of a faint cloudy peach color or strawberry juice.<\/p>\n<p>S &#8211; Nose is very light. you get a sour tart affect with faint persimmon, peach, pluot (duh) aromas and some rotten eggs \/ sulphur.<\/p>\n<p>T &#8211; Taste is pretty good. I get a little heartburn and tongue rawness from the overly sour aspect of this, light tropical fruits and vinegar with a malty sweet finish<\/p>\n<p>M &#8211; Mouthfeel is the same with most CR beers. thin, slightly oily not a lot to phone home about<\/p>\n<p>O &#8211; This is one of the weaker L\u2019Bret releases this year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15872515142\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7533\/15872515142_2e8efa6613_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15250902434\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave L&#039;Brett Pluot\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7473\/15250902434_285b5a297f_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15687385397\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8627\/15687385397_a5e0a5ae14_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Oak Barrels) Dry Hopped &#8211; 3.6<\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>9\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>3\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>6\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>3\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>15\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Really hoping this is the right entry. Possibly, this should be aliased but it is a commercial bottled release and is different from last year\u2019s. Green bottle, green wax, CR 2014 bottle.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8211; Very nice slightly cloudy muted orange, almost no head at all. Probably would look nicer if I let it sit a few more days upright.<\/p>\n<p>S &#8211; I do get a little bit of hard-boiled eggs, pineapple, guava and mango and other tropical fruits with citrus closely to grapefruit.<\/p>\n<p>T &#8211; This is very sour. Lactic acid is prevalent and juicy-fruit jolly rancher tastes, some granny smith apple and lemon. Clean with no vinegar at all which is great. Tang-soda finish.<\/p>\n<p>M &#8211; Force carbed thin-ness, Not bubble or refreshing. Standard mouthfeel.<\/p>\n<p>O &#8211; Not the strongest in CS\u2019s 2014 lineup but it\u2019s a good beer that I\u2019ll try to drink fresh as possible.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15871166881\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7487\/15871166881_c1f57da4db_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/15872516082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Crooked Stave Surette Reserva (Dry Hopped)\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7502\/15872516082_373ec09785_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final 3 beers from Crooked Stave\u2019s Cellar Reserve program have arrived and it\u2019s time to leave a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-03-17T02:28:55Z","apple_news_api_id":"56cc6a54-89a0-40af-b3d8-9dd3cc4367cb","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-03-17T02:28:55Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AVsxqVImgQK-z2J3TzENnyw","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-reviews","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-Eh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2363,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/08\/25\/review-three-more-crooked-stave-beers\/","url_meta":{"origin":2497,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Review: Three more Crooked Stave Beers","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Summer Crooked Stave Cellar Reserve 2014 beers are out. 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