Oregon Trail Black Wito

Brewed by Oregon Trail Brewery
Style: Porter
Corvallis, Oregon USA

on tap-pours a light brown head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark fruit, bourbon, medium malt. Taste is dark fruit, bourbon, medium malt, chardonnay? Interesting.

Probably the most exciting experimental beer I have had in a very long time and all because of a bad batch of beer. A cross between a flemish sour ale and a bourbon porter. The nose has that rancid sourness like a lambic but still has some nice spice and fruit, with a carbonated zesty mouthfeel.

Sampled at the brewery. Had a unique and very WEIRD flavor and texture - both from the witbier used (read my rating) and from the infected early batch of the bourbon porter. Had some brett qualities in an Orval-way... a bit creamy and zesty, active and carbonated and acidic as well. Very interesting brew that was tasty, but I think only in rather small amounts.

This was a great experimental beer. The Black Wito started off as a bourbon aged porter that sat too lomng and so there where adjuncts added to make this a good beer. Blackberry, and wit beer where added along with some brown ale. This was a highly unique beer. Need to try to understand.