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Two Brothers Philosophers Stone

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913.34/5.03.3/5.0Special8.5%40.1Tulip
Commercial Description:
It is a ~8.5% ABV Black Saison. We fermented it with a Belgian saison yeast until it hit about 7% then we added our house ale yeast to finish it. Once it was done fermenting, we added it to new American oak barrels with a medium-heavy toast. Then we spiked it with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. The "Brett" is an isolated culture from Belgium that gives the classic barnyard, horse blanket character and pleasing tartness to lambic style beers. The tartness is mild but noticeable and adds a wonderful complexity to the beer. In alchemy, Philosopher's Stone is a reference to the substance believed to be able to turn metal into gold. Similarly, we believe we have taken a normal beer style and turned it into something extraordinary.
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 footbalm (1219), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Dec 2, 2006  
Bottle from Drew in a rather strange trade. This thing sucked. Clear brown liquid with some funky saison aromas of soured fruits and barnyard earthiness to it. But tasted super watered down.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 1, 2006  
Clear brown, no head. Aroma is burnt toaste, light citrus. Tste is bitter with toasted malts. Certainly has a bourbony background. Balanced sweetness, brett all over this one. Crazy idea for a beer, tastes great though.


 wxman (588), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 25, 2006  
Clear dark brown with a minimal antique lace head. Nut-like aroma; thin mouthfeel. Sharp, but pleasant sour vinous taste along with coffeeish dark malt flavors. Different, but decent.


 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Nov 24, 2006  
Deep reddish brown color with a beige head. My sisters really liked it. Me, not so much. Tart barnyard nose with noticabel Brett. I finished the glass, and it was drinkable for a tart beer, but I thought this was a different style when I bought it. Tart, over ripe berry, soured orange juice, wet grass, and I’ll give it that it is subtle Brett, but it is still Brett. Julie loved it. Good for her.


 BillyM (149), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/515/20
Nov 22, 2006  
Blackberry-currant-pomegranite-smoky-earthy flavor. Juicy and bitter. Licorice comes in as it breathes. Full flavored and low carbonation (too low). Interesting, but not very fulfilling.


 Ernest (4513), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 19, 2006  
Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy/fizzy, light brown, fully diminishing. Body is clear dark brown. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (roasted grain, popcorn), lightly yeasty (horseblanket, barnyard), with notes of cherry, cinnamon. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Unpleasant popcorn note, and not really too much by way of complexity. Overall pretty forgetful. The commercial description sure makes it sound exciting, doesn’t it? But no.


 Headbanger (1601), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 12, 2006  
22oz bomber-A dark brown with no head and an aroma of malts, coffee, and a little smoke and fruit. Taste of swetness,tart, Bretts, and tartness on the back end. A different but nice tasting brew.


 wheninhell (486), louisville, Kentucky, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 7, 2006  
dark brown with almost no head. aroma chocolate with a hint of coffee and smoke. sweet/tart concord grape flavor. tart green apple finish. roasted malt presence throughout. medium to full bodied. interesting but not as interesting as i had hoped.



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