Driftwood Brewery – Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale

Driftwood Brewery - Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale Review

Rating

4.3 out of 5
Aroma
4.2 out of 5
Appearance
4.6 out of 5
Taste
4.3 out of 5
Palate

Total

4.4
4.4 out of 5

Overview

  • Brewery: Driftwood Brewery
  • Beer Style: Abbey Ale, Brettanomyces
  • Pros:

    Nice balance of Brett tones and tropical hop flavours

  • Cons:

    The brett flavour is quite strong

  • Conclusion:

    A smooth and flavourful Abbey Ale with nice brett and hop flavours

Driftwood Brewery - Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale ReviewDriftwood Brewery – Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale Review

Driftwood Brewery has put out an Abbey Ale called Drawn To The Light which is wild fermented using Brett yeast along with Saccharomyces for a twisted take on the style. This moth labelled beer pours from the bomber bottle a colour of gold with a light haze to it. The two fingers of head leave fairly dense lacing behind on the glass. The aroma from this beer is strong with the Brett yeast tones. an earthy, lightly musty aroma comes through with a mango-citrus back to give a unique and fairly intense aroma combination. Taking a sip of the beer the body is light on the tongue and airy in texture. This does not mean that the beer’s body is thin by any means though. The Brett tones give a light barnyard tone to the flavour while the fruit-hop tones add a tasty and tropical twist to the beer. The earthiness settles down the ordeal as the finish approaches with lightly bitter, hop tones that linger afterwards. For all the Brett beer fans out there this should definitely be on the hit list, it is balanced, smooth and a very enjoyable brew.

Alcohol – 7.0%
Size – 650ml
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Driftwood Brewery - Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale Review Driftwood Brewery - Drawn To The Light Abbey Ale Review

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Comments

  1. Mike
    Mike 3 July, 2016, 13:37

    I guess I did not look closely enough at the label as I did not realize this was a Brett beer. Now I might just need to pick up a bottle.

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