Comments on: Review of New Glarus Unplugged: Enigma http://barleypopmaker.info/2010/05/20/review-of-new-glarus-unplugged-enigma/ ~I know you drank the beer, but did you experience it? Sat, 19 May 2012 10:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David M. Taylor http://barleypopmaker.info/2010/05/20/review-of-new-glarus-unplugged-enigma/#comment-122 Mon, 24 May 2010 03:25:58 +0000 http://barleypopmaker.info/?p=522#comment-122 I just tasted the New Glarus Enigma last night. Well made to be sure — I picked up the sourness in the aroma, as well as a very low barnyardiness. Very nice. Flavor was same plus tart cherry and oak. The oak is nice in smaller amounts, but here I thought it was overdone. Of course, I guess they didn’t really try to control the amount of oak seeing as how it was aged in oak casks. But to me it distracted a bit more than it should. Maybe they aged it too long, or not long enough? I’m no expert but I guess I just don’t like oak THAT much. To brew this at home with little oak chips, I’d use a smaller amount to provide a hint without being overpoweringly woody.

Overall, this is a complex sipping beer, not one you want to slam three of. I’d score it in the upper 30s… maybe a 38. The extent of the oak took it down those few notches for me personally. But otherwise, what a unique and delicious brew.

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