Rogue – Old Crustacean
Dec0
Today I am drinking the Old Crustacean from Rogue brewery. The Old Crustacean is actually a barely wine and not a beer but it is in the same category and is usually sold in the same area so it works out 
. This current bottle was actually produced in 1998 so it is 10 years old which is a first for me. I poured the drink into a glass and it came out smoothly and had a red tint to it. Drinking it is rather smooth but had a hint of bitterness to it. On the bottle it says that it rates at 120 IBU I would imagine that having aged for 10 years it has mellowed out the drink quite a bit.
Over all it has a sharp but earthy flavor to it and it isn’t as “alcoholy” as other barely wines that I have had. Since I can’t compare this Old Crustacean to newer vintages I am going to take a stab in a dark and say that the years have over all mellowed this barely wine so it is more approachable. As a disclaimer I tend not to like barely wines even though I try them every few months to see if my tastes have changed at all and it usually ends in the same result, “blah, I can barely drink this.” So, for me to say that this bottle is approachable should carry a little bit of weight to it .
As a summary:
Good: Very approachable barely wine at a decent price, that is if you can find one that has been aged for 9-10 years . It is smooth with a hint of bitterness and some earthy tones along with small hints of sweetness.
Bad: Hard to find but over all not too much bad to say about it.
Note: I bought this bottle at bottleworks on 45th Ave in Seattle. They had a few other bottles there so if you want to try it I would suggest going there.
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