Black Raven Pour Les Oiseaux Barrel-Aged Saison Ale
Vital Statistics
From the brewer
Pour Les Oiseaux is a blend of complex earthy, fruity and light tannic flavors with a crisp and refreshing finish. Brewed with barley, wheat, rye and oats for a golden color and lightly spiced malt flavor. Earthy hay and wild yeast aromas mingle with light notes of Washington wine grapes. Pour Les Oiseaux is aged in French oak white wine barrels with the addition of brettanomyces.
Average Scores
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2017 release
Seemed a lot more fruity-sour than I remembered, and I don't know if that's real or if I've gotten more sophisticated. Either way I hate everything.
2015 release
Pretty good for a sour... I'm starting to get this whole sour thing, darn you all, especially you, Matt.
2014 release
Really not meant to be aged. Tastes somewhat inofensive compared to its smell. Lost pretty much all the crisp flavors of the fresher version. Has a very weird underlying funkyness to it.
2015 release
A lot less herbal flavors than the draft version. Also tastes a little bit more bready and less sour.
2015 release
Lot of aromatic herbs flavors (dill, chive, oregano) some grassy/hay flavors. Interesting yeast bitterness. The mild sourness reminds a lot of white wine.
2014 release
This beer is really growing on me. The complexity of the brettanonyces and the wine barrel aging just make an awesome combo.
2014 release
Every time I have this I think I enjoy it more. Love that cereal finish.
2014 release
Smells like an apple cider. Complex taste, like a mustard start, somewhat sour sharp-white-wine finish.
2014 release
Tangy with a strong, fruity, grape opening, followed by a somewhat shocking transition into wine-soaked malt. I never got used to it, but I also really liked it. I'm a sucker for oddness, as long as it's tasty.