El Cuatro

Name: El Cuatro
Brand: The Ale Apothecary
Rating: 4.31 (199 reviews)

The Ale Apothecary

Bend, OR

Tavour Rating

4.31

Style

American Wild Ale

ABV

11.12%

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About This Beer

With El Cuatro Wild Ale, the brewers at The Ale Apothecary transport us to the Pacific Northwest with a true taste of the local terroir.

In this tart creation, the brewers use locally-collected cultures to release complex layers of wild Cascadian funk. Conditioning in fresh Oregon Pinot Noir Wine Barrels creates rivers of tannic cherry skin and vinous, jammy notes. Then they age this 11.44% ABV brew in brandy barrels for an additional 18 months to achieve deeper nuances of date, fig, and plum.

Tasting Notes

Every sip of El Cuatro encompases the terroir of the Oregon Cascades. Wild, funky notes from native yeast cultures add complexity and a tart, tangy body, while barrel aging creates nuances of cherry, plum, and date. Vinous, jammy notes linger on the finish, recalling a glass of Pinot Noir.

Complex Tart Tangy Funky Wild

Noteworthy Ingredients

Brandy Barrels Wine Barrels Wild Yeast

Reviews

4.31

199 Ratings

nick885

5.0

Everything they make is great! Awesome brewery.

Chadbo

4.5

Tart cherry jam & red wine barrels.

bruce705

1.0

too sour. it never said anything about being a sour beer

Razakel

3.75

Tart, oaky blast up front. Settles into black currants, vanilla bean and cherry. Finishes lightly dry, with a hint of funky fennel as it fades.

andrew9246

4.75

A stunning sour. Nuanced, wine-like, and round.

grant742

3.5

Decent wild ale. I was hoping for a bit more flavor from the red wine aging or the honey. I liked it but not as much as I hoped

Mike_F

4.5

omg this is bangin, should’ve bought a case!!

zach2412

4.25

rich sour, a pleasure to sip and feel the fizz and sour punch