UPDATED: MAY 2, 2023 2015 vintage on tap at Capone's. Pours a clear, bronze color, with a small, off-white head. The aroma is pear, lemon oils, cloves, Riesling, and brown sugar. Sweet and sugary, with a lovely, bright tartness. Light, smooth, and clean. Subtle and very well made.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2023 Hey, on a scale of 1 to 10 how much do you like really good beer? Touring New England, currently in Maine after some hiking, and now wondering whether or not I need to check a bigger bag….

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2020 Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 05/08/2009. A big beer. Interesting on cask, but perhaps not it’s perfect medium. Resinous bitterness, big booze, big grain and spicy notes.

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2020 ...how have I never rated this? Looks like a hazy orange. smells like a wild wine with kiwi and bread dough. cereal, very yeast forward, light booziness with a warming nature. little bit of grate and some lemon. tasty.

UPDATED: JUN 10, 2019 Backlog, not sure how I missed this one. Amber orange color with a small to medium khaki head. Notes are prunes, cherry malt, yeast, wood, toffee, and florals. Strong and warming finish. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: AUG 17, 2019 750mL bottle. Winey aromas, funky cherry/cranberry/Merlot, definitely some oak barrel, a bit funky. Cloudy/hazy light red with a somewhat lasting white head. Dry, mildy sour, a bit funky yet again. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2018 During Black Christmas 2018. Almost clear golden. Very fruity with some plum notes. Some bretts. Nice.

UPDATED: AUG 25, 2018 Tap. Light to moderate roasted grain for the malt, light flowers for the hops, light to moderate leaves for the yeast, with dried fruit plum and berries in the background. Head is small, frothy, off-white, with some slippery lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is clear light burgundy. Flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes lightly sweet and acidic, and slightly bitter. Palate is on the lighter side of medium, slick, with a lively carbonation. A great drinking Belgian Strong Ale with a nice amount of Sour Ale influence.

Pours clear chestnut with a thin, tan head. Aroma is berries, caramel and red wine. Taste is sweet caramel and plum, warming to a bitter sour cherry and wood. Finish is all brett. A good Belgian.

Aromas are wine and sour Brett. No head retention. Flavors are sweet tart with a little bit of bitterness. Not a bad beer. Good body nice finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/16/2010 Total Score: 4.6
Holy cow, this is killer beer! With an aggressive pour, I get a small to medium sized, cream colored head that soon settled out and no lace. Color is a hazy apricot. Aroma is fantastic, literally, with yeast, Brett, malt, wine fruitiness, caramel. Flavor is like aroma and has the acid from the yeastoids and gas to cut through the sweet malts and residual sweetness of the wine barrels along with the bitterness of the hops and yeast. Complex. Body is very good and too the carbonation. Finish is like flavor and includes alcohol warming. Would be good both before and after a great meal.