 fredandboboflo (1504), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 24, 2008
Bottle, Batch 2. Gusher! 1/4 of an ounce wasted, damnit! This transformed into a lovely, useful large head; long-lasting and constantly aromatic, purty, whatever you want. Very intriguing aroma, starting off very winelike, then sour red fruits, then intermittently porter charcateristics, coffee, chocolate, roasted malt. Flavor is even more intriguing: these individual characteristics can be pulled out individually, but when taken together, looking at the forest before the trees, this brew presents itself as a sour ale with dark, roasted malt. Very, very interesting. At the end of the day, I can’t say the flavors necessarily always mesh, and maybe selfishly I kind of wanted the porter to show it’s face more, which it did sometimes, faded, teased again, faded... Certainly I can’t drop it below a 4, if certain things had happened I may have gone higher, but the bottom line is a very interesing, very unique, and of course very good, brew.
hellomynameis (814), Mayer, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 13, 2010 Nose has some dry wine like notes. Looks a lot like coke with a ver large head. Full fizzy mouthfeel. Tastes of nice dark fruits with a bit of smoke that lingers. Has some light lactic notes at the end as well. As I get further into my glass I detect some roasted malts, but they are well hidden. Fairly solid and a fun experiment.
Maltajo (132), TARRYTOWN, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 21, 2010 Bomber batch # 3. From my celler. Let this one breath a bit before pouring. Better served with a slight chill. Nice dark blackcherry pour with a light brown head. A great burst of flavor! cherries Chocholet with roasted grapes and cherries. Bright finish!
SuzyGreenberg (1300), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 19, 2010 750 ml bottle; batch #3; thanks scrizzz; nice to revisit this one; pours dark brown with thin cola brown head; roasted malt with red wine notes and bitter chocolate; dank, dark fruits and chocolate; mildly acidic and faint smoke layered throughout as it warms; pretty fantastic and seems they’re starting to get this figured out; a little more smoke would be nice IMO
Original rating (3.6 overall): 750 ml bottle, batch 2 - thanks so much to goldtwins for the trade; pours a fuzzy dark brown with big dark tan head; aromas are sort of a strange mix of a stale tartness and red wine; flavors are fruity, sweet and a little chewy; soft, fluffy texture; finish is dry and tart; a very odd beer overall and pretty much all characteristics of the porter are gone, especially the flavors; i haven’t had the regular porter to compare though; drank alongside the rum and bourbon editions and all three were rather disappointing; hope to try again when i stop by captain lawrence in late june
vtafro (661), , New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 22, 2010 Batch 2 thanks Paul. Brune pour with heavy brown head. Beer has solid sour tinge. Brett, sour, slight porter malt influence. Solid brew, just don’t pop your eye out.
popery (317), San Francisco, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 19, 2010 Batch #3 (aged for ~8 months). Notes of brett, oak, wine and porter form a not quite harmonious union in this beer. It’s not so much that the flavors don’t mesh, but the base porter seems mildly uncomfortable with its highbrow (or oddball, depending on your preferences) bedfellows. The chocolate and roasty malt flavors are present but more muted than expected. The tartness from the brett and the punchy, fruity wine (though, I imagine the wine was relatively dry) take center stage. Personally, I thoroughly enjoy this battle of flavors, but I could understand an alternate viewpoint. The beer looks like a porter, coffee black, with a big puffy, khaki-cream head. The taste is dry, unsurprisingly. This is a very interesting beer that makes me want to find a source for more from the brewery.
SamGamgee (1623), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 10, 2010 75cl bottle thanks to nickd717. Black with some red highlights and a thick tan head. The aroma is straight up funky brett with plenty of red wine and oak, and some berry fruitiness. The flavor is sour and roasty wit lots of wine, and just a touch of roasted malt. Light bodied with higher carbonation. More wine that porter when it comes down to it. Not really bad, but it tastes like this got infected and they just ran with it. I’ve had sour stouts that worked but the smoke, brett, oak, and red wine mix in this is just too much for me.
illidurit (1015), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 10, 2010 Bottle courtesy nickd717. Pours a dark ruby brown with a beige froth that has a little tinge of pink hue to it. Aroma is of berry pie, jammy red wine, milk chocolate, very woody. Flavor is acidic grapes and berries, again heavy on the oakiness with only a trace of smoked porter. Light moussey chocolate and a whisper of smoke underneath the wine. A little tannic/astringent, but good in an unexpected way.
aracauna (2435), Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Grapes and banana fruit in the aroma. Smoke comes out in the flavor. Lightly tart in the finish. This is interesting.
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