oh6gdx (9587), Vasa, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 1, 2009 Bottled. Hazy reddish colour with small mildly off-white ready. Aroma is fruity and some sour ooden notes as well as some yeasty notes. Flavour is fruits, sour earth some yeasty notes and quite much very earthy notes as well. Sourish fruit berr.
bierkoning (6214), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Mar 15, 2010 Bottle. Clear red color. Soft cherry aroma. Initial cherry flavor, almost vinous, with cherry pits, oak, marzipan and leather. Bitter walnuts. Plastic. Bone dry, but surprisingly thin and watery. A bit disappointing. pivnizub (5290), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Feb 3, 2010 Bottle: Almost clear, bigger loose pinkish head, that quite quickly collapses, deep reddish-amber coloured; dry sourish fruity (cherries, what else) and - not artificial(!) - almondy nose with some malt underneath; quite dry sour-bitter flavour with a well hidden sweetness, medium bodied; solid fruity and almondy finish, balanced by a delicate malty sweetness. What a surprise! A fine brew...... chriso (5418), London, Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 23, 2010 Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. Pink & pleasant. Fruit comes through well - seems real rather than artificial. Some bretty farmyard and tart notes. Crisp and refreshing. Very little residual sweetness. I wasn’t expecting too much but got a pleasant surprise.
MoritzF (5282), Bochum, Germany
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 17, 2010 (bottle, 75cl) Hazy, reddish brown colour with a collapsing red frothy head. Moderately sweet and yeasty almondy cherry-fruity aroma with a delicate malt character. Moderately sour and slightly bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied with a calm carbonation. Dry cherry-fruity and slightly malty taste with notes of almonds; dry fruit-accented and slightly bitter finish with a delicate malty sweetness. Well-rounded and moreish brew. 13.I.09 Wim (1396), Turnhout, Belgium
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 15, 2009 red coloured body with a pink head a spicy fruity aroma a spicy fruity soury taste with a soury bitter finish Yves (1122), Beerse, Belgium
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 15, 2009 Updated: Jan 10, 2010Red coloured beer with medium reddish head and medium carbonation. Fruity aroma, with some chocolate hints. Full sour sparkling palate. Finish is fruity sour though balanced, there’s also a metallic touch. cgarvieuk (4549), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Aug 31, 2009 Bottle at Chris-Os Pre GBBF tasting 2009 ... pink ... barnyard sweet fruit nose ... sour cherry ... again barnyard. DonMagi (5603), bantervile, Azerbaijan
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 17, 2009 Bottle at the legend of chriso’s pre GBBF09 tasting. Alround rating: Tart kriek, lots of tannins, balanced, good dark cherry character.
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