2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20Sampled from the tap at FOBAB 2012. Pours a musty deep amber with a light brown heasd that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has some sweet chocolate and sourness with a bit of dark grains. Flavor has more roasted malts with sour cherries and a hint of chocolate. Didn’t come together for me.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had this last night at the Blue Monk in Buffalo. Poured a dark ruby brown, tan head and lace. Smells sweet, tart and of cherries. I was expecting more cherries, but it tasted a lot like coffee, which I can only assume was from the malts. I liked that though. Sour dark cherries in there though as well. I really liked the complex nature of this brew.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap at blue monk. Pours an extemely dark red with a dark cream head. Smell is faint in the bar, can’t really tell much more rather than a bit of funk and malt. Tastes tart up front with cherries and finishes with something I.can’t quite put my finger on. Soy sauce? A little smokey. More malt. Fruit. It’s a unique sour.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
draft at Blue Monk, dark pour, small head. roasted malts, chocolate notes. Very tart cherry that hits you right in the jaw joints. chocolate stands out. dark dried fruits, tartness. interesting somewhat effective
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On Tap at Max’s in Baltimore. Clear brown pour with ruby highlights. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, brown malt, light chocolate notes. Not much fruit on the nose. Flavor is grainy, roasted, slightly chocolaty with lots of coffee. Not spectacular, and honestly probably would have been better minus the souring attempt. This feels like it could have been solid pre-sour.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at Max’s Taphouse. Pours clear brown with a small, frothy white head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is nutty and chocolate malt with earthy hops and prune esters. Flavor is malt forward with light sour dark fruity esters, light hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and light carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Pour is clear brown wih a smattering of white bubbles. Aroma and flavor are light tart wood with hints of sweetness and light cinnamon. Interesting. Not very tart with lots of wood.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewpub
Reading the description on the board I was excited to try this beer thinking it might be in the vein of a Flemish sour. Instead it is a bland and not very sour brown ale that feels rushed. Maybe it was a bad batch (or the fact the bar has been set pretty high by previous experiences) but this one should be passed.
Flavor / Palate - The velvety red base looks like a liquid cupcake. A thin mocha head sits deftly on top. Almonds, bittersweet chocolate, and mild cherry touches hint of depth but don’t quite get there.
Flavor / Palate - The acidity I was expecting seldom materializes in the sips I took. A coffee driven malt bomb lets the cherries show up from time to time. Otherwise though this is a stronger brown ale that would have been good on its own merits. Maybe it was just trying to do too much that pushed it towards mediocrity.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at FoBAB 10 - 2012 (Chicago, IL). Pours a richer brownish deep hazed hue, darker body, frothy offwhite head laces ok. Aromas are coffee, brown malts, gentle cherries, lactic acidity. Coffee, oak. Initial is a bit tart, coffee, oak, lactic acid and yogurt in mellow qualities. Some cherry. Middle is coffee, brown malts, gentle sourness. Backend and finish is coffee toast, and gentle oak. Lots of brown malts, pretty young wild influence. Ok.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at brewery, Tart cherry, caramel malt, and light yeasty aroma., Chestnut with a small beige head. Tart cherry, roasty/toasty malt flavor., Medium body.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ CB at the ATG tap takeover. Hazy brown with a light tan head. Aroma of tart pie cherries, chocolate, dough and light apple cider vinegar. Flavor is not as sour or tart as the aroma would suggest, chocolate and dark fruit mostly with a light sour/tart edge. Medium body with a long, dry finish. Interesting beer, but the flavors don’t really come together.
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