 Skyview (4019), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 9, 2008 Sampled from 22-oz bomber and shared by MatSciGuy. Pours a copper amber brew with a thin off-white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of fruity apples/pear, little golden grain malt, some citrus and earthy spices. Taste is full bodied, a little tart with a dry yeast and floral flavor. Finish is semi-tart, dry with a mild earthy spice aftertaste with plenty of alcohol presence.
robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2008 pours a cloudy dark orange-brown with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly.
smell is of sour malt, some citrus, floral, spice, and pepper.
taste is tart, sour malt, fruit, some spice, pepper, aftertaste is very spicy.
MJGG (411), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 Verre de 4 oz, d’une bouteille au Bières, Caprices et Flaveurs 2008. Arômes boisés et de levures sauvages. Robe dorée, peu de mousse. Très complexe en bouche, un fort caractère boisé accompagne les fruits rouges et une belle note citronnée et de pomme verte. Belle acidité. Finale légèrement amère et très sèche. L’alcool est extrêmement bien dissimulé. Excellent !
ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 Vintage 2007. Hazy rusty orange pour. Fluffy khaki head and thick lace. Sour pear on the nose. Spicy flavor with notable hints of leather, sour cherries , and an oak finish
MatSciGuy (630), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 [Bottle] Pours slightly hazy gold with a large fluffy tan head. Tart aroma with apple cinnamon muffin batter. Aroma isn’t nearly as funky as I would have expected. The flavor, however, was very funky. The wine is evident and gives the beer a significant oakiness. A touch of tartness, alcohol, a little bit of hay, and a huge dry oak finish tops it off.
badgerben (3592), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 23, 2008 Brewed January 2007; Sampled October 22, 2008. Courtesy of MatSciGuy. Copper color with a thin head. Interesting aroma of apples, oak and a bit of cinnamon. Tart malt flavor up front. More apple and oak. Quite yeasty. An almost Bretty dry finish.
DaSilky1 (1970), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 GABF 08: Slightly cloudy light bronze. Grapey sour nose, almost dimetab-like with a nice subtle but fun medicinal quality. Dry, medicinally sour flavors bring notes of grape, aspirine, and weirdness, not necessary in a good way..or bad for that matter. A little heat is noticeable too.
IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 2006 vintage, gushed all over my kitchen countertop. Poured a cloudy effervescent deep gold with a small fizzy/frothy white head. Aroma of citrus rind, barnhouse funk, a dash of tannic red wine, some light piney hops. Flavor is slightly acidic and dry with notes of light toffee, some dry red wine, a bit of brett barn funk, with a tad bit of sweetness lingering in the back. Very good, with complexity that surpasses the wine that once aged in the same barrels as this beer. However, had it been more of a typical bold Belgian and not so much a wine/beer hybrid, I probably would have enjoyed it even more. I continue to lament the idea that a beer needs to adapt wine notes in order to be considered sophisticated.
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