3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Snojerk321 (2954) - San Diego, California, USA - APR 8, 2009
Bottle bonus from fiver29, thanks John! Pours a cloudy cherry red with zero head. Nose of sweet, dried cherries. Flavor is of tart cherries, not much more to this brew than that.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 JoeinEscazú (1181) - San Jose, COSTA RICA - APR 1, 2009
Bottle at Pre-ZBF. Nice ruby color with pinkish-white head. Nose like cherry pie, including that buttery crust. Flavor is not quite tart but more soft and floral, like a French wine instead of California zin. Pretty clean and refreshing. Really enjoyed it, actually.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Gethinbeer (1561) - Musky, Nova Scotia, CANADA - MAR 29, 2009
Strawberry red colour with no head. Thin texture, sour flavour. Flavour was fruity with cherries. Refreshing sour ale. Vimto finish.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20 Wim (1957) - Weelde, BELGIUM - MAR 29, 2009
dark red coloured body with a little white head a sweet fruity (cherry) aroma a sourig cherry sweet taste with a sourig cherry bitter finish
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Yves (1615) - Turnhout, BELGIUM - MAR 29, 2009
Red coloured beer with small reddish coloured head and no carbonation visible. Sour fruity aroma. Full palate bit sweet. Finish is sour, less near the end. Good one.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 JoeMcPhee (6960) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 29, 2009
Tap at Ginger Man. Deep ruby red beer with no head at all. Aroma is a little bit sweet with loads of cherry sweetness. Light fruitiness with a touch of tannic fruit skin character. A bit of cherry pit/almondy flavour. The flavour is nice with a touch of soft cherry character. Fruity with a soft sweetness. Quite thin-bodied though. Light tartness on the back. There are some nice components but it needs to be amped up.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 thewolf (8621) - Kolding, DENMARK - MAR 27, 2009
Bottle. [thank you, harrisoni]
Pours deep red with a very fizzy, pink head. The head is gone before the entire bottle is poured. Aroma has toffee, almonds and sweet cherries. High carbonation, fair dryness, but quite thin mouthfeel. Flavour is light tart (thankfully), cherries, caramel and marzipan in the finish. Okay but not very special.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 hopscotch (7522) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - MAR 25, 2009
Draft… Pre-C&P’sLYFO Throwdown… Clear blood-red ale with a small, creamy, pink head. The nose is subtle; just a pinch fruity and a smidge spicy. Extremely restrained; too much work pulling any aroma at all out of the glass. Light-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Perfectly-balanced. Very lightly acidic and just a touch fruity. Much like the aroma, the flavor is ultra subtle and thin. Crisp, clean finish. Not much too it. Six percent alcohol? It’s well-hidden… not always an asset. Belgian table beer, I think.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 FatPhil (6205) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - MAR 22, 2009
330ml bottle (One Pint Pub, Helsinki, Belgian Beer Weeks 2009)
Cherry and pipparkakku aroma. Packed full of cherry - not sweet but sharp real cherries with the skins included. Crisp and dry, but alas a little thin. Covers 6% perfectly. Tasty - worth having again in summer when there isn’t snow on the ground outside.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Ungstrup (23917) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - MAR 20, 2009
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin pink head. The aroma is sweet with good notes of cherries. The flavor is lightly tart with notes of cherries, and light notes of nuts and wood.
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