2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a light amber with a white head. Aroma has spices, figs, caramel, orange, barnyard, a refreshing aroma. The taste is sour, as it was spontaniously fermented, it has the barnyard here too, and the brettanomyces really comes to show. Has a bit of the same sweetness of the belgian triple.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Dark golden coloured. Murky. Dense beige head. aroma of grape, yeast, sweetness, spice and fruits. Flavour of citrus, yeast, fruits, spice. Medium bodied.Fruity and spiced yeast end. Thx paps for this
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle that I’ve had in the cellar since... well since the only time they made it! Glad I kept it, had time to dry out and surprisingly didn’t oxidize much at all, which I was always afraid of. Pours a slightly murky duller golden orange with a fizzy white head. Aroma is strong metallic iron/blood brett, tart fruit, funky, urinal cake, not super sweet. Flavor is much the same, upfront wave of metallic brett, then subtle tart fruits and flower, touch of oxidized hops as it warms, biscuity malt, nice med/light sweetness, some woody brett character emerges too, not quite as metallic as the Brabant. Medium/light bodied, fizzy sprtizy crisp carbonation. Glad it aged well, hides the 7.5% nicely.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is sour, barnyard funk, fruity. Flavor is lightly sour, lemon, hay, light spice with a dry, slightly puckering finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a slightly hazy golden with a big white head. Aroma is full of yeasty aromas, including banana, pineapple juice, tropical fruit, and spice. Flavor is full of interesting spicy flavors, with pepper and pineapple coming through. Interesting, complex brew.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAR 2, 2010 Pours a cloudy, gold color. Light, soapy head. Smell is amazing, I am a sucker for the smell of brett. The taste was not as impressive as the aroma led me to believe. Although the taste of the brett was nice, some of the proclaimed flavors of fig and white pepper were not apparent to me. Still a nice beer though.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
22oz bottle from Brewforia
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a large white head that leaves some lacing as it dissipates
Aroma: Funky brett aroma, spices, horse blanket
Taste: Spicey/sour fruits, straw and bready
A very different beer, but not for me. The best thing about this beer is the packaging....
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: A hazy orange color with a small white foam. Lots of small bubbles.
S: Funk, and a bit of spice, but that’s about it. The figs and hibiscus that are supposedly there aren’t present for me.
T: A nice balance of the spice character and the wonderful funky Brett characteristics. The figs are subtle, but there, in the flavor.
M: A nice crisp and dry mouthfeel.
D: A nice beer, not fantastic, but certainly a solid one.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 ounce bottle from brewforia. Pours a clear golden hue with a large sticky white head. A funky brett nose, hay and honey. A peppery, smooth and very funky flavor, dry, fluffy, light spiced apple cider, dry malts, brett and hay. Pretty nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle picked from an old stash at Binny’s in Plainfield, IL. Pours a slightly hazed, golden colored body with a finger-width, white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma has lots of funk and dry brett. As it warms, the floral fruits and malts come out more. Some cereal grains, wheat, tart cherries, lemons, pepper, lavender, and other herbal spices. Flavor is similar, with a little more hay and slightly less funk. Wheat and cereal grains up front with a light, bready sweetness. Some barnyard funk, semi-tart lemons and cherries, sour apples, floral spices, brett, white grapes, and pepper. Finishes dry and crisp with a fruity, somewhat tart, barnyard funk and a light, hay/straw-like bitterness. Medium length aftertaste after a light to medium, smooth, clean body and lively carbonation. Overall, a lot going on in this one, but it ends up being very clean, crisp, and balanced. To me, it seems that a bit of aging has allowed certain flavors to develop and others to mellow. Its drinking well right now.
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