3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. bottle via trade with dkachur- thanks again, Dan! 2/10/09 bottling date- probably the same for all bottles of this beer. Pours an opaque dark brown color with a finger-thick, rocky tan head that leaves some uneven lacing behind in the glass. Aroma of wood, vinous notes, sour funk, tart grapes and cherries, sweet caramel and chocolate malts, and a little spice and dust. Flavor of wood and vinous notes, black cherries, brett, earth, chocolate malts, tannins, and plums. Medium-bodied, with a mild carbonation despite an acidic, tart mouthfeel. Also has some balancing maltiness and woodiness that keeps it from being sharp. Smooth for the style. Excited to try more from this series from Avery.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a brown head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma is full of sour fruits and a wine note with a backing sweet grain/cereal note. Also a bit of brett funk on the nose. Flavor begins sour briefly with a dry wine note but a sweet grain and white chocolate.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz., bottling date Feb. 10, 2009. Sweet, woody, winey and just downright funky aroma, the brett really coming though strongly, but not entirely overshadowing all other elements. Also shows suggestions of dark malt roast, berry, herbs, faint chocolate and spice. Opaque black color with an uneven, lasting, tan head and some very nice lacing. Flavor profile is gently sweet, tannic, woody and slightly tart, with a pronounced winey character, black cherry, earth, horseblanket and a moderate amount of bitterness, finishing long and dry. Fairly acidic, finely effervescent, clean palate, body is notably full. Interesting and tasty, I’m sorry to only have the one bottle now.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle pours cherry red color with off white head. Aroma is funky tart cherry. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is sour cherry with brett, funk, some tart qualities, and finishes smooth. The flavors meld together perfectly and is a solid beer.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
The missus, mother-in-law and I all loved this. The sour tartness and sweetness balanced each other very well. You can taste the wine and oak. You can also taste the mighty deliciousness. Well done Avery. Serving: Bottle
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Exiled for sharing this bottle.
The beer pours a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma is tart dark cherries. The flavor is tart cherries as well as some chocolate, roasted malt, brett funk and leather. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A very interesting beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
pour dark with some quickly subsiding beige head. aroma of plum with a strong hint of funk. flavor was well balenced with dark fruit with a nice tart finish. lingering sourness and funk,for a nice long finish. very tasty.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(12 oz bottle). Pours black with red hue-almost like a porter-with a tan head. Aroma is musty (Bret), dark cherries, zin. Taste is sour with little noticeable sweetness or bitterness. Quite full-bodied and no real carbonation to speak of. Finish is very smooth. This really tastes more like a wine (this is a zin, not a white zin). I just can’t get over the aroma which doesn’t really translate over to the taste. The aroma is so noticeable, but the wine really takes over. This is a very unorthodox beer, but I do like this. Kudos to Avery for what I think is a very successful experiment.
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