4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
on tap at Avery on 9/19/10. light red pour with deep orange hues and a 1 finger creamy white head. sour nose with notes of barrels, belgian yeast and candi sugar. medium to full body with lots of wood, vanilla, lactic acid, and slight whiskey notes. tart acidic finish with more wood, Belgian yeast and dark fruits. nice rare sour!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft sample at the brewpub - this is a crazy awesome american sour ale - unlike so many of this style, the sourness, acidity, vinegar character, and acetic qualities are very well balanced and mild, making for a complex yet approachable sour ale that I could easily drink a great deal of - a tiny bit of leathery funk - mild red wine notes, oak - the alcohol is very well-masked - some moderate sweetness (some chocolate and cherry) that disappears in the dry, tannic finish - it’s been a long time since I’ve been this impressed by Avery - this makes me hopeful for the bottle of Sui Generis I was able to acquire today.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap @ Avery tasting room poured a hazy dark copper with a lasting creamy amber head. Aromas of citrus, carmel, barnyard and light leather. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry lightly tart finish. Flavors of sour citrus, carmel, barnyard, light leather and a hint of spice with a smooth dry lightly tart finish.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ Stone Sour Fest 2009. Pours a lightly hazed reddish brown with a thin beige ring. Nose of light brett, candy sugar, oak and a touch of yeast. Brew was quite heavy on the palate with candied dark fruits, caramel and some dried apple to finish things off. A very interesting brew, top 5 of the fest for me.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Draft. Dark brown beer with reddish highlights and a big dark-cream colored head. Light boozy, fruity aroma. Fruity, light shiskey flavor with wine, fruit, and caramel malt. Medium bodied. Easy drinking - the alcohol is well hidden. Great complexity. Fruit lingers with malt, light whiskey, and wine. Wine adds more than the whiskey.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the 2008 Strong Ale Festival at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Definitely an interesting blend of barrel-aged Belgian ales, and was one of my favorites of the Festival. Pours a dark copper color with fluffy beige head and lots of lace. Nose is vinous with notes of Cabernet wine, oak wood and biscuit Belgian yeast. Plenty of dark fruits, raisin and toffee in the flavor. Medium sourness on the finish. The use of Rochefort yeast here really adds a nice touch to the body as well. Full, rounded character and everything is nicely balanced. Great stuff.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On draft tonight at Monk’s Cafe.
Pours a dark ruby/cherry red color with mahogany edges when held to the light and a 1.5 finger creamy off-white head. Decent retention, slowly fading into a lasting ring that leaves sporadic spots of lacing behind.
Tart, funky aroma with lots of earthy oak, vinous dark fruit, dry bret and lacto. Although there is a lot of funk and barrel character, the base beer elements shine through with lots of vinous dark fruit. Hints of dark cherry, grape, raisin, fig and plum. There’s also a lactic cream presence in the nose.
Medium bodied with lots of tart, puckering funk, earthy oak, lactic cream and vinous dark fruit. Very dry, tart and sour up front with dry bret effervescence, pedio and lacto funkiness that linger throughout nto a bone dry fnish. This is complimented mid-palate by a lactic cream character that adds complexity and fullness to the mouthfeel. The quad used as the base beer makes itself know with hints of vinous dark fruit, sweet malt and subtle alcohol flavor. I’m picking up hints of tart, dark cherry, plum, raisin and grape. There s faint alcohol flavor but the ABV s excellently masked wth no warmth n the finish. I would have never guessed that this beer is 10.5%. This s a complex and very quaffable beer that I really enjoyed.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at CityBeer. This is an interesting sour with a whole of lot flavors. Pours cloudy sequoia red. The aroma is primarily oak sour. The first taste is oak and brett which switches into a lingering sour cherry with a bourbon finish. As it warms, the oak subsides and more bourbon flavors surface. Lots of flavors roll around the tongue - hard to pinpoint anything that really stands out. Avery did a great job blending these beers to create the Platypus.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ Hamilton’s during the 2nd anniversary Party. Pours dark dark brownish with a tan head. Nose is mellow with a big punch of funk. Taste is huge with lots of funk lots of flavor and some nice complexity. very very easy drinking for the abv.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
GABF 2008 @ Avery. A headless brown body that emitted a wonderful aroma of sour brown sugar aroma with vinous oak characteristics and vanilla. A similar flavor with a smooth finish.
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