 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 22oz bottle. Slightly orange golden color with a small white head. Twinge of acetic tartness in the aroma, with an earthy sweetness and candied fruit. Slight tartness, heavy phenolic plasticy component. Slight fruitiness emerges. Grassy, herbal peppery tones in the finish, with heavy residual phenolics. Mouthfeel is medium, somewhat dry.
wxman (585), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Pours a slightly cloudy yellow gold with a nominal white head that reduces quickly to just coating the surface. Has the aroma of sour sweatsocks and rotting wet grass. On the other hand, the taste is smooth, malty and fruity (must be the figs). Thank goodness the taste is better than the smell. Hold your breath as you quaff. Not bad, but too odd to try again.
darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 10, 2008 22oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden brown with a big quickly dissipating fizzy head. Nose is pretty good with a nice sour funky and light fruitiness. There is a off note in there that takes it down a bit. The flavor is somewhat of a let down. Hay dominates with a lot of big grassy notes up front a light sour funkiness with some citrus notes and then a slightly medicinal aftertaste. I think they were trying for something along the lines of Fantome but failed pretty miserably. Points for trying but this is not very good.
Snojerk321 (1949), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 22oz bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. I’m not quite sure where to start with this beer. Pours a mostly clear golden yellow with a small and fizzy off white head. Nose of sour and funk. Brew starts off like a sour ale then the finish is reminiscent of a lager, very strange. I’ll give them points for the weird factor.
2L2L2Q (3), decatur, Georgia, USA
does not count  | 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 bottle. cloudy golden color. somewhat sour aroma. very fizzy and tart with a distinct flavor that I can’t quite put my finger on. Almost a medicinal taste. short finish. Not my favorite.
FortyFirkins (25), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours cloudy yellow-orange with a very small white head. Has a faint citrus and stale earthy aroma. The flavor has an initial unpleasantness - almost a sour punch that is redeemed in part by a sweet, tart finish that lingers. An interesting beer, but not one I’ll be going back to.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 3/5 | 5/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 Pours murky yellow with a thin, fizzy white head. Aroma is very pleasant, possibly the only good thing about this beer. Figs, apples, and the advertised funky yeast reminiscent of a Flemish. The taste is brutal. Up front is nice: fig, hops, and hibiscus flavors. Then the wretched wild yeast takes over. Sour is not the word for it. It tastes like the tangiest pink taco you could imagine with a bile back. I gave this one a chance, making it thorugh 2/3 of a bomber until I cried "no mas." The only reason this rating didn’t dip below 2 is because I like Avery and applaud their willingness to take a chance. However, you could not force me to drink this again. You can ban me for life from RateBeer for this rating, I will stand by it until I die.
badlizard (2344), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 On tap at the Linkery. Very cloudy dark yellow with a fizzy white head. Sweet aroma. Not as sour as I was expecting. The fig taste comes through nicely, only a hint of nectar flavor otherwise the hibiscus isn’t really noticeable. The pepper taste comes through in the finish. Pretty good overall.
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