3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours cloudy yeasty golden yellow-orange with light lacing. Smells of sweet perfume with a distinct tartness. Tastes like a Sweet Tart but without a lot of the "sweet"...kinda fruity but very sour. Light carbonation.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 oz. bottle purchased at the Avery Tap Room in Boulder, CO (purchased September 2009). This review replaces my initial tasting on release day at a pre-GABF party. Pours muddy orange with a huge champagne-like off-white head. The aroma is tart lemon with hints of oak. The flavor is wonderfully sour with some tart cherry and lemon rind. Thankfully there is none of the apple cider vinegar flavor often associated with sour ales. Not that it is always bad but the fact that this steers clear of that is welcome and gives me a better overall impression. I’m not sure that this is any better than it was a year ago but it certainly has held up well. An outstanding achievement from Avery.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a sort of pinkish hued brown color absent of any sediment. Has a nice big fluffy white head that laces on the glass as the head settles. Lots of wine type aromas in the nose; grapes and barrels with some sour/tart notes. The taste is tart upfront that then transitions to some medicinal Brett flavors with an overall flavor of Chardonnay. Light mouthfeel with just a touch of too much carbonation. Not bad, ends cleanly.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Hazy amber with a medium to large beige head. Aroma was sour with lacto, brett, sour berries and roasted malt. Flavor was sour with sour berries, roasted malt, lacto, brett and bardnyard. Quite vinious. Finished very sour. Nice!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma has notes over ripe fruits, malt, caramel, and straw. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of berries as well as medium notes of straw, malt, and wood, leading to a dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours a cloudy amber with an off-white head. Tart, citric and Bretty nose with quite some barnyard. Medium body, tart fruit, wood and barnyard. Very dry finish while the alcohol is barely evident. 080910
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours hazy dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is dark malty, wineous fruity and acidic. Fruity, acidic and wineous. Rather phenolic and acidic. Dry. Lovely. Mouthdrying lacto finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ A gem from Grant ].Clear medium red - amber red color with a small large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, tart berry, wood, light to moderate yeasty, US brett yeast, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, berry, caramel, dry dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. I was expecting a little bit more. [20100825]
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared by DuffmanSW. Poured a murky golden color with white head. Aroma was funky, grapes, and oak. Taste was tart and sour, with some oak presence, wine, and charred cherries. Nice carbonation. Overall very tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A: The pour is a slightly hazy amber/copper color with a fluffy off-white head that sticks nicely to the sides of the glass.
S: A very pleasant aroma, indeed. Good lactic tartness, cherries, apples, and slightly vinous. A mild oak and funk to the beer, but fairly yeasty and "bretty".
T: The tartness is noticeable right away, but it’s not overly sour in any way. The fruit flavors are there, especially the cherries with some lemon character as well. Good barrel/wood flavor and a subtle mustiness to it.
M: The body is medium with a very lively and high level of carbonation. The finish is quite dry.
D: I was surprised to see that this beer was so high in alcohol, as it definitely is not noticeable. Great flavors and aromas, I would happily drink this one again.
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