Bacchus

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Great sour beer. Leaves, banana, butterscotch, excellent taste. Easy to drink. It really floats between a very complex and simple sour. Very Nice.

Fra fat på Café Babbelar i Aalst 30 Apr 11. Dyp rød - nesten sort. Lavt skum. Syrlig metallisk aroma. Smaken også syrlig men med et fruktig preg. Søt fruktig ettersmak. OK til ost.

Bottle at home. Dark brown almost clear pour, off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits, red wine, balsamic vinegar and sour apple. Flavor is a bit sour wine that has been left open for too long, some balsamic vinegar, sweetner and cherries. A bit harsh. Have had better flemish old browns.

Label-less bottle wrapped in paper. Sour barnyard aromas, wood, flowers, cherry, leather, yeast. Thin body. Bubbly mouthfeel. Mildly tart flavour: apple with skins, damp wood, cherry, wine cork. Short, tart finish.

Pours a dark mahogany brown colour with a short lived slightly off white head. The aroma is smelly feet. . . .yup, basement, sour fruits, white wine, cherries, it’s kinda cool, the smelly feet threw me off at first, but once I got past that it’s pretty good. The flavour is tart, white wine, sour cherries, a bit of sweetness at the back, and some funk in the end, sours have never really been my thing, but I’m rather enjoying this one. Panil is still my favorite though.

375 ml bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere.
Pours a dirty brown colour with a very small head on the edges. Aroma of sour ripe fruits, toffee, bread and orange. Flavour of sour ripe cherries, wood, lingonberries, sugar, bread and sweet fruits. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, quite slick mouthfeel and a sweet fruity, slighlty sour finish. Very easy-going sour ale.

Draft at Churchkey. Hazy walnut pour. Nose holds cider vinegar, olive oil, balsamic, and mediocre dark fruit. Flavor is much of the same. Way too reminiscent of salad dressing. Pretty brutal.

pours deep purple-brown with a thick, lasting beige head and some lacing. aroma is faint with notes of sour apples, graham crackers, and some dampness. body is medium with a sour taste. notes of grapes, apples and cranberries prevail. finish is a bit acidic.

Botella mediana de champagne,envuelta a mano,servida en copa Flauta.Saboreada en oct´11.Color caoba claro.Corona de burbuja amplia y color beige.Buena retención.Aromas florales y de madera verde con matices de malta ligeramente tostada.Acidez citrica de entrada seguida de un dulce sabor malteado.Cuerpo lígero y agradable carbonatación alta.Final de pomelo.Retrogusto de limón y maltas. Refrescante y asimilable. 330ml hand wrapped half champagne bottle served in a Flute glass.Enjoyed on oct´11.Identified on the package as an OUD BRUIN. Pours light mahogany in color.Beige crown with large bubbles.Good retention.Flowers,green wood & mildy toasted malt aromas.Citric sourness upfront followed by sweet malt flavor.Light body & gentle high carbonation.Grapefruit finish.Lemony malty aftertaste.Refreshing & drinkable.

Bottle: Medium pretty vast light off white creme head on top of a nice clear dark ruby colored beer. Smell wood, oak, plastic, some yeast, malts and fruit. Taste at first is a nice medium sour with hints of yeast and wood. Bit like a lambic. Than the taste turns into a  strange mix of less sour, soapy, (nasty) malts, light bitter, hint of sweets and fruit. Bit strange, not that bad, but not to good either. Yeasty, fruity bitter/sour/sweet aftertaste. Medium carbo, light watery mouthfeel in the beginning turns a bit more creamy towards the aftertaste, low to medium body, strange watery texture. Liked their krieken and frambozen beer better.