Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Quite possibly the best beer I have ever tasted. Van Steenberg got sour perfect !!!!!!!

Warning - This rating is for the Draft which rates much higher than the bottles. Bottles lost the aroma, palate and flavor was that of turpentine. Draft was fresh, crisp and smooth finish, highly recommended!!! If you find it on draft BUY it!

Pours a clear brown copper, somewhat of a tea color, with a quarter inch of creamy tan foam. Not a great head, but what is there lasts, providing good webby lacing. Tart cherry and citrus aroma. Tart but not funky. Flavors of sour sour sour cherry. I grow sour cherries. This is more sour. Yes, I like it. Throw in some dry sherry wine, and some sweet cherry, and some oak. Complex and flavorful. Medium body and moderately carbonated. Fizzy aftertaste of tangy lemon and cherry pit.

Just to let you know, sour ales are a hard category to rate. 1) I love these beers. 2) I’ve only tried a select few. This one pours a lovely dark ruby red with a wonderful head which sticks around if you know what I mean. The aroma is of vinegar and lactic acid. The taste is the exact same as the aroma but with a slight malty sweetness, and when I say slight I mean slight. carbonation is high which makes this an ultra refreshing beer. Overall a wonderful beer in a wonderful style. I wish I could try more of this style

An amazing beer, I have had this on tap and from the bottle and both were excelent. I found it on tap at Craft wine and Beer in Reno Nevada, and you can find it in bottle at Wholefoods, Ben’s, and Total WIne. If you like soursthan this is a great beer for you to try, and if you don’t like sours this is a good one to start with. A very mild sour and has a bit of sweetness to the taste the cherries are very evident.

The beer poured a very deep brown/red color with a nice head that did not last all that long. There was a lively carbonation. The aroma was complex with chocolate and raisin notes. The flavor was a nice mild sourness that is refreshing with hints of citrus and cherries. This is a nice beer that is refreshing as the label notes and is very easy drinking. I think the complexity of the beer makes it more like a cocktail than a beer, there is just a lot going on with this beer.

Tasted bottle from Lukas Liquors, St Louis, Missouri, USA into tulip glass. Pours a clear, deep red color with full, creamy off-white head, good retention, some nice lace. Aromas of black currants, citrus, wild cherries and other stone fruits, interesting yeast esters, no late hops. Malty-sweet flavors are present but masked by the sparkling, snappy, candy-like, slightly acidic/sour (but not astringent or harsh) fruit wine essence kept in check by a measured hops bitterness. Sweet, medium-bodied mouthfeel slowly fades to a crisp, dry finish. Absolutely delicious, you MUST try this. Despite being so different from almost every other beer, I have to think this is a near-perfect brew.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2004 Draught at O’Brien’s, San Diego
Mahogany in colour with a slowly disappating tan head. Cherry and raison tartness followed by a mildly sweet moderate sourness that is surprising refreshinging and quaffable. Could drink this all night.

Had this on tap last time at Monk's. Very lovely. A bit more sour than Rodenbach Red. This style is amazing.

11.2oz bottle. Murky red-brown color. Over-the-top cherry aroma. Thick, malty, and full of natural fruity flavors. From sugary sweet to tart and sour, this one really encapsulates everything good about cherry ales. A little oak in there somewhere perhaps. If sour ales are your thing, you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to try this beer. Outstanding.