5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
My favorite
4.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Too many sour ales are one dimensional and lacking in depth. Not so with this one. There was a sweet and savory presence that supported and was uplifting to the tart and sour notes. One of the best I have had in this style. +++ Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy dark brown color with a medium sized fluffy orange-tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was sour and tart with notes of cherry, oak, plum and faint savory spices and bread. The flavor had an initial burst of tar and sour citric acid and lactic acid followed by oak, honey,sourdough bread and followed again by more lactic and citric acid. The flavor blend and support each other as they wash over in waves and each sip begins the whole cycle over again. The finish was long, tart and sour yet remained rich and vibrantly malty. Fairly full bodied. Amazing.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Utterly delicious. I just love Flemish Sours, and this is nothing but a joy to drink. Not quite as tart as Duchesse de Bourgogne, and not quite as sweet as it, either. Bockor is a milder Flemish with a wonderful aroma. I’d say that overall it is lightly sweet, but the tartness is there, too. Wonderful complexity. Looks just like the picture at the upper left. Wonderful.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
I absolutely loved this beer. A beautiful ruby color. An amazing sour cheery aroma. A nice sour cherry taste with hints of cinnamon and apple. The medium body and malt is in amazing balance with the sourness. This beer goes down amazingly smooth with a sour/sweet aftertaste that is very welcoming. Flanders Red are very difficult beer and I find that the balance is always a little off, but this beer is spot on.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
I loved this beer. For the cost, it’s hard to find a better sour. First of all, it has a beautiful deep Amber/Brown color and a wonderfully somewhat fruity/tart aroma. Cellar aromas come out in the flavour with a little bit of vanilla. It’s definitely not an overly complex sour ale, but I really love its drinkability.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cloudy brown with a thin off white head. Yeasty nose with a bit of red berry. Medium bodied with some malty components. This has some sour notes, but not as intense as cuvée des jacobins. Excellent finish.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 23, 2012 pours a good dark mahogany color with a smaller head that disappears fast.
Very good and aromatic nose of sour red cherries, red apples, and some grape tones.
medium bodied with the deeper tones for the flavors. Excellent feel with a nice tart bite to it.
A real quality flemish sour. Very good aromatics with even better flavors. Excellent feel and a real good beer overall.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle. clear deep amber under a large, creamy, beige head. sour berry aroma. i like the amount of sour intensity. nice sweet berry flavors in the finish. light and refreshing.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Clear amber color with thin white foam. Sour malty aroma with a notes of a summer wheat bear. Really nice tart and sweet syrupy flavor with with an extra sour crispness at the swallow followed by a buttery finish.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2003 One of my all time favorites. Received a 12 pack from the BOTM club. Works extremeley well with just about all types of food. Nice tart flavor. Highly recommended.
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