Bockor Foederbier

Brewed by Bockor
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Bellegem, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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The beer is a very pale yellow color with minimal carbonation or head. Really a fairly bland nose to this. Some cereal sweetness, a hint of barnyard funk, and very minimal tartness or acidity. A very light note of tropical fruit. The flavor has a heavy mineral quality to it and tastes almost salty. Kind of watery without much body or flavor to it. Not a big fan.

On tap at Hay Merchant part of unblended flight. Pours a clear yellow gold wth no head. The aroma is sour fruit and tart. Thin mouthfeel with extreme sour flavor and tart finish. Really blown away by this. Wish I could have full pint of this. Very impressive stuff.

Tap at Hay Merchant. Clear, pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of sour fruit, funk, and wood, and the taste is quite sour. Good stuff, though I see why they blend it. Not many people are going to have this twice.

Draft on tap at Fountainhead (Chicago, IL). A true treat. Pours a rich straw bright hue, bright yellow with big haziness. A rich frothy bright white head sits atop and films, laces ok overall. A great hue in the body. Aromas are puckering on the nose, rich lemons and crab apples mix with lactic acid, touches of oak, bretty funk. Firm sourness hits the nostrils with gentle yogurt, grapefruit, and a faint waft of grass. Mellow sweetness moves into firm and strong lactic and sour qualities. Initial is medium bodied, giving some life to the palate with a crushing sourness, not acidic, but rich sour lemons and green apples, crab apples, and gentle bready and dry malts. Rich lactic sourness, sweet tarts, and touches of oranges. More apple, pears, and faint kiss of banana. Wow. Middle is still sour, not giving way to any sort of sweet maltiness, but kicking in strong sour fruits and a good coating palate, not thin or anything. Rich sour fruits, nothing harsh or acidic but healthy puckering presence. Wow. Backend is sour and dry, lingering healthy strong lactic presence. Lemons, touches of gentle yogurt, more lemons, and really just a great flavor explosion. The way I describe this would turn some people off.. But really it’s not harsh or acedic, it’s an explosion of sourness that somehow works well. Well done.. Could be a touch harsh for some, but on my palate, it’s enjoyed.. Yet still a slow go-er. It just appears I’m a big Unblended lambic fan looking at my ratings..

on tap at papago 2/28/11 next to the jong. clear version of the six month old stuff. the nose is quite tart... cider vinegar, wood, wheat, lemon and calcium. the flavor is super tart (it makes the la folie i had after taste sweet!) and puckering... honey, lactic sourness, cider vinegar, flowers, calcium, wood and umami notes fill the mouth. crisp, super tart and very low carbonation. neat experiment! 7/4/8/4/16

(On draught at papago). Pours golden with thick white head. Aroma of vinegar. TAste is sour and vinegary. Delicious. Thin bodied with smooth, sour finish. Tasty!

Clear golden color with no head or lacing on the glass. Aroma of sourness, wild yeast, lacto, and wood. Taste was sour, with brett, lacto, wood, lemon, and sour.

Clear golden with a medium white head. Sour aroma with brett, barnyard and hints of lacto. Sour flavor with brett, lacto, barnyard, wood and sour apples. Finished sour. Nice one for that brewery.

Bottled. A golden beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of vinegar, brettanomyces, wood, and lemon. The flavor is acidic with notes of malt, wood, and lemon, leading to a tart finish. Lovely complex.

On tap. RBESG Rome 2010. Slightly hazy yellow with an off-white head. Dry, tart aroma spiced with some barnyard but not overly so. Light body, rather refined marzipan notes and again a little barnyard. The finish is rather tart. 030610