Bourgogne des Flandres

Brewed by Timmermans (John Martin)
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Itterbeek, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Burnt caramel appearance. no head. Oaky and tart scent. taste is apples, cherries and wood. Very dry but not very tart. More cherries than any sort of sour.

Wood, nut, apple, and a little sour funk in the aroma. Flavor starts sweet and fruity, especially apple. Not entirely pleasant metallic tinge in the sour finish. OK.

On tap. Big foamy khaki head. Lots of bubbles on the side of the glass. Plenty lace. Clear red / brown color. Much sweeter taste than I was expecting, more sweet than sour, I think. Light tart. Tasty cherry aroma, subtle wood. Very light carbonation, medium body. Texture isn’t too oily. Good flavor, very interesting flander ale.

Pours deep brown into a snifter. Tan head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sweet toffee aromas. Mildly tart with stale oak front to back. Lasting earthy bitter finish.

bottle the ffom Uj’s. pours a brown witn reddish head and slight head. noseis seet malty and full of ketoes and aldehydes. first sip is slight with sour and vinous quality. ok

Bottle: Dark chestnut colored pour with a thin ring of sandy head. Aroma is standard fare; oak, lightly vinous, and sour. Flavor is adds in more fruity elements and some candied Belgian sugar. Mellower than the nose would suggest. Ok overall and pretty tame compared to the studs in this style, but certainly refreshing.

Not bad but I’d prefer a sour/wild ale to be a little more sour. Hints of cherry and blueberry but the sweetness is a bit too up front and gets in the way. Still, totally drinkable.

From the tap came a amber brew with a light white head. Cidery sour aroma but not unpleasant. Flavor was sour first with a semi dry/sweet finish and light body.

Tap. Looks like a coke with decent head and moderate lacing. Smells lemony and tart. Sour but not as robust as I prefer. Moderate carbonation, lightly tart finish.

Bottle: Medium off white head which disappears slow and leaves a light sticky ashy lacing on top of a hazy dark red ruby colored beer. Smell hints of red fruit, red fruit sweets, light sour ish tints, some light sour ish yeast and some sweet ish wood. Taste is a bit sweet mix of barley malts (sweetness), sugars, hint of wood, some yeast, fruits (more like red fruits), cherries, berries, grapes, caramel, light sour. Aftertaste is sweet, lighter sour, yeasty wood and some fruits. Low to medium carbo, soft mouthfeel, good medium to lightly fuller body and a light creamy texture. Decent but bit too much on the sweet side.