3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2003 bottle courtesy of scray24, shared at the December iteration of the Santa Cruz tasting series. Pours a dark brown color with a fluffy khaki head. Sweet and tangy aroma, bordering on barbecue sauce. Clearly some oxidation going on here but not too bad. Acidic cola flavor, brown sugar married nicely to a lemon sourness. Light drinkable body, still highly carbonated after all these years. I dig it.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2003 bottle at the rare beer tasting at Rackhouse Pub 2011. Pour was dark murky brown with pretty much no head, have to admit it was an ugly looking brew. Aroma picked up nice notes of caramel, toffee, tart funky barnyard, fruit, touch of dark fruit as well in there. Taste was full of funk, toffee, dark fruit, some deep red fruit as well that lent to the tartness, finishing fairly tart and very dry. Complex, not overly sour, but tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Bristol poured a cloudy brown with a lingering tan head. Aromas of basalmic vinegar, dark fruit, carmel and a hint of cocoa. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry tart finish. Flavors of sour cherry, cocoa, carmel, dark fruit and light basalmic vinegar with a crisp dry lingering tart finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(on tap at the brewery). Pours a cloudy brown color. Small off white head. Sweet grape aroma. Malt and sour flavors. Smooth finish with tart and light alcohol taste. Soft carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
tap @ the brewery. A dark brown color with faint off-white head. A light sour aroma with a sugary hint. An earthy sour flavor with hints of brown sugar and a faint sweetness. Smooth finish and a lingering earthy finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2004; sampled st the festival, rating from notes taken then. Smells of port, cherry, caramelized sugars, and a musty attic highlight the wonderful nose. Tastes strongly of warm cherry surrounded by acidic citrus and some acrid earthy flavors; sweet on the finish. Funky yeastiness there too. Good beer.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Smells fantastic, raisins and caramels. Sour for sure, the raspberries are more evident in the brew than in the aroma. Had on site at the brewery, sad they wouldn’t let me take them out of the building.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown with black and ruby notes with no head. Cherry and dark berry aromas with faint citrus hop notes and light grain malt. Black sour cherry and hoppy flavors with oak and alcohol notes, a bit like cough syrup in tartness. Silky and light bodied, thin feel.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Deep-brown beer; brown huge head, fast dissipated. Nose gives lactic acid, even Brett. character; hint of cherries smell. The typical lactic acid tastes sit very uneasy (putting it mildly) on stout-like malt. To make things worse, the beer is overcarbonated. Medium to full bodied. Characterised by its unbalance, this beer has no chance to compete against real Flemish (or nearly real as La Folie) oud bruins. Somebody tell them to get their malts right.
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