jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 18, 2009 Cloudy yellow orange with a small white head. Aroma is tart with notes of grapes, funk, wood and grain. Taste is tart with funk and grain. Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 15, 2009 Bottle. 2001 vintage. Huge thanks to Barry for opening this one. Pours an oily-looking, surprisingly carbonated brew, the color of apple juice. Nose is wonderfully delicate; musty dusty Brett, round vinous acidity, a wine character more like verdicchio than muscat, nice restrained funk. palate is soft and cidery with funk, earth, and grapes, a bit of oak, vanilla, soft champagne-like carbonation, like next-day champagne, lovely bubbles but much gentler. Lovely and balanced all the way around. MPA (487), Nørrebro(formerly Aalborg), Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 11, 2009 (Cellphone rating). Hazy orange/yeallow. Sour aroma of oranges and apple. Quite sour flavour with oranges and a little citrus which finishes slightly dry. A simple expression but nonetheless a good one. vtafro (469), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 11/20 | Aug 10, 2009 Tap @ SDBF’09. Wasn’t a fan of this. Would like to see if it would mellow with time. But as tasted very tart with spicy finish. jzzbassman (842), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 8, 2009 2005 Bottle. You know how a great experience can up a score for a beer? Can a horrible experience lower it? Yeah, because I split this with my wife and her stupid cat tried and failed to jump on her lamp, dumping a full glass on MY 3 year old loaded Dell Latitude D820. It is toast....32 days out of Complete Care warranty.
Outside of that.....pours a hazy orange with zero head. Big real feedlot aroma...albiet from a distance, and a nice fruitiness. Really tart on the tongue, with a big sour grape finish, very funky. bhensonb (4242), Woodland, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 7, 2009 Bottle from Ledger’s. Bottled 2008. Pours a hazy apricot with a fine white smear for head. Aromas of sour and big white table grapes, maybe muscat. Full bodied with tart carbonation. Flavor is sour, a little very light fruit, and a mild touch of funk. Finishes tart and refreshing. Also a little thick in body. Oak notes come out after awhile. Very good experience. oteyj (730), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 3, 2009 A slightly hazy golden lambic with a smallish white head. that slowly dissipates into a white ring of savory wild fermented deliciousness. Aroma is quite tart with white grape prevalent and resounding. Some vinegar and funky barnyard notes complement vinous sweet nectar notes to create a unique aroma. Slightly acidic with some earthiness and funk. Flavor yields an excellent tart vinous quality which is complemented fully by nectar-like sweetness, mild acidity, and a tea like tannin profile. An acidic and moderately sour lemon-lime flavor subsides into an almost dough like yeast character. Quite a lot of intricate flavors bouncing off one another providing a delicious aggregate. Palate is sickly smooth with mild carbonation and a slippery but semi-dry finish. Delicious and expertly crafted- I was extremely impressed by this lambic. craftycarl21 (529), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 3, 2009 Light gold pour, slightly hazy, with some visible carbonation. Aroma is certainly of a lambic; lots of brett, tart fruit, vinegar, hay, definite funk, and certainly those white grapes are evident. Flavor is really nice- starts with a very brief hit of sweetness from the grapes, then moves to a definite acidity in the middle of the taste, with notes of tannin. The finish reverts back to a beautiful sweet character, and an aspect of lemon-lime. Palate is really full and complex, as it moves from stage to stage concurrently with the flavor. One of my favorite lambics so far.
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