 Ungstrup (11075), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 2, 2007 Bottled. An unclear light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light sour notes. The flavor is sweet yet acidic with light notes of brettanomyce. I find it very simple - but OK.
omhper (10438), Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 25, 2008 Bottled, thanks kmweaver! Pours lively hazy pale yellow with brief fizzy head. The nose is tart and vinous. It’s dry, and citric with barnyard, grape and wood. Fresh and lively, complex and just wonderful. Has the qualities that makes it stand out even in the toughest crowd. A superb beer!
Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 1, 2007 (Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Pours a hazy, pale golden - loos mostly like a Belgian Wit - with a small, white head. Tart, fruity and fairly spicy nose. Medium-bodied with tart Brett accents and some exotic fruit accents - some banana also. Dry lightly astringent acidity in the finish. Interesting and delicately refined but by no means a Flemish Sour - this is a pale Belgian Ale with some Brett, just like what Russian River has been doing for years. 280907
Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Dec 19, 2007 Cloudy, blonde. Wow...gooseberries...impressive sour fruitiness. Killer citrus - grapefruit & dalandan. Way sour, kind of grapefruit juice-like, and also quite spicy. Big citrus, crazy subtle nuances that don’t quite get at what they’re getting at. Very good brew - unique, complex and challenging.
yespr (6259), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Sep 30, 2007 75 cL bottle. As I missed this at the 2007 RBSG I was extremely glad to see Papsoe put this on for the tasting amongst the Copenhagen crew. As huge as my expectations were as huge was my disappointment with this. I really hadn’t missed anything on this from the RBSG, but it requires that someone puts the bottle on the table for you to take the hype out of this one - thanks for that Papsoe, and once again thanks for the huge efforts you make to get stuff like this to the country.
Pours hazy yellow with no head. Slight apple and acidic/citric aroma. Light to medium bodied. Flavour is sour with a minor sweetness lurking through. Not really wellbalanced. Too one dimensional citric, lacks some complexity. Compared to the flemish sours I’ve rated on this site and those tasted but not rated: this brew really isn’t amongst the best imo, I had expected quite a lot more from this.
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