 awaisanen (1157), Irvine, California, USA
Oct 9, 2007 Updated: Jan 22, 2008
From a 750mL Bottle. Rating based on a combination of multiple tastings. Pours a slightly hazy, pale golden color with a small, but firm bubbled head of brilliant white. Amazing brett aroma, dripping with tropical fruits, heavy on the papaya, but also has some more lightly acidic citric pineapple brett notes as well. Some spicy pink grapefruit flesh adds a citric acid dimension that smells incredibly like freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, full of acidity, but lacking any of the pithy bitterness that accompany hop-induced grapefruit aromatics. There’s a subtle earthy, woody note that comes through in the nose, but it comes across as nutty papaya seeds when intertwined with the brett. Light bodied, moderately acidic, mildly effervescent mouthfeel. The initial burst of crisp acidity is actually a bit of a surprise after smelling the less-acidic-dimensioned brett. Almost seems borderline lactic at first. The palate is nice and dry, but loaded with more tropical fruit brett notes that interplay nicely with the underlying grape quality. The muscat grapes are thankfully held in check, laying low in the background in flavor and sweetness, allowing the wonderful brett flavors to work their magic. Extended, dry and bretty finish, bringing out a bit more musty characters and a bit less of the acidity and fruit notes found on the front of the palate. Exceptionally unique, especially in the pleasing amount of citric acid that comes through on the palate, creating a unique, complex, and refreshing taste experience. I find this beer to be wonderful in every sense.
Magic_dave6 (4000), London, Greater London, England
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle at chris_o’s wolf slapping, harry bashing, royal teabagging tasting. Bottle to celebrate my 4000th rating, many thanks to the American chap who supplied it! Alround rating: Strong coconut, spice and yeastyness, lemon, vinigar, cereal malts, floral hops. I was really looking forward to this, however was a bit suprised by how it turned out as it was drinkable enough but a bit boring for me. Ah well iv got alot more to look forward too!
thewolf (3959), Kolding, Denmark
Oct 2, 2008 Bottle @ Chris_o’s Pre-Beer Exposed Tasting, September 2008.
Pours muddy, pale yellow with nearly no head. Aroma is tart citrus and oranges. Okay, dryish mouthfeel. Flavour is softly tart, a bit of wood. Very citrus-oriented if not one-sided. There are so many (much) better sours around.
xibalba89 (112), New York, New York, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Had it at a tasting at Whole Foods Bowery. A really interesting beer... lighter than most other sour ales, it had a nice sweet side, with peaches and hints of orange. A really cool variant of one of my favorite beer styles. I’ll be looking to get more of this one.
jcwattsrugger (4045), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Sep 25, 2008 bottle-pours a white ring and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is tart lemon/apple, yeast, light malt. Taste is very tart lemon/apple, yeast, light malt, vanilla, oak, pepper, some vinegar. Occasional, quite interesting although not my taste.
JAXSON (107), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 12, 2008 Updated: Sep 13, 2008Light hazy gold, large head that makes a lot of noise and dies really quickly, leaving nary a wisp behind. Nose is first of brett, champagne yeast, and some vague sparkling light fruits. There’s a burst of white grape, it’s definitely that and it’s really developed, one of the strongest fruit characters in any beer I’ve had. The oak is really nice and subtle, perfectly dry. Prickly mouthfeel. The finish is ridiculously long -- on an aside I went to the release and had a single sip out of a glass there, and I literally could still taste the flavor evolving 20 minutes into the car ride home. Really a pefect, wonderful sour character, not overly so, but really elegant and refined. Bright, clean, crisp, really awesome.
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