Captain Lawrence Rosso e Marrone

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Elmsford, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle(many thanks to Rian for sharing this!): Cloudy, amber coloured with a reddish sheen, very small head, sour and sharp lactic acid in the nose, dark malt detectable, brett-like aromas, too; solid sour flavour, light bodied; delicate acidity the finish, rounded by flavours of vanilla and wood. Good, but IMHO not earth-shaking…

Bottle. Pours murky red with no head. Funky cherry aroma. Taste is slight sweet and funky fruit.

A - pours hazy light coffee brown with orange highlights. Almost no white head to speak of. S - smells SOUR! Aromas of acids, sulfur, salt up front. Red wine tannins, very oaky, sour canned cherries and raspberries, light brown sugar. M - nice tart beer. Very acidic strait away. Low carb. full body. nice strong palate. Lingering sour malty notes. T - tart red fruits (cherry and raspberry) up front. Simple acids and and red wine vinegar. Brown sugar, simple sugar, caramel malts, red wine and oak tannins on the palate. Oak, brown sugar and vegetal malts linger as the tartness settles. O - good but not as complex as I like. 3.9 ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Batch 4. Cracked yhis bad boy open while bottleing the Meritage that has been in my basement for half a year. Poura red hue with a slight bubble layers. Nose full of brett. Taste is vinous with a slight tartness. Barnyard funk on the finish. Body is solid and the booze warms. A great companion to getting my work completed.

Bottle, batch 4, 05/06/2013. Pours deep mahogany, ruby highlights, creamy haze covering the surface, dense lacing. Aroma is balsamic vinegar, sour plums, dark fruits and berries, noticeable grape notes, nutty caramel hiding behind, wood on the finish. Taste is tart dark berries and sour red grapes, darker sour chocolate, caramel malt, oaky finish with lingering vinous sweetness. Really nice, creamy palate, very drinkable despite some sourness. Nice, surprising treat for me.

375ml bottle shared with Yves Panneels. Pours dark marroon brown with a small head. Aroma of nuts, raisins and plums, some ctrus as well. Light body with a first sour&sweet kick and then fading to a mellow round nice balanced palate. Taste is extraordinary: plums, raisins, touch of malt and by the finish - BAM, the madeira flavours kick in. Wonderful beer.

12.7 FL OZ bottle shipped by dmac. Many thanks! To wine glass, it pours a rusty prune brown: absolutely zero head to speak, but there are some bubbles which rose to the top. Aromas of raisins, cotton candy, leather, rose pedals, oak, grapes, funk, and aniseed, milk chocolate, wet dog, soy beans, bath salts, and cucumber. Mega-watery, this one, but that does not deter me in the least from enjoying it. Subdued wine-like acidity. Not tart, as I was led to believe. Fruity, and delicious.

Pours a flat ruby or highly oxidized rust in color. Rather fruity with heavy red wine and oak notes. A somewhat watered down mouthfeel.mild to moderate sourness

Pours dark brownish red with no head. Aroma of lacto, Brett, red wine and grapes. Taste follows, sour grapes, lacto and Brett lots of redwine and oak. Really amazing sour. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Deep red color with minimal head. Aroma has fruity and tart notes. Taste isn’t as tart as I was expecting but that is not a bad thing. This has a fantastic balance of fruit flavor and tartness. Very enjoyable.