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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Almost no head, but a very nice dark copper color. Complex malty, but most fruity aroma, slightly sour, with hints of wine, cherry, raspberry, almond and marzipan. Well balanced taste with an upcoming, soft and fruity sourness. Cherry, almond and caramel softly dominate.

Thanks to Joes for sharing! Copper / light amber color, almost no head. Smells like a geuze; sour! Taste sour but decently balanced. Good carbornation and body. Good beer.

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2011 Bottled. Thx to doodler. Murky amber coloured. Small light beige head. Light sweetness, berries, light vinegar, spice in the aroma. Intense, vinegar, grape, berries and spice. Very wellmade and balanced. Medium to full bodied. Ends on a nice sourish berry note. Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Hazy copper with a small white head. Slightly acetic, some sweetness, and oak? Taste is sour, some astringency, lemon. Good shit. Quick rating before my buddy’s wedding.

375 ml bottle from fbm115. thanks man! This is my bottle of beer to celebrate finishing the bar exam. Reddish pour with a muddy tint, lots of bubbles clinging to the side of the glass, no head. Aroma of cherries, strong tartness, mild apple cider vinegar. Strong oak and mild fruitiness are with the aroma. Flavor is strongly sour. Quite tart, actually. Lots of cherries, oak, wet wool, Vinuous notes, mild vinnegar. Pretty stunning sour. Fair carbonation over a full mouthfeel. Finishes long and sour. Excellent, actually.

UPDATED: AUG 9, 2011 Batch 3. Beautiful hazy rosy coppery-gold with pale red highlights and a quickly-dissipating very fine off-white head. Fine strands of tiny bubbles gracefully stream up from the bottom of the glass. A deep, piercingly sour aroma tickles the nose at first and leads into a background of soft spice while expressing a hair-raising lactic sour verve. Vibrant vinous fruitiness is intermingled with soft oak and barrel oxidation and a pleasant solvency only deepens the complexity. Taste bud-cramping sourness on the attack clears to reveal a multi-layered dark grapey fruitiness and an uncanny wine-like complexity. Alcohol rises in the back-end with deeply complex fermentation notes and a very slight spicy bitterness with a hint of light, nutty malt. The body is light but its nimble presence in the mouth conveys significant strength. The finish goes on and on as it slowly unfolds a profound complexity across the palate. This is truly a perfect hybrid drinking experience between beer and wine. Quite amazing.

[3821-20110710] 375mL bottle. Woody sour cask aroma. Murky, orange red body with no lasting head. Deliciously sour fruity flavour is bold and balanced. Medium body is quite sour. Wonderful brew, could sip a lot of this over an evening. (8/3/8/4/17) 4.0
(w/ jerc, others; jerc’s 5000th marker!)

Bottle batch 3. Murky reddish brown pour with a off white head. Mild stone fruits, apples, oak, and vanilla aromas. Score, the first beer from Captain Lawrence that has not severely disappointed. Crisp and refreshing with a somewhat dry finish. Great cabernet grape, oak, vanilla, and caramel malt flavors. I’m impressed......

Bottle (375ml) shared with friends c/o jerc. Pours a murky orange-amber with no head. Awesome sour aroma, lots of tart berries and very citrusy along with some light spices, a hint of vinegar and wood. Flavour: Holy moly, that’s tart! Puckeringly tart! It follows the aroma but It’s not refreshing, it’s acidic and it’s almost too tart -- almost. Average bodied. I really like it but a small serving of this will do.

sample courtesy of Jerc. somewhat murky reddish amber pour. cherry tartness, quite acidic, extremely tart. funky earthiness. quite tasty and very much appreciated Jeremy