3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep gold, hints of amber, bright. Thin ring of white, coarse, heavy head. Aroma is straight-up sour, fairly intense. Body feels medium due to carbonation being on the lighter side (maybe?). Flavor is a burst of sour with apricot notes coming out after a second and lingering in a complex with some light nutty oak. Very good, like most Cascade brews, but not great (as their Sang beers are). Probably not worth 20$ a bottle, better to try their other beers first.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at the Barrel House. Slightly cloudy orange-amber color with a medium thin white head that diminishes steadily. Short strings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of fresh apricot, yeast and citrus. Medium-bodied with flavors of apricots, earthy yeast and wheat. The finish is lightly sour with an apricot and citrus aftertaste. Above average overall.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle share thanks to Paul, nice hazy amber pour with a layer of white head. Big bold apricot aroma with a backing yeasty funk. Taste is very similar, little oak backing, perfect fruity tartness.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
A - Super hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades normal.
S - Funky brett and other yeasts, tart apricots, oak, vanilla, farmhouse character, lactic acid.
T - Tart apricots and other citrus fruits, lots of funkiness and Brett, oak, vanilla, lactic acid, a touch of sourness, lemon zest.
M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a tart and funky finish.
D - Great wild ale. The apricots are nice and tart and the overall beer well balanced.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Chilled 75 cl brown bottle into a tulip. Pours deep golden with light white head, with apricot aroma. Taste is wonderful apricot with some sour. This beer is great.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml bottle shared at a tasting. Thanks! Pours a hazy copper with a white head of foam. Aroma is a nice peachy fruity tartness. Fruity sourness prevails throughout. This is real fucken good...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Golden-orange color topped by a quickly dissipating white head. Nice funky aroma, oak, apricot and peaches. Balanced acidity, nice bright fruit flavor, lively carbonation. Moderately dry finish, tempered by some jam-like apricot sweetness. Nice stuff.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 17/20
P: Hazy light orange. S: Apricots, white wine with tons of oak. T: Is very sweet and very sour with green apple sourness, white wine, oak, cloves, with a vinegar apricot finish. O: Good but was hoping this was gonna be more fruity.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
2009 Vintage
Tasted on 3/4/13 from a corked and caged 750mL bottle obtained in a trade. Pours hazy dark orange with a thick white head that slowly recedes to a thin collar of lace. The nose is sour lemon peel with white wine vinegar and plenty of ripe natural apricot aroma. The flavor is nicely sour with plenty of lemon peel and vinous white wine vinegar, and there is some apricot underlying, but it is pretty faded at this point. The body is medium with a nice tannic quality, plenty of stinging, almost sparkling carbonation, and a long sour with a hint of apricot finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Poured bright orange with a small head that hung around. Bright, acidic, tart, mild apricot... this was a great beer.
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