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Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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RATINGS: 169   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.99   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 266   ABV: 8.87%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This NW style sour ale was made with various red ales that were aged in oak with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, then blended with red ales that were aged in Port and Pinot Noir barrels.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DragonStout (1407) - Pickerington, Ohio, USA - JUL 26, 2009
Sampled at MuckFest 09! This is not my most favorite style but I will rate it for what the style suggests.poured a cloudy brick color with huge sour notes.Sour cherry with hints of wood for the flavor.Finished off sour.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hopdog (7043) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 25, 2009
750ml bottle acquired in trade with bu11zeye (thanks!). Poured a medium to darker and hazy brownish color with a smaller sized tan head. Aromas of cherries, some funkiness, musty, lighter vinegar, and vanilla. Tastes of woodiness, vanilla, cherries, and some fruitiness. Nice sour finish. I liked this!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
egajdzis (4587) - Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 24, 2009
Poured a hazy red brown color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of brett, pinot, wild yeast, grapes, vanilla, and wood. Taste of citrus, grapes, wood, some sweeter vanilla, toffee, light acidity, and a sour finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
angrypirate06 (1158) - Texas, USA - JUL 21, 2009
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Hazy red brown with brown soapy head. Aroma is cherries, must and oak. Flavor is an instant refreshingly tart cherry taste, oak.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
yobdoog (1875) - Woodridge NY, New York, USA - JUL 21, 2009
Bottle at Castleton release. Awesomely delicious. Nice sour cherry and acidic tartness. A bit puckering and overall smooth flavor. A little dry and very nice.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Rciesla (5499) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - JUL 21, 2009
Bottle shared by Tertons thanks man! Pours a brown amber body with a cherry off white head. Cherries yest lots of bretty lactic cherry skin and fruit character. Lemon and a tart balsamic cherry finish. Awesome!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
sunevdj (2489) - Copenhagen OE, DENMARK - JUL 21, 2009
Bottle at Cascade Brewing. Pours a hazy brown with an off-white head. Sour and quite fruity. Nice medium tartness. Woody hints. Also aromas of berries. Hints of cherries and vinegar. Dry and sour finish. Fresh.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BMan1113VR (6501) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JUL 20, 2009
Bottle shared by bu11zeye. Pours with a tan head over a murky brown body. Aroma is hugely vinous with cherries, lacto and red wine. Taste is sour, lacto, cherries, more cherries, port wine, oak and dryness. Dry mouthfeel with light bubbles.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JUL 20, 2009
(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber-brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of cherries, wood, caramel, and lacto. Flavor of cherries, lacto, wood, vinous, and earthiness. A good flanders red.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cletus (6064) - Connecticut, USA - JUL 19, 2009
Bottle provided by Tertons. Poyrs brown with a tan head. Smells of cherries and tarte. Tastes tarte with a residual sugar bite and a sour lactic finish.


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