 MartinT (4377), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 7, 2003 Updated: Jul 11, 2004
Aloft, my callous heart up through the leaves departs every spadeful of powdery earth my tired arm imparts...My feet, now in the ground, under pounds of rich malt bound, find their permanent pied-à-terre in comforting crushed flower petals...Around me, a sublime yeasty Polyhymnia dances deranged and speaks her languages wise but to all dedicated...Yet I continue my own undertaking...My waist, now in the ground, under pounds of orange peels found, rests triumphant, all sins absolved...Soon my shoulders, happy under ground, under pounds of sweet apple crowns, repose opiated, all fears dissolved...Enveloped by the ingredients of the most fulfilling experience, eyes close, lips are licked a last time, and the soul commences its cardinal assumption...Of majesty the fruity epitome, this sour aqua vitae, a meeting of Orval and Cantillon's best, is to die for...Hopsrus, for this gesture alone, you deserve a place in Paradise...
miketd (375), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle shared by Nelson at the Cleveland tasting. Pour is coppery rust with not much head. Aroma is yeasty and earthy...smells like a cellar. Flavor is subtle and musty.Dont get any sourness at all, but maybe it is me. I think this bottle was past its prime.
bierkoning (4933), La Tropica, Netherlands
Sep 15, 2008 1980 version, tasted @ Kulminator, september 9th 2006. Aroma and flavor have porto, cherry juice and a very soft malt character. Has lost all its carbon, but not its bite. Caramel, lemon and cherry in the flavor. The alcohol remains totally unnoticed. Absolutely great beer.
cellar (386), Dublin, Ireland
Sep 7, 2008 Vintage 1980 @ Kulminator, part of a vertical :-) Dark reddish brown with nice lasting head. Strong malty vinous aromawith notes of sour berries, wood and vinegar. Flavour is sweet and sour, with long sour finish. This was a treat :-)
KimJohansen (4296), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle from 1980 @ Kulminator. Read brown with huge beige creamy head. Sour aroma with notes of wood, sour berries, roasted malt and vinegar. Sour flavor with berries, wood, barnyard and malt. Ends sour. Fantastic carbonated for such an old beer. Lovely!
tertons (100), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Updated: Sep 1, 2008The most unique and complex sour yet. Champagne like appearance on this dark yellowish gold de dolle. Very mild biting sour punch with a hay, mold and oak backbone. See this one as one will that will bring a group to diverge to where they’ll either love or question the 20th.
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