 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 Got a bottle of the Surly Bird. Pours an ultra cloudy mustard yellow with a frothy, sudsy head that retains well and laces. The aroma at first was raspberry tartness and a bit of clove and corriander. As it warmed, the aroma was like wet hay, which to me was deliciously filthy. This beer’s got some seriously funky hops. The flavour was tart, bittersweet, and drying in the finish with bitter hops. Definitely smells different that it tastes. Barnyard, grape, yeast, sweet citrus and a peppery finish. Long palate duration. This stuff rocks. A nice sipper to drink and discuss with good company.
emerica56 (579), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 This beer pours a hazy orange with excetent head retention and laceing. There is a sweet smell of bitterhops,minor malt,rasberry flavors, and hints of clove. As you drink it there is strong hints of clove and bitter tart flavors. The after taste is very bitter and sticks around for a while. It also has a minor jerkey smell and flavor as you drink it.
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 28, 2007 C&C 750. Judging by the picture, this is the "Rat Rider" version. Hazy orange with a big off white head that descends rockily. Very interesting nose - barnyard scents, a bit sour, green apple, yeasty, bretty, lots going on here. Body is on the thin side of medium. Flavor is somewhat less interesting than the nose promised - Mildly dry, light sweet apple, yeasty, lightly sour, some white pepper notes. A bit of herbal hop bite in the end. Very pleasant, but could’ve been a big winner if the flavor fulfilled the promises made by the nose.
Optigon (561), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 27, 2007 Pours cloudy and orange with a large, white, fluffy head. Aroma is sweet, spicy, with some vanilla. Somewhat green smelling. Mouthfeel is light and thinnish. Flavor has a bit of caramel, grape, with a bit of an overbearing alcoholic burn. A little harsh.
EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 25, 2007 Rating no. 1300. Bottled as Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale. A cunning fox indeed! Vaguely sweet, vaguely yeasty with a small dose of the kind of funk that reminds me of spaghetti + sauce. Vague Rodenbach reference in there somewhere. Touch of honey and flowers. Murky golden pour with strong visible carbonation and a big, fluffy, rocky off-white head which creeps up the side of the glass. Dry, slightly vinous taste, great creamy yeastiness with just a touch of grit. Fullish medium body, smooth enough with a little heft from the alcohol, finishing yeasty and spicy with a splash of nutmeg and that delectable hop funk. Dry, yeasty aftertaste. Some Saison notes but sans the sweetness. Definitely feels "wild" - nature’s nuances all over this. Bretty notes push this over the top; on a different day, this could easily score 4+. A very subtle beer, and there’s a lot here to like!
rudolf (1758), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 20, 2007 Slightly cloudy orange, white pillow head. Nose is earthy balsamic, some herb I can’t place, leather, grapes, sweet fruit, smarties, orval. Flavor is lightly sour but very funky horseblanked. Quite dry for a second then fruit, malt, alcohol. Brett reappears at the end with a dry funky cherry pie & orange rind.
JCB (1747), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 6, 2007 Demon Fish, seven fiddy. I just love De Proef products, and these Flemish wild ales are tops in my opinion. I’m not quite sure I can distinguish the variations between the different versions of the beer - since I don’t have them often enough - but I love the way they balance the earthy spice of a good saison with the funk of a fine sour. This bottle’s got about a year on it, and I definitely notice a mellowing of the sours - giving the beer a rounded, almost melon-like quality - and an accentuation of the saison spice. Just damn good, and gorgeous looking to boot.
jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 4, 2007 cloudy yellow/orange color with a big white head. now i know what they mean when they say funky toe cheese. guess that’s the wild in this wild ale. big apricot, funk, must aromas. slight sweetness some citrus flavors. decent once you get past the smell.
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