De Proef Flemish Primitive

Pours hazy with a thin head.Has a sour aroma.The flavors of sour cherries with a spicy bite.Had a sour finish, not too bad

This is the Pig Nun bottle. Deep gold body with lots of carbonation. The aroma is rich gingerbread and some carrots. There is also cinnamon and raisins. Smells delicious. The taste is slightly spicy with black pepper and some dry white wine. There is a note of tobacco hiding in the aftertaste. Fairly dry, yet drinkable. Finishes clean and crisp. I imagine this is would smooth out deliciously with some aging.

Corked bottle provided in trade a while back, many thanks to whomever it was:

Pours a hazy golden hue with a small but lastly frothy head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of watermelon, coconut, funky brett esters, bready malt, and a wonderful hint of mint. I dig it! The taste mostly follows suit with lots of malt character balanced out by nice fruity and neat barnyard yeast overtones. The finish is quite different that expected with a woody and earthy taste and a hint of a juniper berry character that seems almost Sahti like. The feel is bready and a bit heavy. As I drink this all I can think about is how vastly underrated this beer is. If you like off-the-wall Belgian Ales then you try this brew, Yummy!

Pig nun bottle. Like a pilsener brewed with an English ale yeast, and about 10 % Belgian ale added later. Not much in the way of fruity or spicy flavors of most Belgian ales here. Better as it gets warm, with an odd earthy/buttery aroma coming out. Decent but nothing special. More hoppy than most Belgian ales.

Bottle: Dull golden, hazy, large rocky white head, attractive lacing, nearly zero carbonation.   Sweet fruity aroma, slightly yeasty, very candyish on the nose.   Slight sourness on first sip, otherwise a sweet yeasy/bready flavor dominates.   Not as fruity on the tongue as it was on the nose.   Fairly good body and mouthfeel.   Sweet & Sour bready finish.   Much better than the Amber.   Wish I had the Grand Cru to try... damn.

750ml. bottle with the Surly Bird label. Pours a hazy golden color with a fairly thick white head and great lacing. Funky, fruity aroma of pears, yeast and barnyard notes typical of a beer with Brettanomyces. Flavor was mildly tart, with the funky Brett flavors coming through. This was a fairly young bottle and would like to try again in a year or so.

Couleur blonde paille, belle mousse blanche adhérant à la paroi du verre. On y reconnaît facilement le caractère des levures sauvages en arôme mais d’une intensité moindre de celle d’une bière fermentée exclusivement avec celles-ci. Flaveurs sauvages, vieux bois humide et d’éléments de la ferme, foin poussiéreux, vieille cave humide. L’impression générale demeure un brin chaotique et sale, mais tout en restant plaisant à boire. Agréable présence en bouche, corps d’épaisseur moyenne, douce carbonatation, finale sèche et tartrique. Bouteille, Downtown Liquor, Boston, Juin 2005.

Original Rating (8-4-9-4-18=4.3): Horse blanket, sweat, barnyard aromas abound with pears and melons filling it out into something that smells like food. Opaque tan-gold with a low but lasting white head that leaves some fine lacing. Dusty, musty, fruity, pear flavour with plenty of barnyard brett character that evokes a humid basement. Horseblanket and wood are the lasting sensations on the tongue along with an herbal, hay-like, grassy note after the very tart finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Expansive bubbles fill the mouth with liquid joy. I think I like it - wish I knew which release this was... who kept that bottle? Bottle savoured with beerbuzzmontreal, MartinT, Olivier MTL, Rastacouere and Yowie.
Rerate - Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale (8-4-7-3-15=3.7): Musky, floral, apricot, peach, mushroom, funky brett aroma. Opaque orange-yellow body is topped by a decent, fine bubbled, white head that recedes to lasting cover with some lacing. Very sweet, cakedough yeast character with plenty of fruitiness and herbal hops with funky brett character in the finish. Medium body is doughy with moderate carbonation. Bottle enjoyed with beerbuzzmontreal, ClarkVV, Goldorak, MartinT, muzzlehatch, Olivier MTL, Rastacouere and Yowie.