3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Rudolf’s ’Sourfest’. Murky tomato juice like body with a quick massive head that erupts out of the bottle then fades away to very little. Musty, light barnyard funk in the aroma, not a lot of fruit presence. Sourness is relatively restrained though still quite present, very light cherries. A decent, relatively accessible Kriek. 7/3/7/3/15
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 @ Rudolf’s Sour tasting with Rudolf, Jerc, frylock & IPFreely. Bright red with sour funky nose. Not as sour or tart as I anticipated. funky sour lambic taste followed by cherry. these are starting to grow on me
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
12/29/04. 750 ml. Bright cherry red with small white head. Sharp sour aroma with a hint of cherry. Pleasant cherry sour somewhat tart but not near as tart as Cantillon
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy reddish of color with a reddish head. An aroma of horse, sour berries and sour toes, no sweets. A flavor of fruits and fruitstones, notes of sweets, nice sour - wellbalanced.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 23, 2007 Pinkish haze, silky head, acetic nose. Not a cherrydrop in sight. The-right-side-of-vinegar lambic sharpness. Sherbety acid, very distant fruit. Teaspoons of soil. Certainly a lick of barrel. Could use an infusion of... cherryness. Authentic? No doubt about it. But I needed a Gaviscon chaser just to get through this one. Not a complex beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar. Cloudy red with a fizzy pinkish head. Sour fruit and oak aroma. Initially sour cherry taste with an intense tartness quickly following and finishing with a lingering mild sourness and oak taste.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a 750mL Bottle. Hazy ruddy pour with a healthy layer of fizzy pink head. Aromas of tart cherry skins, pomegranate seeds, and herbal raspberry leaves float from the glass. The cherry nose is satisfactorily natural and tart, but is relatively clean and straight forward. Light to medium bodied, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. Flavors are sweet and fruity; loads of cherries without much acidity or woody dryness. A squeeze of lemon adds a touch of tartness and contributes to the fresh fruity qualities of the beer. A fresh herbal, leafy quality adds some complexity in the places I find myself missing the oak or acidic funk.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottiglia da 75cl al Pub del Duca (12€ ben spesi): già il contenitore è una delizia, con incartocciamento sottile e fragile fin sopra al tappo (duplice, come già insegnò Cantillon: corona e sughero insieme per proteggere un prodotto unico). Versa nel bicchiere con aspetto rosso acceso e schiuma vivace e leggiadra, non pochissima per il genere ma molto rapida a svanire; aroma complesso, abbacinante, gradevolissimo di ciliegia asprigna e un fondo di gomma, legno e muffa. Il lambic aspro e ottimo di Girardin domina il sapore, insieme alla splendida fragranza delle ciliegie: sorso dopo sorso si crede di riconoscere la base di oud bruin, ma è difficile scindere l’armonia di un sapore così articolato. Corpo vivace e vinoso, ma allo stesso tempo abbastanza leggero e rinfrescante. Semplicemente stupenda.
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