3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Blind Tiger, labeled Contessa. Light orange color, mostly opaque, and no head. Aroma of fruit, berries, both sweet and tart. The flavor started out a little tart (maybe lime mixed with fruit), and a twiggy blueberry flavor followed. The finish was slightly grainy malt along with the tartness that stayed on the palate.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Barcade. Sour cherry, bread, funky aroma, with notes of lemon and cranberry. Lacking in body, feels highly anemic, sour up front and in the back. Puckering pomegranate. A solid effort.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Barcade. Hazy orange-amber pour. The nose is fairly light and lean. A bit of berryish fruitiness with lots of raspberry character. Fairly spicy with a kiss of tartness on the back as well. Softly sweet with a very lean malt base. A little bit vineous as well. It’s got a lot of finesse.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Barcade: Hazy deep copper with an off white film of head. Tart & fruity aroma. Some lactic, mild acidity meshes with a cranberry and cherry fruity tartness. Crisp body with a quenching palate. Tart fruity flavor. Encompasses tart cranberry and some cherry notes. Mild tannins come into the back. A light lactic tartness is present throughout. Was this inoculated? (Right now it’s listed as Belgian Ale)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Smells and tastes much more like a Flemish Sour even though I was expecting a nice Belgian reserve. Smells of coriander and orange along with notes of sourdough. Pours and amber gold. Citrus flavor, smooth but too carbonated for me.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
a tulip at the brewery then a growler taken out. Hazy orange in color with a medium off white head. Aroma is pretty fruity- orange zest, pineapple, pear and spicy with some vanilla. Taste is orange, pear, passion fruit...light to moderately spicy. Medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Yeast character was very bright considering this beer was over a year and a half old. Malt character shows light notes of oxidation, but that is a very minor complaint. I really enjoyed this.
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