Des Vignes Délinquante

Brewed by Brasserie des Vignes
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Graulhet, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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75cl bottle. Brown with dirty head. Difficult to open it without spoiling the beer on the floor. They put lots of spices in the bottle that the beer is troubles. Nose : spices, fruits, tart, Sip : low to medium density, oily texture, good carbonation. Sweet and sour with wood and spices flavour. Spices dominated by clove, liquorice and safran. It gets dry sip after sip and the spices lasts long. Too spicy and the fact that half of the beer goes on the floor I call this beer waist of my money.

Bottle from Terre des Bieres Paris. Hazy brown colour, foamy beige head. Malty with cocoa and coffee, fruity sourness, hints of dark berries, i.e. blackberries and blackcurrant.

Bottled 330ml. -not sure is this from Bières Cultes at Rue des Halles or from La Cave à Bulles but im closer to first option. Darker amber coloured, huge off-white head, herbal and slight spicy nose. Moderate malty, slight sourish fruity and caramel with hint of herbs, coffee and pepper. Different than I’ve expected but drinkable.

22nd September 2009
Cloudy brown beer, frothy white head. Crisp and dry palate. Tart and sour with a little fruit. Finishes airy and dry and sour. Not bad but not much else going on but sourness.

330ml from Cave à Bulle.
Appearance : Deep amber medium foamy brown-ish head. Some lacing.
Aroma : Big brett. Some resinous bretty and hoppy notes. Acidic with red fruits. Funky and barnyard.
Taste : Lots of brett with some acidity. Very light tartness. Light fruits, light caramel. Light hops. Finish is acidic with lots of brett.Fairly dry wit light bitterness.
Palate : Fizzy carbonation. Fairly thin palate.
Overall : Nice brett, nice funk. I’m not a fan of darker brett beers. I feel like brett goes better in a blonde beer. Fairly drinkable. Nice brett fix but not my type of wild ale.

Bottle, bought @ Cave de Bulles, Paris.
[thanks bigbro]
Pours muddy orange-amber with a big, frothy, off-white head. Aroma has heavy brett, cocoa-powder, sweet malts. High carbonation, fairly light (but not thin) mouthfeel. Good dryness. Flavour has clear cocoa, coffee, caramel malts, light lactic, lots of funk and brett. Long, lingering dry funky aftertaste. A seriously strange beast, but very lovely, actually.

Bottle shared thanks to Josh. Poured a deeper amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of dark fruits, caramel, and wood. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruits, cherries, wood, and roast. Light tart finish.

Reddish brown color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of some roast, dark fruits, wild yeast, and wood. Taste of dark fruits, cocoa nibs, roast, and a wild finish.

Bouteille 75 cl de Terra Vinea à Morteau (F). Brune boueuse, mousse évanescente. Parfums aigrelets avec du bois humide et des fruits rouges. La bouche est mince, aigre et acide, mais fruitée, vineuse et un peu minérale. Notes tanniques, astringentes, de pomme. Un peu tranchante en finale qui est moins sur l’amertume que l’acidité bien marquée.

A mahoganny brown ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a classic sour ale with loads of epsom salts, ground cherry, lactic points, quite nice. In mouth, a sourish pulp skin with light lactic points, sustained citric acid, a bit of butter, lighter bodied, not bad. 330 ml bottle from Cave à Bulles, May 2010. BB October 2010.