 fordest (1655), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Aug 16, 2007 Sampled during the First Annual Stone Sour Fest. Hazy copper color with a dissapating head. Sour acidic cherry aromas. Acidic flavor is more cherry. It is a little sweet on the flavor than on the aromas. Berry flavor on the finish. Very very tasty
FlacoAlto (2039), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Aug 4, 2007 Sampled on tap at the First Annual Stone Sour Fest, July 2007
This beer is a full amber color and is topped by a wispy, tan, ring of a head. The aroma is quite fruity with solid notes of berries (definitely leans quite strongly towards blackberries), currants and some oak-character that has a light touch.
The beer has a fullish body to it and was a bit fuller than I was expecting. The flavor is definitely tart and berry like, it cuts through my palate, despite not being overly sour. There is some sort of chewy fruit-skin like flavor; something like cherry skins, blackberry skins; it definitely gives this an austere, slightly tannic finish that is almost wood like in its concentrated fruit skin character (my guess is that the oak has something to do with this as well). This beer is nicely tart; it leans towards a lactic & fruity acidity. This beer is quite fruity, without being sweet & somehow this accents the tartness.
It is surprising how much the pinot grapes have added to the overall fruit notes found in this beer. This beer actually almost has more fruit character than sour funk, but that may be my sour craving preferences talking. The body has a surprising fullness to it that, again, must have been influenced by the barrel aging. This is quite nice, and I was not expecting anything nearly this good.
badlizard (1380), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 29, 2007 On tap at Stone. Deep brown with a thick creamy white head. Floral eucalyptus aroma. Initial sweet tangy berry taste transitioning to a wonderfull tea like taste, intense lemon sourness, mint and tobacco taste through out, and a dry acidic finish.
padrefan98 (574), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
Jul 26, 2007 Sampled at the 1st annual Stone Sour Festival 2007. Another hit from Deschutes. This was in my top 3 of the day. The barrel aging done on this one made this beer fantastic.
Seahandler (11), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 25, 2007 Draft at Stone. Beer aged in wine barrels are great. This one aged in a Pinot Barrel could only get better. Aroma of spice, leather and grape skins. Nice malt background with a nuttiness in the finish (autolysis, barrel fermented?). Latic sour and tanin add to the finish. The first and last taste of the day, both great. Brewers, bottle this for aging please! Wish I had a hunk of aged Gouda with the salt crystals inside.
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