4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Batch 003 750ml bottle. poured slightly hazy golden with a meduim white head, which quickly faded. but left good lacing. aroma is tart citrus, some light hay notes. flavor is tart lemon up front light sweetness into the finish, which is crisp and smooth. Although I having trouble describing this as anything but lemony, it is not lacking complexity. I can’t think of any way this could be improved, and i would love to try it next to yellow bus or some of the other highly rated sour blondes, beacuse it hink this is hard to beat.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared at Berliner Bash from jredmond, thanks again for the share. Poured a light yellow color with aromas of light sour barnyard funk with some tart lemons and yeast. Flavors are tart fruit, and some funky citrus mixed with some light hay. Great beer overall, glad I got to try this one out.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Richard, thanks! Pours out a yellow color with a white head on it. Smell is fruity, sour, full of lemon and yeasty notes. Taste is smooth, sour, and pretty refreshing. I served it refrigerator cold, and it was amazing. A really good beer, I had the batch 1 way too long ago to make any comparison. I remember it was really good; and so was this. Not surprising though.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Batch 2. Pours yellow gold with white head. Nose of old wood, aged cheese, funk, lemon rind and wild yeast. Taste is mostly funky citrus, wild yeast, old dry wood and tart lemon. Finishes with tart lemon and dry wood. Well balanced not over powering tartness. Medium body.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle or b5. Pours a golden to dark yellow with white head. Aroma is more funk than I’ve had in any other sour RR beer. Still notes of lemon rind and some other citrus notes worked in. Taste is tones of sour bite, some funky cheese elements and very dry compared to other RR sours. All of this is based on the usual four, Supplication, Temptation, Consecration and Sanctification. This is by far the best of those four from my experience, followed by Temptation. Overall, love this beer and glad I got the generous pour of the 375ml bottle that I had traded for.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
375ml bottle, batch 5, received in trade from KevSal. Thanks! Pours a hazy, golden color with a white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, lemon, funky, yeasty. Medium on the palate with lively carbonation. Flavor is sour, lemon, bread, Grapefruit, a little oaky, with a sour, citrusy finish. Excellent. Lives up to the hype, and on par with what’s coming out of Belgium.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Batch 5 bottle pops when opened and releases a funky smell. It pours light golden with a slight white head that quickly disappears Aromas are citrus, hay, and funk. Tastes are tart fruit with lemon and grapefruit noted. Palate is medium bodied with an abrupt and tart finish. Quite acidic, like a lemon, but with lots of great Brett funk. Very refreshing, very delicious. Overall, one of the best beers I have had from RR, and I have had several. Very well done.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Batch 5 - bottle from Brandon. Thanks! Hazy golden and glowing pour with a solid froth of white foam that fades out to a slick. Aroma is lemon, dry oak, sour, slight tart, and a definite cheese funk over a grainy malt presence and brett. I do not get grapefruit but the sharp lemon and tart certainly suggests a sour citrus note. Taste is tart, puckering, sour, grape rinds, cheese funk, lemon, and sharp tart reverberations through the finish. The brett provides a nice dry backdrop but it does not get in the way of the other flavor components. Mouthfeel is sharp and while not quite bone dry it has a clean presentation that showcases the tart/sour and funk very well. Good god damn (!!) this is one exceptional sour that presents with a-grade lambic-gueuze characteristics. Stellar and well worth seeking out.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma: lots of lemon, touch of pineapple, hay, bretty funk, light sour apple character, oak. Pours a slightly hazy straw/yellow color, white head dissipates quickly and leaves no lacing. Poured cold, the sourness is fairly subdued, but starts to kick in as the beer warms. Nice lactic acid character, lots of lemon, some pineapple and sour apple, sourness is moderately high but not puckering. Nice brett character, slight sweaty/funky note, light malts and pleasant oak notes. Light-medium body, high carbonation, effervescent. Very complex and delicious brew - it’s hard to go wrong with RR sours.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
375ml batch 002 poured into mini chalice.
A - Pours a hazy golden color with a very slight fizzy white head which quickly vanishes. No head retention or lacing left behind. Not a whole lot to look at, really.
S - Fruity tart/sour notes up front. Sour apple quicky comes to mind. This has a medium funk compared to the other RR wilds I’ve had, which is nice for a change.
T - Sour apples, medium funk, tart citrus finish.
M - Very light with minimal carbonation. Not as dry of a finish as I was expecting.
D - Not my favorite wild from RR, but damn good anyway.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Batch 5. Minimal head. Gold color, orangish. The aroma is strong, funk, and the funk lasts in the palate. The palate seems to stick to the roof of my mouth. Tart upfront, wet wood. Fantastic sour and one I have wanted to have. A good way to enjoy my birthday! My first batch, cannot yet say how it compares to any others.
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