 mtoast (287), Carnegie, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2007
75cL bottle ingested early 8/16/07, BBE not notched. Vigorous pour yields about 1.4" of stark white foam atop a very nice golden colored beverage. Aroma is less sour than I’ve had from this beer, instead a much more tropical fruit note with hints of spice. Flavor is just divine, again not nearly as tart as previous bottles I’ve had, but instead full of rich fruitiness with such subtle spicing. It just pleads to be drank. This may be the one beer I can point to say that no matter what the mood, it fits the bill. Simply fantastic.
Rciesla (871), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange yellow body with a big crisp champagne rocky head. Lots of spices cinnamon predominating. Citrus and lemon and lightly acidic. Some hop character with a solid etoh kick. Awesome beer.
sunevdj (1482), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
Oct 7, 2008 Shorts tasting with The Club and a few more. Pours a very hazy orange with a tiny white head. Smells of wheat. Low sourness Aromas of wheat and sour saison. Hints of leather, wienerbrød and dust. Also hints of honey and flowers. Light bodied. Mellow dry finish.
BlackForestCO (549), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle shared by Crosling, thanks man. Poured a hazy copper-orange color with a thick light beige head that slowly receded to a layer and left thick sheets of lacing. Aroma of lightly funky yeast with a nice fruitiness including orange, apricot and tangerine with some light barnyard character and a bit of straw/wheat. Sweet, lightly tart entry with some fruity undertones of orange, green apple, tangerine, and some moderate cranberry-esque tartness with some lightly funky barnyard yeast finishing moderately dry with some light straw in the background. Not quite as dry on the palate as I anticipated, but the finish was nice and dry.
Theis (2212), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle at home. Cloudy yellow/golden - white head. Soapy, sweetness, winegumms, fruity, orange, yeasty, dusty, spiderswab, bubblegummmmm. A bit unpleasant.
Beerlando (1352), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 28, 2008 What took me so long to get around to this classic? The body is a pale and cloudy, stratified, golden straw color. A fizzy, foamy, off-white head leaves soapy swaths of slow drying lace on the glass. The aroma is a virtual enigma, seemingly neverending in its complexities and unexpected components. Estery fruits, including peaches, strawberries, aged pears, and melon emerge from the musty, earthy, barnyard depths. Tart, citric fruits join the foray, orange peels and yellow grapefruit coming to mind. Bright and inviting, the dry, fruity nose begs for the first sip, and that first sip does not disappoint. The flavor starts out with a dry, musky, farmhouse baseline, quickly shifting to the bright and tart citrus notes. Layer after layer of jubilant fruit comes out of the woodwork, everything from strawberry and pineapple to sweet-tart peach and musty apple. Hints of grassy, slightly spicy hops lend a hint of bitterness to the equation. The palate is simply perfect, substantial and round up front, finishing very dry and lightly fizzy. This is as refreshing as a 8% beer gets, and there isn’t even a hint of alcohol detectable. Simply fantastic. A masterpiece.
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