Felix Oud Bruin

Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JUL 19, 2008 Bottled as "Speciaal Oudenaards" (BB 08/2007)
Couple of years old bottle. Deep ruby red color, small beige head. Sour vinegar or balsamico aroma. Sourish flavor: vinegar, portwine, some sweetness. Malty, toasty background. Not such a tart beer as eg. Duchesse De Bourgogne, more like "session sour ale". Fizzy mouthfeel. Hints of metal in the aftertaste. (6/4/7/3/13 3.3)
Just for reference: Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008
Vintage 1982 courtesy of Jacob L. Clear amber color, no head. Oxicidazed, fruity nose. Soya sauce as well. Flat, apple flavored, a bit sour earthy with prunes and alcohol in the finish. (5/3/7/3/12 3.0)

Bottle. Deep dark brown colour with a medium rather short off-white head. Mild sour malty aroma with dark fruits. Good mouthfeel. The flavour has a soft sweetness with dark malts, dark fruits and a pleasant not so profound sourness.

31st July 2010. ChrisO’s ’Raise The Roof’ tasting.
Hazy brown beer. Only lighlty sour. Offset by some good generic fruit. Finishes crisp and dry.

Bottle. Small white head. Hazy orange body. Vinegaar grapefruit aroma. Acidic fresh grape fruit flavor, relatively sweet.

UPDATED: AUG 10, 2010 Bottled at RBESG 08 ... Deep brown coloured ... sour an tart and im getting some cherry....3.2

bottle at Chris o’s bring the house down tasting ... copper brown ... toffee malt nose ... fizzy toffee ... blackcurrant fruit ... very juicy ... nice soft fruits 3.2

Bottle @ <a href=http://www.ale.dk/index.php?id=4638 target=_new> Sour ale Tasting - DOE Holstebro. Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light vinegar with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (250308)

(bottle) pours a clear dark ruby colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of citrus fruits, custard, caramel and strawberries, slightly earthy with a hint of lactic acid. flavour is mostly the same, quite fruity, with hints of barnyard, milk chocolate, cookie dough, grain and a minerally finish. light-bodied with average carbonation. quite good for sixty cents a bottle.

(25cl bottle) Almost clear, mahogany colour with a beige medium-sized foamy head. Moderately sour and roasted malty aroma with caramel, wood and slightly fruity notes of redcurrant. Sour and slightly sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Slightly toasted malty taste with woody and delicate lactic notes. Mildly acidic and subtle fruity finish (01.III.09).

Bottle: Clear, ruby-amber coloured, quite stable beige head, visible carbonation; a faint touch of balsamico in the sweetish-sourish and caramelly nose; sweet and sour flavour, light bodied; sweet caramalt and a kind of very old vinegar in the short finish. A bit on the sweet side, but all in all pleasant.........

Red mahogany with a huge, creamy head. The aroma is sourish with light notes of caramel. The flavour has a light touch of vinegar, but more malt, caramel and light sweetness. The long finish has notes of citrus. It’s and Ok sour, but not nearly as nice as the Duchesse De Bourgogne from the same brewery.