Flossmoor Station Ovation

Formerly brewed at Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Fuck this is past its prime. Jesus. Raisin tart sour brown sugar bourbon. Dark brown tan ring. Raisin tart grape skin bourbpn. Sour hars to drink. Is very bad at this point. Man. 9 volt battery. Some bourbon.

Thanks to Adam for the bomber! Poured cloudy medium-deep brown with a short-lived, kinda fizzy beige head. The aroma picked up grape juice, honey, molasses, and a whole heap of figs, with tangy oak also quite present.. strong, and it smelled like it was going to be a bit sour. The flavor opened with sour oak, tart vinous character, and some sort of dark, Christmas-y spice that I enjoyed, but couldn’t place.. sweet raisins, figs, and molasses again at the core, cut by oak and grape skins.. finished with more of the tart stuff, dark spices, and alcohol warmth.. tasty stuff. Medium-plus bodied and slick through the palate.. lower carbonation.. this was most definitely a big beer, but most of the components worked well together.

3rd December 2011
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Cloudy brown beer. Tiny pale tan head. Light and slightly dry palate. A little crisp. Tangy tart dried fruits with raison dominating. Mild dark chocolate malt character. Semi dry finish with a little alcohol aniseed. Tasty an intriguing beer, unusual.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].

Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, spicy, dark mint, oak, dried fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, raisin, mint - menthol. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]

Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Deep amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, liquorice, dark fruits, malts, earth and soem toffee. Flavour is sweet plum, fruits, spices, alcohol and some dark fruits.

Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Copper/dark brown, brief head. Spicy nose with a wealth of oak. Slimmer than anticipated with meady honey flavour. Tart and spicy with muscot, menthe and caramel. Slightly warming finish with low bitterness. Very interesting.

Bottle at Pat’s chriso birthday tasting. Pours fuzzy, red-brown with a medium, bubbly, off-white head. Mint chocolate aroma. What? Also some soap. Nose is slightly odd, to say the least. Flavor is medium sweet with fruits, tang, brown sugar, some menthol. Bitterness of herbs and fruit. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Warm finish, tangy toasted bread, light raisins, some booze. Slightly dry. Really unimpressed.

Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at Chriso’s. Cloudy brown colour, white head. Nose is spicy Christmassy, cognac, raisins, menthol. Taste is sour, cognac, chocolate, riasins, honey and menthol on the finish. Barely drinkable combination of flavours and no balance. Emperor’s new clothes in a bottle and it’s pretty unpleasant.

Bottle at Chriso Patriks Bday tasting. Cloudy dark brown. Lasting beige head. Mint and honey aroma. Lots of menthol and sour in mouth. Quite intense. Some choc. After eight mints. Not sure i could drink a whole load of this.

Reviewed from notes. Huge thanks to Alex for generously sharing some of this at the Hunahpu’s release. Pours dark brown with a short light tan head and a bit of lacing after a few swirls. Nose is dark fruits, caramel, cherries, and a bit of wood. Taste combines the elements into a rich and complex ale. Good feel with nice carbonation and subtle fruit backng. Drinks really well and might be the first thing from Flossmoor that has really impressed me. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-10-2010