 bgburdman9 (708), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mar 30, 2008
I had no idea what this was when i saw it on the menu at Volo. When i asked and found out it was a sour red i immediately added it to the sampler i was trying. The aroma was okay actually it had that nice sour funky aroma to it. I could smell a lot of sweetness to this one. The flavor was a litle suprising. I am usually a fan of sours but this one just turned me off big time. I could not drink it without making a face and that was not because it was too sour. It was not really all that sour at all. It had this weird tang to it that I couldnt handle and neither could my girlfriend. Between the 2 of us we could not even finish a 150 ml sample. It was a good try and it showed some promise but it was just not for me.
tuqueboy (17), toronto, Canada
Jul 20, 2008 Lovely auburn colour with a small tan head. Slightly cloudy. Wonderful nose of fruit (passionfruit? sour cherries?). There are hints of those fruits in the flavour as well, but they -- and the tartness -- are almost overwhelmed by the bitterness of this one. This is a pretty decent effort, but it could be a whole lot better if they’d just tone down the bitterness.
mabel (1246), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 11, 2008 [1210-20080319] Tap. Apricot lychee fruity malt aroma has a bit of sour mango thrown in too. Murky, red brown body with a medium-lasting foamy light tan-green head. Tropical apricot mango continues in flavour with sour malty earth. Medium body is fairly sour. Interesting to try, very fruity.
(@ Volo; Toronto, ON)
shintriad (655), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 7, 2008 Wow! Coppery red with a small head on top, lots of berry (loganberry?) in the nose and citrus, some wood. One would never expect the astringent hop punch that comes from it. A bit of yeast and alcohol, some slight sourness and lots of leafy hops. Amazing quality and very rare.
austinpowers (2827), New York, New York, USA
May 5, 2008 Bottle at Volo in Toronto. Simply terrific stuff! A really thick, only slightly sourish red ale that’s not very tart. It’s got a lot of roast to it and moderate hoppage. Lots of complexity. Some sweetness here and a touch of sourness. Terrific.
Hyde (17), Toronto (Don Mills), Ontario, Canada
Apr 20, 2008 A: Murky, reddish-brown; light-tan/off-white head, some retention & lace.
S: Tart fruity aroma with steelie, grassy hops.
T: Quite fruity with a tart acidity, steelie-piney hops and grainy bread. A nice bitter-sour balance, and an interesting twist on a Belgian classic.
M: Light to moderate body, with a tart, dry, crisp finish.
D: A little too acidic for me to session.
I tried this fresh from the conditioning tank as well, and the hop flavour was even more pronounced.
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