MakeItDrinkIt (66), Portland, Oregon, USA Oct 3, 2008 Hazy dark brown color with a medium brown head. Aroma is quite tart (but not "sour"), oaky and fruity. Flavor is large and malty across the center of the tongue, with dark cherries, plums and quite tart along the edges, causing an interesting tongue-curl as I sip. Finish shows a bit of wood, alcohol, caramel and the fruits make a small reappearance, while the tartness continues to dry it all back out. Yum!!
BeerandBlues2 (2630), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Dec 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with an average, fizzy, light brown head, somewhat diminishing with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt -cookie, straw-, average hops -flowers, grass-, heavy yeast -horse blanket, barnyard- with notes of cherry, wood, medicine, and an Orval-esque funk. Medium bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a sour finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and sourness. Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA Dec 1, 2008 Bottle. Pours a red body. Sour woody frunk. Balsamic vinegar sour brown flavor. Mmm sour cherries, woodiness with a bit of malt and very light etoh in the finish. I like it. pantanap (849), Chicago, Illinois, USA Nov 27, 2008 650ml bottle from west lakeview.....pours a dark garnet or plum brown with a thin off-white head....
aroma of strong vinegar and tart cherries as well as some wood. somewhat of a chemical/plactic tinge to it which softens up as it warms to room temperature...
flavors consisted of a good combination of earth, cherries, caramel,wood, and vinegar. perhaps a little booze on the finish. could use a little more tartness but this was generally pretty nice.
7/4/8/4/16 hopscotch (4679), Vero Beach, Florida, USA Nov 26, 2008 Bottle... <b>This beer rocks!</b>... Murky, dark brown ale with a small, creamy, beige head. Everlasting creamy retention. Fruity, funky, earthy aroma is a blend of oak, black cherries and must. Medium to full-bodied and ultra creamy with spritzy carbonation. Woodsy, very tart, black cherry flavor with less significant notes of vanilla and dark fruits. Very nice acidity... bouncy, but not bossy. Finishes tangy and dry. <b>World class brew!</b> Miver (470), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 21, 2008 Bottle from Tertons. Batch 49. Brewed 10-10-2006. Bottle came partially open when received by FedEx, but I couldn’t let it go to waste and actually it had great carbonation. The FedEx driver must have dropped it in my driveway. Pours hazy muddy brownish red in color with a few light bubbles. Aroma of cherry, oak, brett funk, light vinegar. Tastes almost of la folie with the similar, acetic notes and vinegar. Flavors of brett, funky barnyard notes, tart cherries. Very nice and quite enjoyable Flemish ale.
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