Haandbryggeriet Sur Megge

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Sample, brown bottle, 50 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on March 1st 2013; eye: orangey, semi-hazy, no head, no lacing; nose: wild yeasts, light alcohol, light cherry, horse, light citrus fruits, light herbs; mouth: wild yeasts, acidity, light sourness, light cherry, light horse, light herbs, thin finale in light woody, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly sour, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 50 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 1er mars 2013; œil : orangée, semi-voilée, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : levures sauvages, léger alcool, léger cerise, cheval, léger agrumes, léger herbes; bouche : levures sauvages, acidité, légère aigreur, léger cerise, léger cheval, léger herbes, finale mince en léger boisé, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement aigre, un peu mince; en résumé : correct

Drank in tulip from 22oz bottle. Aroma - sour and vinegar smell. Very nice. Appearance - beautiful golden blush color. Taste - sour but a little skunk at end. Good though. Palate - super sour and I like it. Overall - pretty good sour. Not my favorite but good

Aroma is tart fruit, sour notes and mild sweetness. The flavor is tart fruit, very slight vegetative notes, malts, an undercurrent of sweetness and a tangy/mildly sour finish.

Borefts’12 kleur is oranje en net nie helder met een kleine witte schuimkraag, ruikt beetje zurig, beetje brett achtig, fruitig

Clear amber/reddish pour. Smallish head. Flavors of tart cherries a little red wine vinegar, light woody notes. Not the best sour but quite tasty.

A hazy light-brown with no head. The bubbles are poppy like champagne, the aroma is fruity and tart. The beginning of the flavor is on the tip of the tongue and the back of the palate. It is tart but not bitter and the flavor is fruity but not sweet. Its a fun beer with flavors that you can’t get everywhere. Enjoy.

Bottle @ Borefts 2012 - taken from notes. One of thé surprises of the festival. Nice sour with perfect sweetsour balance. Looking to get more of this!!!

50cl bottle from Bieropholie, served cold (initially) in a tulip glass.

App.: Clear amber with a very thin white head. Aroma: Lots of wild Brett character – barnyard funk, a little horse blanket, sour fruits – cherries mainly, some bitter green herbs, a sort of toasty malt backbone, a bit peppery and dusty, cigar ash, light wood/oak?, interesting. Palate: Medium body, prickly, fine effervescence. Flav.: A bit more spicy/peppery than the nose, a bit less funk, tart fruitiness, bitter herbs, oaky, light tobacco/ash notes, complex; dry, mildly tart and fairly bitter with a long, funky finish.

Dang, Megge. I think I like you.

500ml bottle from IPB.
Appearance : Clear amber no head at all.
Aroma : Acidic and tannic. Oak tannins, cherries, cough syrup, very lkight balsamic.
Taste : Acidic and fruity with oak tannins and cherries. Finish tannic, acidic with light vinegar. Fairly acidic. Some fruits, grapes and cherries.
Palate : Very soft borderline flat.
Overall : Not a bad sour ale. Fairly acidic and sour, nice punch. A bit straight forward. Could use a bit more carbonation. A bit too acidic and vinegary for my taste. Not bad per say but not great.

From a bottle poured an amber color with a small amount of head. Tart malty flavor with a lasting finish.