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Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Drammen, Norway
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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RATINGS: 67   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.33   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Sweet & Sour - take a beer and age it in French oak barrels for 18 months and mix it with one of our seasonal beers, and you get this both sour, sweet and dryish effervecent result for you to enjoy. The US version carries 7.5 VOL% alc.


lefossoyeur's rating

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
lefossoyeur (367) - Montreal, Quebec, - JAN 6, 2013
500ml bottle. Huge gusher upon opening. Golden blonde with a big bubbly white head that reduces fastly into a thin creamy head. Intense bretty aromas of leather and tart fruits with hints of acetic acid. Light body, lively carbonation, some citric acidity, finishing on a pineapple and brett finale. Light pineapple aftertaste. Very nice bretty beer, a bit unbalanced but not bad at all.


most recent ratings

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - MAY 10, 2013
500ml bottle, batch 291, many thanks to OleR. Shared in the company of Finn during a session at his place. Straight apricot coloured body. Decent off-white head leaving nice lacework behind. Barnyard aroma with fruity acidity. Taste of basement dry, tart oranges and and lemon. Sweet, dry and tart ending, long-lived. Palate cleanser. Quite alright, however, not a big deal in my book (Tromsø, 08.05.2013).

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Mora2000 (4048) - McKinney, Texas, USA - MAY 8, 2013
Yellow with a white head. As I guess you can expect, the aroma has some sweet, sugary notes as well as some tart lemons. The flavor is similar. I get a lot of tart lemon notes up front, as well as some leathery funk and some light vinegar. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
mrhoppy (868) - Santa Clara, California, USA - APR 22, 2013
I wonder which seasonal they mixed it with? I mix beers sometimes. This tastes like there Bavarian wheat and a Haandbakk. I really like it. Has a sweet & sour finish. Made want some Asian food. Crazy amount of big ugly floaters but it still tasted good. Don’t stir it up. Imperial wheat color. Great aroma.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Lilja (952) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 12, 2013
Smak och doft av citrus, gräs, hö, humle, lätt ekfatskänsla, välbalanserad mellan sötma, syrlighet och beska. Mycket god.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 6, 2013
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of chrisv10. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Tart fruit aroma, a little coconut also. Medium body, lemony citric with a good bite of tartness. No real hoppiness. 060413

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (26042) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - APR 6, 2013
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and mild citrusy. MIld spiced, milky and light fruity. Bitter and slight citric. Bitter and smooth fruity finish.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - APR 6, 2013
Bottle, 7%. Hazy deep golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, sour, citrus, little tart ,brett and a little vinegar. Flavour is malt, little smoke, fruit, yeast, medium dry, little vinegar, little tart, sour, brett and a little citric.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
saxo (11254) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - APR 6, 2013
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are brett, lactose acid, citrus, vinegar, malt, fruits and hops. Nice and sour.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rasmus40 (7004) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - APR 6, 2013
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and barnyard. Flavor is quite sweet and rather acidic. Dry and rather acidic finish. 060413

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Vignale (1372) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAR 17, 2013
Flaska från Doorstepbrewing. Drucken på Norgeprovning. Sötsyrlig doft med ekinslag. En egen smak där flamländsk rödöl och oud bruin drag finns. gansak snäll syra, örtig, fruktig med lite äppel och apelsin, hostmedicin, ek, liten men distinkt beska. Bra balans, fina smaker och unik. Riktigt trevlig


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