 HogTownHarry (3673), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Mar 31, 2006
Bottle (375ml). My 1100th rating - still two months to my one-year RateBeer anniversary! Poured a beautiful apricot-ruby with virtually no head. Aroma - oh my God that’s wonderful - sour citrus, yeast, wet wool, a hint of burnt rubber, wet aged cedar firewood, *maybe* a hint of cherry - it’s certainly sour. Taste - sour lemon, sour cherry, yeast, white wine vinegar - this is flat yet still somewhat lively, sticky, heavily acidic - almost pleasant and juicy compared to some of the extreme lambics I’ve tried (hello Girardin Black Label) but very drinkable, fruity without being sweet - it seems sort of sweet in the aftertaste, but it’s all about the juicy funk and sourness when you’re drinking it. Pleasant.
ChainGangGuy (2313), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 2, 2009 Appearance: Set down in front of me a deep, reddish-purple, still body. Gulp.
Smell: Heady nose of marinated cherry skins with lesser fruity notes of cranberries and black muscats. Stingy scents of decomposing wood drenched with citric, sour lemon juice and vinegar.
Taste: Predominate cherry-like fruitiness, but (gah!) it’s nearly obscured behind the intense, jarring acidity and seemingly sea salt-like qualities. Oh so acetic. Hint of musty, rotting wood. Oh so salty. Thinking back on it is giving me a hankering for some salt-n-vinegar chips. Dry finish laced with acid.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light, still body as it’s completely flat carbonationwise.
Drinkability: By far the most acidic beverage I believe I’ve ever come across. Fairly tasty, but it’s a real gut-wrencher -- you can literally feel yourself rotting away from the inside due to your newly-formed, bleeding Hanssens Ulcers. So, please, have some TUMS handy!
vtafro (212), , New Jersey, USA
Jun 30, 2009 Bottle. #200 rating Pour is red carbonation was nice. Flavor of cherries and the finishes tart. Great beer thanks to Rciesla for introducing me to the genre and sharing this bottle.
rustychiles (864), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jun 28, 2009 Pours a reddish purple with a small white head. Aroma is sourness, vinegar, cherries, must, dust. Flavor is sour vinegar, acidic cherry, dust, wood, funk, touch of cough medicine but not too much to interfere with the beer. More sour than expected and quite enjoyable overall.
angrypirate06 (351), Texas, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Hazy nut brown with reddish hue. Great acidic funky aroma with light berry sweetness. Nice acidic funk and bite, excellent sour taste with slight fruit ans syrupy mouthfeel.
thornecb (1574), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 26, 2009 Pours ruby into a tumbler. Pink head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sour cherry and funk aromas. Dry and tart with cherries and sour lactic funk that lasts through the finish.
skmikeg (42), Poway, California, USA
Jun 23, 2009 Pour a a rose color with a small disappearing off-white head. aroma of tart fruit, cherry’s, and some funky yeast. flavor is of black cherries, cranberries, funky yeast, oak, and some hops. this beer is very sour. is has a dry, light to medium finish. this my first lambic and after drinking this one, I defeinity am interested in tasted more beers from this style.
michael-pollack (2192), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 21, 2009 750ml Bottle: Aroma of lambic, tart fruit, and a hint of black cherries. Poured deep orange/strawberry-juice/pink in color with a small, white/pink head that lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer. Very hazy. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is heavily tart and lightly sweet. Tastes of tart black cherries, lambic, and acetic acid. Light to medium body. Tart, mouth-puckering texture is rather average. Average to lively carbonation. Tart, lightly sweet finish lasts.
jcwattsrugger (4908), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jun 21, 2009 @Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-750ml bottle-pours a disappearing white head and cloudy red/brown color. Aroma is funky/barn yeast, medium fruit. Taste is tart cranberry, funky/barn yeast, some hops bite. OK carbonation. Interesting. Feels like angels are kissing my face-tm rciesla. Thanks eyedrinkale for sharing.
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