kenk99 (168), Leonia, New Jersey, USA Apr 3, 2001
chimplechamp (393), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 12, 2008 bottle- from amazing store in edison nj. vintage 2005-2006? maybe,, pours cloudy amber reddish, with heinous amounts of sediment. looks like nj raw sewage. nose is gloriously vinous, with hints of sour red cherry, taste is the same with great hop character to balance the sourness. awesome. wetherel (1151), Encinitas, California, USA Jul 21, 2008 Bottle shared at Stone Sour Fest. 2-3yr old 12oz bottle. Brewery out of business in 2005. Cloudy amber color. Nice mild flowery aroma. No oxidation off aromas. Low carbonation. Low flavor. Decent. JCB (1124), Durham, USA Jul 18, 2008 12oz from Chevy Chase Wine, D.C. Gotta love Heavyweight and their old school experimentalism. A cloud pour with an indistinct color, as if it could be all beers, anything from a flagon back in ancient times. Still body, tart and spicy aroma. The rosemary was faintly detectable and a nice herbal emphasis certainly made for an interesting brew. Fairly still and lacking presence in the body, and in some ways the spices tended to overpower things. But glad to have tried it. iowaherkeye (1427), relocated to Santa Rosa f/Iowa, California, USA Apr 24, 2008 12oz bottled bonus from <i>BrianK</i>--no date. Marked on the bottle <i>372</i> in gold ink. Cloudy orange brown with a one finger dirty white head. Earth, vinegar, and sour cherries are dominant in the aroma with some caramel behind. There is also some wintergreen and misc. herbs--I’m hard-pressed to pick them out. Flavor is again plenty tart (lemon, tart apples, and cherries) with spices and herbal notes again (wintergreen still present)--still some caramel sweetness, but still lopsided by the tang. Earthy semi-dry finish with bitterness peaking at a2-3. Moderate carbonation with a light to medium body. Pretty decent, actually, and interesting, to say the least. Wonder what this was like when it was fresh. princesslala (35), North Carolina, USA Apr 13, 2008 This beer poured a cloudy reddish brown with no head. It smelled like cherry coke, and tasted like flat cherry coke mixed with water. I am not very familiar with the gruit style, but if I hadn’t been told, I would not guess this was a beer. I would not serve this beer with food.
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