Diminishing white head covers a murky copper hue. Medicinal and soapy nose has a heavy nail polish component and surprisingly so: mustard and soy sauce. The result is a rather salty “gueuze”, bready and caramelic with indeed some lactic hints, but definitely far from fully attenuated, quite mineral and leafy and with an off alcohol note.

On tap at the 2004 Kennett Square BF. Poured a cloudy, hazy brown color with a small head. Aromas and tastes of sour, tart cherries. Nothing special.

The Lure:<br />A repugnant orange/brown gown harbors dissonant caramel and injurious varnish. Spurious marsh water dries up to furious funky earth. Tell me this is not true.<br /> <br /> The Festivities:<br />Inarticulate brett and immaculate flatness join secular caramelization and spectacular oxidation. Stressed dryness and pressed paper nest in mineral jest. Dead earth mimicks the wanton burial of this "thing", sign that even the yeast knows it’s time to call it quits. As Eric eloquently proposed, this is "nasty shit".<br /> <br /> Transcendence:<br />Diving for the bottom of a full trash can.

Strong phenols in the fruity aroma with plenty of cardboardlike oxidation and something like soy sauce. Opaque, muddy copper coloured body with thin white fully diminishing head. Salty caramel and bready malts with unclean phenols and unpleasant lactic, yogurty sourness. Watery and sugary with very little carbonation. No thanks - this one was the Breughel of the festival for me. Judging by that huge standard deviation on the scores it’s a shame they didn’t bring their best to the festival. Sampled at Kennett Square Brewfest 2005.

Thanks to Christian from Lancaster Brewing Company for bringing this to the Main Line Brew Fest, and thanks to Woody Chandler for sharing his growler with me. Turbid brown pour, with sour gueuzy aroma. Solid fruit, malt, and that sour finish. Nice complexity. This one is a relic. A good relic.