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Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 913   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.74   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Infinitely complex in aroma and flavor with notes of maltiness and tartness throughout. An unsurpassed old brown with the richness and complexity of a vintage wine.


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
grunx (206) - - AUG 16, 2011
Salvatge, vinosa i àcida. Per beure a ara o guardar una bona temporada. Complexa.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SamGamgee (2451) - down the whirlpool, California, USA - AUG 12, 2011
75cl bottle. Dark brown color. Beige head. Nice vinous, fruity, oaky aroma with a good lactic edge and some Malty chocolate. The flavor has a big chocolatey malt component and a medium milky sourness. Medium sweetness almost all the way through. Soft mouthfeel. Not the most sour stuff. Nicely balanced. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
drowland (3570) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - AUG 10, 2011
8/10/11. 750mL bottle. Dark brown pour with ruby edges and a small tan head that fades fast. Sweet and sour aroma with vinegar and sweet cherries - which reminds me of balsamic vinegar, which always a turn off for me. The flavor is a bit tart with oak and malty bitterness but it’s also a bit watery. Decent flavors, but a bit one dimensional and watered down.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
reebtogi (1575) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - AUG 10, 2011
375mL corked bottle. Poured hazy brown colour with light beige head and nice lacing. Aromas of fresh fruit and wine. Taste is quite sour with a long dry finish. Carbonation is acceptable and body is as well.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Kristall-König (1552) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - AUG 9, 2011
Holzig-korkiger und weinartiger Geruch entströmt der Flasche, deutlich warnehmbar. Die Farbe ist sehr schön dunkelbraun, lediglich beim Schaum wird es etwas mager. Säuerlicher Antrunk. Danach folgen ein paar Aromen nach Vergorenem, aber nicht unpassend im Gesamtbild. Unmittelbar daneben existiert eine gewisse Holzigkeit und Malzsüße. Kaum alkoholischer Nachbrenner im Abgang. Ein sehr gewöhnungsbedürftiges Bier. Hat der Gaumen allerdings erst einmal Zugang zum Geschmack gefunden, wirds immer besser.Test vom 14.4.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MaltOMeal (1072) - Land of Sugar, Texas, USA - AUG 8, 2011
bottle of the latest vintage. This just started to show up on shelves, locally. Pours a dark brown with a tan head which dissipated quickly. Nose is of vinegar and sour fruit. Taste is of sour berries. Tasty. Mouthfeel is sour, but not overly so. Very drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
77ships (745) - Antwerpen, BELGIUM - AUG 7, 2011
bottle@’t Waagstuk: dark brown with a beige head, surprisingly sweet with lots of syrup & anis (those two burry almost all other flavours, just way to much) as well as cola, some oak slightly tart berries & cherries, hint of barnyard funk, sugar, some vinegar buried all the way underneath, way too oddly sweet overall

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mile (1222) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 6, 2011
Bottle. Dark brown, hazy, short and fully diminishing head. Light to moderate, lightly fruity and lightly sweetish aroma, some sourness and cherry fruitiness. Body is light to medium, fruity and lightly sweetish flavor, some sourness and faint cherry fruitiness. Finish is short to average, fruity and dryish, some sourish cherry fruitiness. Quite light-bodied fruity sour ale – OK but nothing special.


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