3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth.
The beer pours a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma has some tart cherries as well as some sweetness from the toffee malt.
The flavor is a nice mix of tart cherries and other dark fruit, with some brown sugar and toffee mixed in. There is also a little bit of oak in the flavor. The alcohol is well hidden and the beer is fairly acidic.
Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at the Beer Trappe in Lexington. The beer is a dark brown color with a medium tan head that diminishes slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of tart fruit and sweet malt. Medium body with flavors of mildly sour fruit, earthy malt and caramel. The finish is fruity with a lingering tart aftertaste. Decent overall.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft @ redlight redlight. Raspberry on the nose with hints of tart strawberry as well. Pours hazy amber brown with a thin off white head. Tart and lightly acidic upfront with hints of raspberry and wood, a little thin but finishes nice and dry. Pretty good session beer.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
slight tartness, with the sweetness of the malts. hints of cherries, molasses, and the tartness, makes this extremely drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Draught at Flying Saucer Fort Worth) clear tea colored with few tan bubbles. Nose of tobacco, figs, dates, and brown sugar. Taste of brown sugar, dates, raisins, sweet tea, plum, complex and quite refreshing. A great linger with medium carbonation. Loved this one!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at Issac’s.
Reddish brown pour. Bold aroma of dark fruit, wood and caramel malt.
A well blended tart, flavor with spice, brown sugar, fruit and wood.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
9/24/11. On tap. Almost clear red pour with a frothy white head that fades. Sweet malty aroma with a touch of vinegar and sweet cherries. Sweet cherry flavor, not much tartness, with a bit of caramel and metal. Meh.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
It’s easy to overestimate what you’re going to get with this beer; yes, it’s a sour ale, but look at the description: lightly acidic. The bottle is not a font of tartness. The main flavors are very Belgian and Brown in the European sense of the style, with caramel/fig malts and a spicy yeast undertone. The finish grows a touch of a vinegar-laced sour streak, but this sourness doesn’t do much other than bring out a modest green apple finish. Too much fruit, and too sweet for its "lightly acidic" soul.
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