 SuzyGreenberg (781), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 16, 2008
draft @ brouwer’s sour fest - was definitely surprised to see this treat on the menu; cloudy, pale yellow; warm and fuzzy; lots of funk to it, but both aromas and flavors have an overall smoothness to them; drinks with a slight zing and the sourness bubbles in your mouth; lemon and grain in the tart flavors; 6 months ago a brew like this would be hard to drink, but the style is growing on me; reminds me of the yellow bus
Bockyhorsey (1890), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08 Lady Isabelle was put before us at the table and all I could think of is where is footy. Musty sweet and sour aroma. Hazy gold body with good head and carbination bubble action. Sour and tartjust like the style indicates. Thanks Pauls for sharing this one with us.
SuperDave70 (605), Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Sampled at Bockyhorse’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Pours a golden apple cider color with a small head that fades into a ring around the edge. Aroma of lemons and sour apple, with yeast and straw also detectable. Great sour fruity lemon and wood flavor. Lots of yeast and funk on the finish. Nicely carbonated. Very refreshing. A seriously amazing brew.
Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle tasted at the 7/5/08 Bock Bash locals tasting. Pours a golden yellow with minimal white head. Nose is lemons, crab apple, yeast, barnyard funk and aspirin. Taste is lemon juice, vinegar, sour wine grapes with a slight aspiriny finish. Light, refreshing mouth feel. Soury goodness.
awaisanen (1100), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 From a 750mL Bottle. Mostly hazy, straw gold colored pour with a thin finger of large bubbled, fizzy
white head. A steady stream of large fizzy bubbles stream up the sides of my glass, building up a layer of
bubbles along the edges and collapsing in the middle before they have time to accumulate a thick head. The nose
is a pleasant interplay of barrel and wild yeast characters. There’s tart lemon rind, musty brett, ripened brie,
and leather layered on top of a subtle vanilla backdrop. I’m also picking up a subtle nutty-woody character
reminiscent of water chestnuts that I also detected in Cable Car - a distinctly memorable aromatic characteristic.
Medium-light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel with a bold acidity. It’s certainly dry and carbonated, but the extreme dryness and champagne-like carbonation level found in the best gueuzes is missing here. The flavors are intensely sour, with a
slight acetic note coming through on the backend. The vanilla notes found in the nose don’t really translate
through to the flavors, but there is certainly an underlying spicy oak flavor here. Tart peaches and other light
fruits. Where the aroma seems incredibly funky, the flavors come through as bright and fruity. White pepper and a nutty goat cheddar flavor comes out toward the finish. Excellent beer overall that combines an impressive level of acidity with a delightful flavor complexity.
chrisafari (48), Orange, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Updated: Jul 6, 2008Pours cloudy orange blonde. Sweet and sour aroma, citrus. Flavor is extremely sour and salty. Leaves your mouth dry and salty.
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