 JorisPPattyn (4247), Antwerpen, Belgium
Apr 21, 2008 Draught (?!!) No head over deep-red, Cola-like colour. Absolutely stunning nose of wine, cherries, grapes, fresh garden herbs. Cherries, sherry, Madeira, game sauce; vinous as no other; yet delicate and complex as none. Somehow as enhanced with Ve-Tsin. Slick, viscous, alcoholburn, and -warming. Perfect balance sweet-sour (and even salty as with the Ve-Tsin?). My new Tomme Arthur favourite. Stunning. This is, BTW, THE beer for game with cranberries. Forget about wine.
Oakes (6793), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 11, 2008 Draught at Lost Abbey
Burgundy colour with hints of brown. Gorgeous, gorgeous aroma - deeply vinous and complex with blackcurrant, pinot noir, oak and subtle florals. Full mouthfeel shows evidence of meady oiliness. Winelike and oaky, with woody accents, crazy rich fruitiness and a big depth of malty tang. Long, dry finish. You’ve got to be kidding me.
Beershine (1059), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Apr 23, 2008 Draught @ brewery and one of its highlights. Warm dark brown/burgundy color with some initial suds but not much of a head. Low co2. Bretty, boozy, barrelly aroma you can get lost in. Sour cherry yields to mellow wood and infinite complexity that includes occasional kisses of chocolate and wine. Clean, dry finish and a wonderful melange of sour, fruit, and dryness.
toncatcher (194), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
Oct 21, 2007 Updated: Jan 10, 2008Sampled at GABF. This was my second sample to Cable Car. pours brownish with a tan head. Aroma of dark fruit and alcohol. Flavors much the same.
rayg1 (402), Ft. Mill, South Carolina, USA
Nov 10, 2007 This was truley a treasure to have and I will probably never sample this again to my dismay. Samples at the Angel’s Share Release 11/10/07. They were only supposed to serve samples of this but I convinced Gina to let me have a pint of it since I came from South Carolina! Pours out a dark muddy brown with a few bubbles here and there but no real noteworthy head. What came next was amazing THE SMELL. Imagine a blend of raspberries, honey, chocolate, and just enough tartness to round out the sweetness. Add on top of that, the unmistakable smell of a decent farmhouse ale and there you have Veritas. One sip surrounds you with flavors! Dark berries crash with a bar of chocolate and a dry tartness that can’t be beat. THEN you get the full oak flavor from the barrel.... a godly beer. This beer is genius, pure genius. A taste and smell that is unmatched with the biere de garde, raspberry mead, and barrel aged stout all in ONE! They need to bottle this quick!
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