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Mestreechs Aajt (5% ABV, unsweetened)

Score
9248
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Gulpen, Netherlands
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

Regional Distribution

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RATINGS: 186   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.49   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This is the version sold in the US. The brewer’s original intent was for a beer of this strength but limitations proprietary to the Dutch market led to him brewing a lower alcohol, sweetened version there. When he started exporting to the US, the original concept of the beer was chosen.
Produced at Gulpener’s De Zwarte Ruiter (Black Knight) brewpub, Mestreechs Aajt is a blended beer in which one of the component beers is subject to a wild yeast fermentation and is aged for a year in unlined wood. Very refreshing, traditional style brew.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jeff789 (1278) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 28, 2012
Oud bruiny with notes of sweet vinegar dark red/brown sweet vinegar aroma decent flavor... MIld carb light wood sweet

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BrewBoxer (889) - New York, New York, USA - FEB 12, 2012
Draft. Deep amber color. Sweet. Almost like a fruit, but has a slight tartness. Decent, but forgettable

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BillWyce (367) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 4, 2012
From notes: Draught @ Jose Pistola’s, Philadelphia. Poured deep red, with a small tan head. Aroma was a mix of yeast and tart cherry. Deep, with a slight thickness and a dry finish. Tart cherry flavor, mixed with some yeast. Woody note in the finish. Very good, though the style is typically one where one or two at most is enough due to the sourness and dryness of the finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
jrallen34 (3445) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DEC 10, 2011
Draft... Light brown dirty but clear, really nice head that is light tan, great retention and lace...nose is light cherries but a bit watery, light oak and vinegar, ok but not exciting... Tastes really really sweet you can tell they just dumped in a bunch of sugar, a touch tart but not nearly enough, finishes a but generic... Amateur sour ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerandBlues2 (6138) - Lone Tree, Colorado, USA - DEC 2, 2011
Tap. Pours opaque with a medium, fizzy light tan head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is acetic, brown sugar, dark fruits, farmhouse yeast, plums, and sour notes. Flavor is caramel and toast malt, sour dark fruits (plums), no hops and a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Butters (3014) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - DEC 1, 2011
Sampled on draft at BeerRun a while back. Pours a very dark near black deep chestnut highlights and not much head. Spicy nose almost like vinegar and almost like foot cheese. Flavor is perfect blend of wood and tart cherry acidity. Clean and effervescent. One of the best examples of the style that I’ve had.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
dumontn (528) - CHICAGO, Illinois, USA - NOV 30, 2011
Pours clear dark brown with densee, super-retentive khaki head. Aroma is candied malt vinegar, must, cherries, lemon tartness. Taste is sweet malt vinegar, cherry, green grape, raisin, funky bready finish. Body is medium, low carbonation, oily/thin, approchable acidity, dry tart finish. Overalll, ok.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Braudog (4607) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - NOV 26, 2011
Draft at the Birch. Dark mahogoney. Full fluffy head. The initial aroma is definitely sour, but this drinks with a unique sweet and sour aspect, not at all expected. Still good. (#4369, 11/26/2011)

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
jeremytoni (2354) - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA - NOV 19, 2011
From the tap poured a brown color with a small amount of head. Nice light sweet flavor with a quick malty finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
phaleslu (3544) - Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - NOV 13, 2011
Draft at iTap-Soulard, served in a snifter. Pours a super dark ruby-mahogany color with amber highlights and a finger-thick off-white head that leaves a good deal of lace in the glass. Aroma of berries, oak, earth, wet leaves, brown sugar, and a faint hint of balsamic. Flavor of grapes, sweet cherries, caramel, and sugar. Not really any raspberry to speak of, despite what the iTap menu suggested. Medium-bodied, with a sweet, sugary mouthfeel with just a slight hint of tartness and moderate carbonation. Finishes quick and dry. Interesting beer.


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