4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
LCBS 2010. Gold pour, white head. Aroma of white grapes, cranberries, boysenberries, funk, yeast. Flavor is fruity and funky. Some really nice grape notes, yeasty, earthy. Lightly spicy. Really a treat to try this one. The hops do very well in this.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Darft during CBC Chicago. I want a bottle of this very badly. Pours a slightly hazed golden straw color with a fizzy white froth. Aroma is super grapey, the cask does wonders here, just lovely! Super fresh, very clean, grape grape grape, great contrast of the the punchy NZ hops with cask, no real signs of the brett though. Super drinkable and delicious, unique!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared at the LCBS 10. I usually like to give my details, but in this case see sigmund’s description (two down). It’s spot on....
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a dirty light copper colour. Only the slightest cloudiness. Soappy beige coloure head. Falls away super quickly leaving bugger all lacing. Definately not the most attractive beer I have ever seen. Aromas of over ripe ornage and citrus, some light stone fruits and just the faintest brett funk. Aromas are both sweet and slightly acidic at the same time. Not huge but rather subtle and very very complex. Flavours are initially quite sweet followed by some tartness and funk on the end. Finish is very dry and vinorous. Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side. Not sure about this one. It did grow on me through out the bottle but still not sure. Definately very complex and definately glad I gave this one a try.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 9, 2011 Rerate: 750 ml "champagne" bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.0%. Cloudy orange to amber colour, huge head, slightly off-white. Intense aroma of brettanomyces ("farmhouse kitchen") and N.S- hops (I’m upping it 1 point). Flavour like first rating. Original rating: Bottle, kindly shared by my beer pal Christian. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Spicy aroma of brettanomyces and Nelson Sauvin hops. Effervescent spicy flavour, notes of gooseberries, white grapes and brettanomyces.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to Degarth for the share. Pours opaque orange with a white head. Nose is vinous white grapes with brett, some fruit character, and malt/ caramel slight. Flavor is similar: this beer does a good job of showing off the character of the Nelson Sauvignon hop. Dry finish and interesting beer.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sedimented very deep opaque golden. Smallish fading white head. Highly aromatic ale with a basket of tropical fruits and delicious juicy white grape touches that are attractive and contributing much complexity. Surprisingly tannic, tea-like hops do provide an interesting counterpoint where the grape would naturally call for acidity. A fair almond skin nuttiness coats the palate as flowery fruit salad expands together with the expansive bubbles. Brettanomyces remain well integrated, not all that developed aromatically, but ensuring a fair dryness that somehow does not thin the palate out. The 9% is not all that apparent. Very balanced and very original. Delicious stuff.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
My Bottom Line:
White wine and tropical fruit evolve into hop resins and brettanomyces in this classy Belgian-style strong ale.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam covers the cloudy deep amber.
-One of this beer’s admirable features is that both the barrel aging and brettanomyces are subtle, and thus very agreeable.
-Effervescence is expansive, which makes the flavor profile feel lighter.
-Earthy hop bitterness develops resinous angles.
-The tropical fruit character is akin to oranges at times.
Bottle.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at vandaag restaurant. Poured dark, a nice delicate hop that wasn’t overpowering.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Very interesting, citrus and tropical fruits, yeast, malts, and there are also some wine characteristics.
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