Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Ale. 11.2 oz bottle into a tulip glass. Allowed to warm up. A - Clear dark red/brown body with a creamy 3 finger off-white, pink hued head. Settles down to a nice cap with thick edging and great lacing. S - Light sour cherries and malts. Some lactic and oak notes. Pretty boring and one dimensional. T - Very tame and light on the flavor. Slightly sour cherries with an oaky finish. Some very light lactic notes, but otherwise this is very easy drinking. Mouth feel is creamy and well carbonated. O - A pretty average oud bruin. Low on the lactic and sour notes. It has some nice flavors, and is light enough to be quaffable, but its not my go to for the style.

Pours a dark red with a small head, that didn’t last very long, however, very good lacing. Smells of raspberry and sweet fruitiness. Has a very thick mouthfeel with the perfect amount of carbonation. This beer has a very good mix of sweet and sour, with a fairly tart finish. A very good sour and definitely worth the buy.

(Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Red Ale): Une acidité modéré avec des notes de framboises en arôme. En bouche c’est très mince avec une vague sûr très éphémère. J’aurais peut-être dû la prendre plus froide, elle était assurément destiné à rafraîchir. Manque de panache mais reste quand même agréable.

A mix of sour and sweet, among the easiest to drink sour ales. Decent and relatively solid ale.

"Acquired at Lebanon Co-Op (Centerra Pkwy) for $3.50 a bottle Purchased in December 10th Label reads: 17FJ 15:26 (Not sure what this means) Poured into a Riedel Snifter Glass Pouring Temp - 39 F Drinking Temp - 45 F A - Two finger head produced. Dark ale but, against the light you see a bold amber color showing through with lots of floating bits of yeast. I wasn’t aware this was bottle conditioned until after pouring it. Head subsided in 20 seconds to a thin layer of foam S - Smell is very Belgian. I’m mistakenly thinking this is a cross between Golden Draak and Kriek Boon! I smell a lot of cherries and that great Belgian yeast. I think the Kriek smell I’m picking up is the similarity to a very sour Lambic which this is not. T - Bland. That’s the only way to put this. It’s close to an unflavored Lambic but so distant that it’s not. I get the notes of sour but no fruitiness comes through. I’m not a fan of the taste. Too bitter with almost no body at all. The first drink is like that of hard water from a tap and then finished with a sour punch on the way out. Not very good. M - The carbonation flares up as soon as I do one swish and overtakes all liquid in my mouth. Basically, the beer transforms from liquid to bubbles with a single swish. This is still a very light beer and the bubbles are super tart! O - The bottle looked promising, the smell and appearance got me excited but the taste was a big let down. I love Lambic beers and I sort of love unflavored Lambics but this is just not a beer for me. I can’t give it over a 3 and that’s disappointing."

Pours brownish red with huge frothy off white head. Aroma is tart, sour apples, vinegar, and a very faint note of funk. Taste is tart with some sweetness and hints of sour apples and cherry pie. Could definitely be more tart, but not bad.

This is a nice Flemish sour red ale. Tart and a little sweet with mild notes of cider vinegar and barrel. The flavor is a little less concentrated than similar brews. That’s good, because some sours over do it a bit.

Dark brown in colour with white head. Vinous aroma. Taste is sweet and sour. I would have preferred it to be more sour, but this was quite nice anyway.