 mtoast (279), City of Rust, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 10, 2008
75cL bottle courtesy of Lukin013 at Pittsburgh gathering on 1/27/08. Deep amber color, not much foam. Big woody aroma, lots of oak and tart cherries. Flavor is hugely sour, borderline vinegar sour, almost masks the rest of the flavor. Almost one dimensional.
harrisoni (4931), Ashford, Kent, England
Jul 21, 2008 Twickenham Brewery tasting 08. Sour yeast farmyard, pig farm aroma. Decent acidity, not too extreme. Good balance, quite dry. Stunning.
MrBunn (803), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Celebrating rating 800 a little early with this 750 ml bottle. Pour is a somewhat fizzy reddish brown with a bit of highlighting around the edges. Head dies down fairly quickly to a film on the surface. Aromas are sour and vinegar-like. Flavor is so wonderfully sour. Lick your lips after a sip and you can taste the acidity... Mouthfeel is thinner than I expected and at times it seems a bit watery, but then it smacks you with a big wave of sourness that just makes you want more. The actual flavors that are working together are... lemon peel, apple cider vinegar, wood, tart cherries, etc. I’m glad that I have this all to myself tonight.
boFNjackson (483), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 18, 2008 PIB, tap... Poured burgundy with an off-white head. Potent, sour, wine-like aroma. Feels like a lemon warhead in the mouth (remember those!). Very satisfying and delicious. It’s aggressive in the mouth but makes you want more and more.
duff (5404), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle (thanks Phil_L). this was great!!! Initial tart sourness in the nose. Some vinegar, and iron and blood in the aroma. palate is tart, and quite dry in the finish. With some beautiful well balanced acidity. Some nice oaky, light vanilla notes also come through. Flavour seems to go on forever. Finish is dry sour/tart. Very good indeed!
ditmier (159), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jul 13, 2008 2008 Bottle - March of 2008 to be exact, aroma is like christmas, valentines day and bar mitzvah all rolled into one...oak monster, tobacco, leather, aged fruit and dk sugar, none of which prepares you for the first taste...most tart sour I’ve ever had, if people say it’s like a flemmish red, don’t believe them...oak is the most obvious, with yeast and funk following shortly thereafter....share this with at least one more aficionado, because a 750 of it is alot for one person...try it immediately after opening so you have a bench mark to compare to, it only gets better as it warms...
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