New Holland Barrel Aged Blue Sunday 13 (2010)

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Holland, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle, Batch 15 (2012). Pours clear rubied brown with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is cherry, raspberry, and strawberry with oak and acetic notes, caramel and cookie malt. Flavor is lightly tart and acetic berries with cookie and toast malt, no hops or bitterness, and a dry finish. Medium body and light carbonation.

Bottle 22fl.oz.

[ Vintage 2010 ]. Clear medium brown red - amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, raisin, moderate yeasty, baking yeast, moderate to light heavy raisin, prune, dried dark fruit, light vinegar - aceton. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, raisin, berry - blue berry !! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121109]

Pours unclear brownish in color with a white, smaller head. The aroma brings some sweet fruitiness and bready yeast. Flavors brings some tart flavors, almost a Flemish red but not quite as big on the body.

750ml bottle shared by jsprime. deep brown, tan head. aged woody olde bruin nose. flavour is similar, lots of oak, nice fruity layer, not overly tart. i dont think i could identify the fruit used if i tasted this blind. good but not great.

Bottle. amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is oak, berries, malt, hop. Flavour is oak, berries, hop, malt, vanilla. Full body. Nice beer.

Draft at Whole Foods Glen Allen, VA. Pours a hazy amber color with a large creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of tart fruits and a mild bit of funk. The taste is tart fruits, earth, mild funk. Medium bodied, and the finish falls flat.

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/6/2012. Pours slightly cloudy ruby red color with a 1 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of sour cherry, apple, cranberry, pepper, oak, clove, earth, leather, hay, grass, funk, red wine vinegar, and earthy yeast spiciness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky notes. Taste of tart cherry, apple, cranberry, clove, pepper, oak, leather, hay, grass, earth, red wine vinegar, and earthy yeast spiciness. Fair amount of earthy fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart fruits, clove, oak, pepper, leather, hay, grass, earth, red wine vinegar, funk, and earthy yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of flavors; with a nicely moderate acidity balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly slick, acidic, and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice sour red ale! Very nice flavor complexity and balance of acidity; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

22 ounce. Tart with blueberry. Slight vinegar. Oak. Reddish/brown pour. Not complex, but decent.

Bottle... This beer rocks!… Clear dark brown ale with glimmers of burnt-orange and a small, creamy, off-white head. Decent retention. The bouquet offers caramel and purple grapes with whispers of both oak and acidity. Full-bodied and lightly creamy with tickling carbonation. The flavor is quite sour - acidic and acetic – furnishing sour cherries, caramel, toasted oak and a small splash of red wine vinegar. Finishes tangy and fruity. Big-time kudos goes out to growler for sharing this world class beauty!

2012 vintage 22 oz. bottle poured into a New Holland Brewing High Gravity Series branded cervoise glass. Pours amber with deep burgundy hues topped with a fizzy beige head that quickly dissipates. Balsamic vinegar, tart black cherry, overripe blueberries, and a touch of oak on the nose. Opens with black cherry and tart blueberry, joined midpalate by malty balsamic vinegar notes. Finishes with continued sour but juicy fruit notes. Moderate to lighter end of medium bodied thanks to a significant malt bill. Light but present fizzy, cola-like carbonation. Fairly smooth. Solid beer that has some characterisics of a Flanders Red. At times a bit too sweet for me, however there was more to like than to not like.