4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Big thanks to joet for sharing! Very odd cork and cage job on this one. The cork was pushed almost completely into the bottle with no mushroom top and the wire on the cage had been twisted about thirty times. No worries though as it didn’t affect the beer at all. Slight pop as we removed the cork. Nice head in the glass. Great color--almost ruby red--and very clear. Nice carbonation. Moderate vanilla aroma and a touch of bourbon in the nose. Slight hint of sourness in the aroma as well. Fairly fruity. Sweet caramel flavor with low-to-moderate underlying sourness. Possibly a touch of oak flavor. Good mouthfeel. Creamy. A very unique beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks Jason for sharing. Bottle 181. The beer pours to a deep mahogany with a thin white head. Aroma is light and grainy with rhubarb. Flavor is sweet and tangy and rhubarb. The palate is sweeter than I would have expected.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750mL bottle, #181/424. Poured very deep garnety-brown with a nice cap of toasted beige head. The aroma picked up sour cherries, Bretty funk, lactic notes, and oak over warmer fruity sugars.. this was very good. The flavor found sour cherries, oak, and a bit of Balsamic vinegar over pale and fruity malts.. sour, spicy, and a bit refreshing on the finish. Medium-bodied and engaging on the palate.. this was way better than expected.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle. p hazed amber wh head n funky soapy fl sharp vinager and sweet
grain some tropical fruit, mushy and odd. 6/3/6/3/13
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by Jeff at the RBSG (no shirts necessary) hotel tasting. Pours brown orange with a white thin head. Tart red fruit cherries in the aroma - mellow but decent. Tart cheesy earthy cherries oak funky flavors. Really interesting and a pretty solid beer. 8/3/8/3/15
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by Jeff during the opening night of the RBSG, thanks for all the effort and the great beers you shared! Poured a cloudy amber brown with a yellowish brown head that was thick and lasted. Aroma was quite tart/sour with cherries mainly and there was a backing caramel and toffee note. Flavor was similar with a sour overtone, mainly cherries with caramel and toffee backing.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml shared by northerbrews. Thanks! Amazing share! Pours a deep dark brownish red hue, dark and hazy, a nice frothy offwhite towards tan head laces well. Aromas are caramel and toffee, sour cherries, a decent nice sourness and touch of lactic acid. Initial is similar, light tartness. Decent sour, tasty with caramel and biscuits with with sour cherries. Lingering bread and biscuits. A lighter but decent sour. Not bad fairly sweet still even with time.. Kinda has that typical New Holland sour lightness and still fairly biscuity. Not bad, just not very sour
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly tart aroma. Sweetish fruity malty dark fruit flavor with some sour hints. Has a sweetish malty sour tart finish with hints of dark fruit in the aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 268/424
12/15/2007: New Holland Moxie Sour Ale pours deep amber, is transparent, and doesn’t have any foam on its surface. It has a caramel aroma with hints of oak and vanilla. The flavor contains some dry Scotch with a slight amount of smoke and a bit of sourness in the finish. This beer is medium-bodied and is smooth and feels almost creamy. Overall it is very Belgian-like and is not overly sour.
750 mL corked and caged bottle. Rating #51 for this beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I seriously forgot I had this beer in the cellar and since the cellar is getting emptied...time to rate. Pours a cloudy amber with a thin off white head. Odd beer. Aroma of dark fruit, malt, and some light sour funk. The beer is tart and slightly sour, but I think the caramel malt really wins out. Interesting beer though, glad I was able to try it.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle I got via trade a ways back. Originally was going to bring this to a tasting and that didn’t happen. Shared with my gf Cyn and bikesandbeer. Finally a decent beer tonight. Pours dark orange with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and tart with a bit of sour. Taste is sour malted with a lingering malty caramel taste. This is certainly above average. It’s a decent sour.
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