 JAXSON (229), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 7, 2009 ’RISERVA’ version - aged 15 months in Bordeaux casks instead of 3, or something. Pours a fairly clear deep brownish read with a nice soapy beige head. Nose is lovely - cherries, brett, wet wood, just a rich, lovely nose. Much softer and more delicate in the mouth than its younger counterpart. Very well integrated mouth of brett, wood, and wine, with a dose of mildly sour cherries and a tiny bit of aged balsamic. Soft carbonation, lush mouthfeel. Way better than the regular Panil which this entry also entails.
chriso (4665), London, Greater London, England
Nov 3, 2009 750ml bottle, 2006 Vintage (capped), from Charles Street Liquors, Cambridge. No bottle number that I could see .Chestnut colour. Virtually flat. Sweet, fruity, somewhat woody aroma. Touches of balsamic vinegar. Pretty much the same of the palate. Moderately sharp and acetic but not as sour as expected. Bittersweet mouthfeel - I’m not sure that the sweetness was entirely what was intended. Seems the 2006 may be rather different from the 2007 - the complete absence of carbonation was rather off-putting. By no means a poor beer but a bit disappointing, especially at $17 a bottle.
curly (548), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 27, 2009 Pours slightly hazy dark amber with a thick frothy head. Aroma is berry, honey, caramel. Taste is sour lemon, unripe berries, and sour grapes. Strips the mouth clean and is deliciously abrasive.
Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 27, 2009 Batch #8. Pours a lasting ring of beige head with a ruby-brown body. Sour, zest, sweat, yeast aroma. Grass, zest, biting, sour, sweaty flavor. Sour, dry finish.
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Sep 27, 2009 Sampled at the ’Butter’s Last Supper’ tasting. Batch #8 bottle 0504 in 2007. Pours a clear deep ruby with decent off white head. Nose is light red wine vinegar, with some subtle red fruits in the background. Flavor is acidic, but not overpowering, and balanced sour tartness. This is a pretty good accessible sour. Nice.
MmmcKay (269), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
Sep 25, 2009 Terrible, how do people drink this crap? Well, I obviously don’t like this style. So I’ll score it the average to be fair. I just don’t get it....
thirdeye11 (403), Texas, USA
Sep 19, 2009 ( 750ml bottle 2007, batch 9 bottle 168) Rating #300! Pours red-brown with nice head. Oily tan bubbles and great lacing. Nose of oak, sour, light funk. Taste of sour cherries, oak, ripe plum skin, creamy and not overly sour. Very mellow and great finish that doesn’t pucker. Loved it!
mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
Sep 7, 2009 batch #9 from 2007 thanks to thirdeye11. murky red with a creamy white head. nose is wood, sourness, dried plums and other dried fruit skins. very smooth on the palate with a flavor much like la folie but less tart. very smooth and drinkable though.
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