poolboy (66), Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Nov 29, 2008 A very interesting beer. Whenever I want to serve something unique, I pour this one. I like it a lot. It is sour though. Ruby-brown color with off-white head. Wood, earthy, citrus, whiskey Clean and enjoyable aftertaste. I’m a fan.
 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
Nov 27, 2008 Tasting at Brewtopia. Cloudy brown pour. Small whitish head. I smell some funky sour notes with cherries and some yeast and malt. Flavor is sweet/tart with a pleasant dryness. Finishes pretty tart with enough sweetness to taste the actual beer. Interesting and for a sour not bad.
Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Nov 21, 2008 2005 vintage courtesy of a beer savant no doubt. Pours mildly murky brown with gold edges and thin off white head. The aroma is Brett like sourness followed by un-ripe cherries and faint malt sweetness. The taste is refreshing to say the least with cherries moving into tartness and mild sourness. The tiny pulse of cherry fruity sweetness is but a brief murmur amid the tarter notes. It obviously ends dry and quenching and tears the palate clean. It isn’t an overwhelming tart bomb but allows other notes to come out and be heard.
DrBayern (1135), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
Nov 21, 2008 Batch #8, 2007, bottle 0724, opened on 11/1/2008. Deep ruby/orange pour, loosely structured off white head that collapses quickly, leaving little lace. Complex aroma with cherries, caramel, earth, wood, leather, that all work well together. Medium body, very lightly carbonated, acidic with a very clean palate. Quite sour, but an underlying sweet fruitiness takes the edge off. The acidity and sourness brings a dry finish without bitterness. Very enjoyable combination of a clean and refreshing brew and a complexity of flavor and aroma.
sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
Nov 20, 2008 courtesy of cigarcitybrew.
’05 bottle
Pours hazy orange.
Aroma is sour, hoppy and fruity.
Taste, nice wood (oak barrel) flavors. Use of barrels give this beer definite fruit notes, very sour, not anything I would try again.
Update: Tried a ’07 batch 8 bottle that was a lot less sour. This made the whole tasting experience a very enjoyable one.
CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Nov 18, 2008 2005 bottle. Crushed with Jakebra. Sourness big time, yes. Flavor isn’t as good as the aroma. Still plenty sour, but the flavor is like a combination of sweat, poop, and awesomeness. Still liked it for some reason.
Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Oct 27, 2008 Bottle from 2006. Pours a dark ruby with voluminous, pillowy, white head. The head collapses quickly. The aroma is of heavy sourness, oak, and a lot of vinuousness. Taste does not back this up. It is very mildly tart with an aftertaste of sweet tarts. Very not sour. Other tastes include quite a bit of cherry, some darker malt flavor, and definite oak with some hints of different kinds of alcohols. This one was somewhat disappointing for me.
piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 26, 2008 2005 Vintage. Deep red in colour with fairly strong carbonation. Very earthy aromas, along with notes of cherry, flowers, and a bit of old wood. Flavor wise, there’s more mild cherry fruit, a hint of bready malts, and a dusty earthy quality. Powdery and drying mouthfeel, but still fairly heavy. Some sourness, but not as much as other sour reds that I’ve tried. Good stuff.
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