 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Apr 28, 2008 Batch #8 2007, bottle 1091. Pours a hazy amber-hued brown with a beige head that fades to a solid cap, leaving spotty lacing. The head is layered, with beige bubbles below and white froth on top. The nose is horseblanket, vinegar, tart cherries, lactic acid, wet wood and cheesy cider. The inital flavour is bright, sour fruits, dust and earthy hops, then finishing with balsamic vinegar, musty cheese, oak and vanilla. This is an insanely complex and balanced sour ale. The palate is silken with gentle carbonation and a chewy body. There are some metallic notes of iron, but it for some odd reason seems to complement the beer.
fiver29 (703), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Bottle shared at Dark Lord Day 08. Pours a light red wine color with a white head. Smells like a sour and has a sour taste that is not over the top like some other sours I have tried. A solid brew.
ogglethorp (882), Ohio, USA
Apr 10, 2008 Bottle shared while sitting in the hottub looking at little Cottonwood Canyon, I guess bath water would probably taste great staring at this! Pours hazy mahogony color with a smallish ring of light tan colored head. Aroma is oak, earthy, acetic, balsamic. Flavor is oak, vanilla, earth, balsamic, tart cherries, dark fruits. Palate is medium to light bodied, medium carbonation, finished tart/sour. Delicious, can;t believe it has taken this long for me to try one. it will be a staple now!!
Beershine (2677), Hue, Vietnam
Apr 10, 2008 Updated: Aug 7, 20082006 bottle. Not wholly what I expected. More wood shone through (duh) and mellow, not at all lip-puckering but purely Flemish sour as gorgeous and refined as Rodenbach Alex. Gets better by the sip and is a must for sour but also barrel-aged freaks.
ironchefscott (341), portland, Oregon, USA
Apr 8, 2008 This is my second favorite flanders beer......well it is up in the air between this and la folie....this is probally the best traditional example of this style that I have ever had....perfect balance of sweet and sour....great complexitys of the sourness......great great stuff too bad it is 18 bucks
wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
Apr 5, 2008 I can’t believe after 700 ratings, I don’t have one for Italy....until now. hapjydeuce beat me to the punch again, bringing this gem, soon after I got one. I hope it ages well. I’ll keep my around for a while. Thanks Justin! 2007 vintage. Red amber color. Sourness is mild. Some lactic aroma. Malty caramelization. Easy to drink. Best with cheese or dinner.
hapjydeuce (763), Del Mar, California, USA
Apr 3, 2008 Bottled, shared with wetherel and Sean at the PP Bottle Shop. An Italian oak-aged sour, this is a first. Light mahogany color, some initial white bubbles; the aroma is definitely pushed to the acetic, balsamic side with some oak-aging noticeable, but nothing spectacularly prominent. Really similar to Duchesse I thought. Medium sourness in the flavor, with notes of toasted biscuit, lemon and earth. Very dry finish and a good amount of carbonation. Props to Italy for this; and for pizza.....glorious, glorious pizza.
TomDecapolis (3127), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 30, 2008 2005 bottle. Pours a deeper brown with ruby red notes and a medium creamy/bubbly off white head. Aroma of tart cherries, slight vinegar, oak, vanilla, dark fruits and light nuts. Flavor of vanilla, cherry skins, oak, light funkiness, dark fruits and some vinegar.
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