 Boutip (2335), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Mar 23, 2007 Bottle courtesy of Boboski: Poured a deep cloudy reddish color ale with a big foamy head with great retention and good lacing. Aroma of oak is totally dominating and very enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by the oak which tend to give this beer a very vinous aspect. The sourness, tart and light sour cherries taste were well balance and provided a complex taste. Carbonation was just incredible and alcohol was well disguise. It would be very interesting to compare to the Rodenbach Grand Cru.
brewblackhole (1367), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
Mar 23, 2007 Massive bellowing head on the pour, huge fruity lacto bacillius aroma, the taste was the classic Flemish , woody , haybarn, sour fruit, lacks the sweetness of Rodenbach, tickled your pucker, smooth as can be,This is one sour I could enjoy having several glasses of ,and I did,
skaughty (621), Marietta, Georgia, USA
Mar 19, 2007 750 ml botttle from The Publick House in Brookline, MA. This is as drinkable as a truly sour Flemish gets. The aroma is muted, but the flavor is fully lacitc, with a proper pucker. The wood character is not strong, and gives a dryness to the finish. The fruit tastes ripe, vs. so many flemish ales that seem too green. It is a true pleasure to get the opportunity to try this. Absolutely buries the 8%, which is an acheivment for a such a large sour.
pythonmets (14), Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
Mar 12, 2007 Bottled in 2006, purchased after tasting on local bottle shop. Amber in color, slightly cloudy. Slight white head, aroma was almost sweet, but the sourness peeks through. Light carbonation on the palate, sour and definately oaky. Finish was mild but pleasingly clean.
Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
Feb 27, 2007 Aroma is soapy oak barrel. The taste bring acetic flavors of ripe berries and mild cherries. no carbonation and the body is watery to its core.
nick76 (2636), Tampa, Florida, USA
Feb 27, 2007 The aroma has oak, wild funky yeast and bacteria, sour fruit, and malt. The appearance is dark amber with no head. The flavor is not bad at all and I don’t like sour ales at all. It is more earthy and malty than most. The palate is watery.
merlin48 (509), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
Feb 27, 2007 2006 bottling, capped not corked. Pours a murky mahogany body with no head and no lacing. Very lifeless appearance. Aroma is promising, with notes of cherry skins, vinegar, wet oak logs, and wool sweater. Taste is insipid. No carbonation at all. Tannic, fermented apple cider, some tart cherry, and wet wood. Very disappointing, especially at $16 a bottle. I love Flanders Red Ales but something went ghastly wrong here.
Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 27, 2007 Sampled bottle with stegosaurus. Pours a nice dark ruby color with a thick tan head. Major oaky aroma of sour cherries,fruit,redwine, and a hint of mustiness. Flavor follows aroma with wood being evident as is the vinegary acidity. I never liked this style but this was truly a unique beer.
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