 ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
May 19, 2006 Updated: Mar 2, 20082005 bottle. Enjoyed on 5/19/06 in my Rodenbach glass. Pours a deep red with a brown tint and small, fizzy, beige head. Lasting cover, some lacing. The aroma is sour cherries, light vanilla, vinous, light notes of barnyard and leathery Brett. Flavor is fairly dry with a good dose of acidity that hits you squarly in the jaw. Plenty of sour cherries, slightly vinous, some roasted notes, bits of caramel, cola, some citrus coming in toward the end, lemons. The mouthfeel is spritzy and light, but never thin, with a lasting sour-bite finish.
henrikb (1298), Aarhus, Denmark
May 13, 2006 Dark brown body with red shine, huge fast disappearing head leaving little laces; very sour deep complex nose, very sour and just very nice (it has some very faint sugary metallic and a little oxidation to it); quite sour well balanced initial body, fades quite fast, it has quite some length in a cherry finish that becomes a bit cow shit like very late, but the sour part disappears to fast. Quite disappointing, but I had very, very high expectations. Thanks again, again, again Jeppe!
axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
May 5, 2006 05 bottle drank with easter dinner. Poured a cloudy dark mahogany body with a medium beige head. Aroma is cherries, sugar cookie, and oak. The flavors are sweet and sour cherries, yeast oak, subtle strawberries, rasins, and a hint of balsamic.
demolayfire (18), Portland, Oregon, USA
May 3, 2006 Pours a muddy deep red/brown. small beige head with decent lacing. Heavy aroma of yeast, strawberries, dark fruit, oak, red wine, funk. Tastes even better than it smells with the cognac becoming very apparent, velvety texture, low carbonation, lip smacking sourness with just enough sweet to balance. easily the best flemish sour I’ve had.
Jeppe (2638), Ølbutikken, Denmark
Apr 30, 2006 Sampled at Low Countries RBM 2005.
Unclear dark brown colored, foamy disappearing tan head. Sourish malty aroma with berry, wood and some cheesy hints. Nice and complex though a bit weak. No doubt a flemish sour. Flavor is tart malty and herby, almost like an infected dark Belgian ale. Balsamico hints and a very dry and woody finish. Definately nice, but doesn’t live up to the quality of neither Rodenbach, La Folie or the best from Verhaeghe!
SwedeDog (364), Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Apr 29, 2006 2005 bottle. The Godfather was on TV and Italy’s finest was in my glass. And, man, was it ever good. This one has everything you’d want in a sour ale. Beautiful pour, dark mahogany with a nice head that sticks to the glass. Great sour, yet subtly sweet aroma. Surprisingly, it starts with a fleeting caramel sweetness which quickly gives way to great tartness. Many Flemish sours tend to be heavy on the vinegar ... this one is tart and sour, but to say it’s vinegar-like would be an insult. Finishes bitter and sour and the bordeaux barrelling really shows itself. Very good beer.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Apr 26, 2006 750 ml bottle thanks to Kramer17801. Pours very darg burgandy with a decent head. Head lasted quite a while. Aromas were tart berry. Very vineous. Maybe a hint of wood. More wood in the flavor, but that sourness is really what this beer is all about. It is very tart, somewhat acidic, with a finish that just barely touches on bitter. Very good beer.
Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Apr 20, 2006 (Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Pours an almost unclean orangey brown with a creamy, beige head. Tart nose with distinct oaky touches. Medium body, fantastic complexity between acidity, oak and yet still an underlying, caramelish sweetness. Sour to the extent that it challenges and teases my taste buds but never kills them. A true pleasure. 170406
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