 Ungstrup (14758), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Apr 20, 2006 I’ve been looking forward to this beer for a long time - and it didn’t disappoint me - even though I don’t give it 4+. Unfortunately it has slipped out of the Top 50 before I sampled it ;-)
A muddy brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is lovely sour combined with woody notes. The flavor is quite complex with notes of berries - especially cowberries, wood, and light notes of red wine on a lovely sour background. Very nice - but I’d like higher carbonation, since I think that would bring out even more nuances from this nice brew.
luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Apr 19, 2006 Bloody hell, that’s good! Beer pours a very dark, clear, brown-plum color with an average-sized, off-white, frothy, diminishing but mostly lasting head.
The aroma is thick and puckerific: malty with moderate notes of toasted grain, cookie and caramel; hoppy with a light note of herbs; yeasty with light notes of dough and moderate notes of horseblanket; lush, vinous notes of moderate-to-heavy lemon, cognac, balsamic vinegar, grape, candy sugar, light notes of raisin and oak.
The flavor is moderately-to-heavily sweet, lightly-to-moderately bitter, heavily sour with a long, moderately bitter, lightly acidic/sour finish.
The body is light-to-medium, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is lively.
Emil (6075), Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 18, 2006 Bottle. Muddy orange brown colour with a beige head. Light sour, wood, fruity aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a sweet sour finish.
bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Apr 18, 2006 Bottle. Cloudy reddish brown in colour. Tastes of dark fruits and is also sour and vinegar like in flavour. Nice dryness and oakyness. Notes of sherry.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Apr 17, 2006 Bottle. Sour aroma like a Flemish sour (it is a Flemish sour, so go figure). A lot darker than most Flem Sours. Small, off-white head. Beautiful color; no lace. Very sour. Why is this brew rated so highly? How is this brew so superior to other sour beers? Top 50? Very good for a Flemish Sour, but as a style, I’m still not getting it. Is this more of a Sour Brown?
SDbruboy (1832), San Diego, California, USA
Apr 15, 2006 750 ml bottle - thanks to Footbalm for the trade! Pours a dark reddish mahogany color, slightly hazy witha foamy beiigey head. Aroma is somewhat funky, dry red wine, sour fruits, wet wool and astringent. Flavor is sour, tart, raspberry and cherry, earthy, woody and vinuous. Medium body, tingly carbonation. This Flemish Sour was delicious!
beerBB (132), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 13, 2006 I expected a lot from this ale but was a little dissapointed. Good sourness at first but fades too quickly. overall pretty good but I wanted the tartness to linger longer
biggcb (459), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 10, 2006 750ml bottle. The aroma is what I expected from a good sour ale, but the flavor was a little lacking. Very good upfront sourness on the tip of the tongue, but it seems to fade too fast. I will try this again, but right now, I would put Monk’s Flemish over this one.
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