Paulus Oud Bruin

Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Leroy
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Boezinge, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

25cl Bottle, BB 08-11. Clear reddish brown colour, off white head. Aroma is light tart, cherries, caramel, hint of brown sugar, dark fruits, malts. Flavour is medium sweet, brown sugar and some caramel, dark fruits, tart, paper, light tart finish with some cardboard. Light bodied. Expected worse, still not great.

Slightly muddy brown coloured body with a very thin tan head and a bit of a lace on the edge. Aroma of malt, slightly sour and yeastie notes with a bit of caramel and sugars. Medium-bodied; Very mellow flavour with some caramel and malt and perhaps a touch of a small sour flavour. Aftertaste is relatively mild as well with only a bit of a raisin and nutty note to complement the ever so small sour flavour. Overall, not really worth trying unless you can scoop it up in a small belgian shop for under €1. I sampled this on draught (slightly neat, but not really) at Birch & Barley in Washington, DC on 12-January-2012 for US$4.50 for four ounces - considerably more than the whole of a 33cL bottle for €1!

Colour is medium brown. Clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Aroma has clear notes of mustard, yes mustard. Some wood too. Acid. Flavor starts moderate sweet and finish moderate acidic. Dry, creamy texture.

mustard aroma,golden brown, light brovn foam,light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, fizzy, and dry finish.

Bottle courtesy Hansen/Zita. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Strange mustard notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Not very sour. Average moderate bitter finish, Oily palate.

On tap at ChurchKey. Pours a dark plum color with quite a small head. Nose and flavor both hold nice vinous notes, balsamic vinegar, along with some plum and raisin. Palate holds soft carbonation, a pleasant and quaffable, lightly sour brew. Not complex, but nice and certainly not as weak as its style percentile would indicate.

dirty rusty nails, blood. iron. old rotten cherries. little in the way of sourness for balance. not my cup of tea.

(Bottled) Another safe Flemish Brown that makes me think of Rodenbach ,which then shows holes in this , im rating to style so sue me if that is sacrilegious ....but who gives a shit...sweet cherry , oaky,buttery and vinious . Just decent, but mellow.