Paulus Oud Bruin

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Sampled on tap April 2010 @ ChuchKey, Washington DC
In the dim light the beer shows a dark brown color with some reddish tints to it around the edges. The head is wispy and a tan color and it even leaves some lacing on the sides of my glass. The aroma is sour’ish with a mix of lactic and lighter acetic notes. There is a sweet malt backdrop as well as some supporting oxidized sherry aromatics here. Earthy, musty notes and an oxidized caramel maltiness adds some additional complexity to the nose. The aroma isn’t half bad and has me anticipating taking a sip.

Unfortunately the beer is very sweet, which drowns out the tartness at first. A caramelized fruitiness reminds me of plums, oxidized apple and berry flavors). The beer has a medium body for the style, which is clearly the product of excess sugars. Flavors of sherry, a nutty note in the finish as well as a faint tartness struggle to be noticed underneath the oppressive sweetness. This is really way too sweet, it is almost saccharine like, and really isn’t the way I prefer this type of beer.

Bottle Clear red/brown body. Lightly brown, creamy head. Aroma of wood, malts, ... Not very interesting, somewhat unbalanced. Lightly bitter flavour. Very neutral. Boring, but can not call it very bad or disgusting.

Draft at Churchkey. Poured a slightly dark but pretty clear. Aroma is sweet. Flavor is sweet but has a pretty tart character. Pretty decent to be honest.

On tap at the churchkey in DC. Pours a ruby red with a thin pink head. Aroma is sweet, fruity just a hint of funk some buttery notes. Flavor is a little sweet, a touch meaty? A hint of tanginess but notmuch. Fairly thin mouthfeel. Not bad, not great.

Draught at Churchkey. Dark brown, edge head, good lacing. Aroma is sour berries and prunes. Taste starts sweet then turns gradually sour butterscotch, with an emphasis on the scotch. Finish has a tiny bit of hops. Good example of the style.

Bottle. The aroma is very malty, started sweet, then it gets sour. The head is rather small, creamy and beige with a short duration. The body is nearly black. The taste is light malty and light sour-bitter in the finish. The body is dry and light without much carbonation.

Dark redbrown with little off-white head. Aroma malty, caramel, with light sour sweetness. Medium body. Taste rasins, malts, sourness.

tap exlusive at birch and barley. pours reddish with a tan head. nose is overly sweet. taste is sweet and not all that sour ehhhhhhh