3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at B.C.’s Pizza in Clovis, CA. Red brown pour with solid head. Tame sourness on nose. Taste is light sour with oak and spice dominating. Clean finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours copper with ruby highlights and a quickly fading head.
Nose reminds me of a pungent white wine (which I’m not a fan of) with some soft grainy malt and balsamic vinegar. Later on delicate berries and plums are noticeable.
Flavours are much different, and much more malt-centred. Sweet and tangy at first with plenty of acidity and grape notes, then giving way to a lot of bready, woody malt making most of the short finish.
Carbonation is extremely high. Combined with the acidity this makes for a very prickly beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Clear brownish red pour with a foamy beige head that lasts a little while. Aroma is slightly funky and quite malty with very little fruitiness or sourness. Flavour is a little fruitier and sourer yet still quite malty, with notes of caramel, berries, mineral and wood. Mouthfeel is light and dry with moderate carbonation and a moderate bittersweet finish. Gently sour, this is a fairly pleasant, interesting Belgian ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a very dark red with a short tan head. Aroma is tart, infertile fruits, some oak, citrus, and horseblanket. Flavor is sweet and very farm animal. A slight pleasant tartness and hints of lemon and a very slight malty bread note. Medium bodied and foamy on the palate.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
I oud bruin-bagged this walking on the way to the bars. I know that’s a bit blasphemous of me, but the word play was too good to be true. Aroma and flavor are similar, with really nice earthiness, black cherry, and really nice, smooth tartness at the finish. Honestly, a decent and drinkable oud bruin.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Head quickly dissipates and leaves a watery texture. Has some nice flavours, particularly dark sour notes but I was expecting more taste and aroma and there is little in the finish. Really quite disappointing.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Good looking pour dark ruby red nice head aroma apple mild acidic touch of banana for some reason grape flavour bit soapy grape sautern like smooth cider taste smooth sourness light creaminess a cherry taste finish fruity mild sourness but a bit flat in taste
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle, thanks to bman113vr, murky brown pour with thin foam, has a woody vinous, fruity aroma, a bit watery body with sour wood and fruit flavors
|
