Petrus Oud Bruin

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Harelbeke, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

11.2 oz. bottle, consumed on 12-15-08. Pours a brilliant, clear, dark copper with a lot of small bubbles and a moderate amount of beige head. Mouthwatering, sour aroma that is floral, sharp, and highly appealing. Pickle brine, apple cider, green apple, salt, and white wine scents. Nice sour start and finish to the taste, but otherwise bland. The taste mirrors the aroma, but it*s less powerful. Chocolate muffin from the malt and some chalky dryness. Very drinkable. Medium body. I really like this beer! It*s accessible yet uncompromising. It*s not particularly sophisticated, but it is particularly enjoyable. An underrated gem.

esta la compre en atlanta y tomada en sibar y me confirma que no me gustan las belgas. al gordo creo que le encantan las belgas. mucho alcohol y azucar para mi gusto

I drank a pretty old bottle of this last weekend... three maybe four years old. It kept pretty well and in fact the sour flavors matured a bit in that time in comparison to some of the newer bottles I have drank. The aromas are fairly faint in this one a little bit of oak aroma with some definite yeastyness. Pours a lightly hazy brown color with an aggressive head, leaving plenty of lace. Flavor is nicely sour, paired with a lightly sweet maltyness that makes this a very easy "starter" beer for the sour style. Other flavors of yeast, and light cherry notes are also included. The palate is a little watery.

Bottle. Dark brown pour. Nose of wood, sour dark cherries, some tartness. Hints of black cherry yogurt. A little metallic; dunno... just didn’t knock my socks off.

on tap at monks- pours nearly opaque, lacing, lightly tanned head, nose is slightly metallic, off, bread,hints of coffee and acidity, tastes very light, apples, long lingering bread finish with hints of sour acidity. very mild.

Huh; thought this was a better beer than is reflected on the ratings here. This beer had a pleasant sour-fruit flavor that didn’t strike me as vinegar-like, wasn’t over-powering, and I found to be very drinkable. It poured a pleasant black-tea color into my goblet. Head was not especially plentiful, but remnants of it remained over the 40 minutes or so in which I consumed this beer. Aroma was oak-y, sour, and fruity, with some very light dark malt tones. Flavor offered some malt roastiness, a touch of vanilla, fruit, and of course significant sour-ness. Fruitiness seemed cherry-like, which is de rigueur for a sour ale, but also to offer some apple-ness that did not to my nose and palate seem chemical (ethyl hexanoate?) in nature. Mouthfeel was pretty clean. I thought this to be a very nice and drinkable beer for those who dig the sour. I would recommend it. I bought his bottle at Beer Mania in Brussels.

Bottle: Pours a ruby with a brown hue and a light tan head. The aroma is mildly funky and earthy with some lactic/yogurt-like notes, mild raspberry, musty basement and farmhouse. Light fluffy feel, with a less developed flavor. Seems like a subdued version of the aroma. Some raspberry, musty yeast and a very subtle yogurt-like tartness. A bit watery overall. Feels like a ’’mass-produced’’ beer.

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink, not complex, balanced, clear, good head, nice brew