Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme

Big thanks to jayg and mgumby for sharing these. 2005 and 2007 bottles. Both poured a murky red color, but in a very good way. Aroma is sour, with dark cherries and plums leading the charge. Some vanilla peeking through. Flavor is blanced, with the sourness remaining blanced and harmonious. Interesting to see what 2 years does to this beer.

Fresh 2007 bottle, with awesome art work. Pours a murky reddish-brown with much head. Sour yeasty aroma with hints of fruit and oak. My tongue didn’t know what the hell to do at first taste. Very tart but not agressive, cherries rasins sugar vingar. After a few sips my palate became adjusted and it started to taste simply amazing. I took a big sip and it made the back of my throat twich. Strange. This beer was very hyped, but worth it. A brew like nothing I’ve ever tried before.

Bottle from Cquiroga shared at BCTC. Black label version. Poured an reddish amber with a thick off-whote head. Nose was bretty, with some oak and sour cherries. Flavor was more sour cherries, a little chocolate, brown sugar, more oak and brett, and even some raspberry. Tasty drink. Wish I had more bud glad to share this gem. Thanks Chris!!

Courtesy MGumby, thanx Mike. Samples from the 05 bottle.this was quite different.Poured a nice golden color with sour and spicy notes on the nose.The alcohol was present but not dominating. Sour fruits up front with some maltiness. Finish was warming wiht some subtle sourness.

Samples from the 05 bottle courtesy mgumby10 and 07 bottle from trade with fordest. 07 bottle - Poured a dead ruby-brown color with zero head. Nice tart cherry and oak aromas meld nicely. The palate is moderately thick, with little carbonation. Taste was not as sour as expected, but the sourness complimented the cherry character very well. The 05 sample was quite a bit more sour than the 07. It seemed the sourness made the brew a little more uneven , but it still was great. The 05 was amply carbonated, and this allowed easier appreciation of the aroma. The only real flaw the 07 had was the carbonation issue. A well-carbonated bottle would certainly gain a few points.

#300. 750ml, black bottle from 2005 along with a new, 2007 375ml bottle tasted consecutively. Highly anticipated beer for me, thanks to those who shared. The 2005 pours a red, brown color with a small off-white head. Aroma is very similar to a Flemish Sour. Very sour with a healthy touch of vinegar. Not many other characteristics detectable underneath. Taste is tart, very sour, cherries, a bit of alcohol, and the good old Flemish Sour stuff thrown in for good measure. A very strong and intensely sour experience. The newer, 07 bottle (which has some awesome artwork, by the way) pours red/brown with no head or carbonation whatsoever. Aroma is tart, sour, appetizing, surprisingly mild, chocolate. Taste is balanced, delicious, nicely tart and sour but very rounded. Comparing the two vintages the 07 is much more subtle and soft on the palette. More complex and rounded and much, much less sour. They were both great beers but I’d put the 07 above the 05 by a decent amount. Much more enjoyable to me. Lives up to the hype and I’d love to see how the new bottle matures over the next few years.

Near perfection. Great thanks to Bartzilla. This 375ml bottle seems small but packs perfect alcohol content and enough enjoyment in every sip to leave one forgetting all worldly ills. Many great reviews. I will add I thought the aroma was not as strong as I would have liked. While drinking the smells did not fully drift to the nose. That’s about my only complaint.

This was the black label 05 version. Courtesy footbalm. Thanks Eric! Pours a cloudy dark maroon with a small, light tan head. Smells pretty tart and sour. Some dark fruits, citrus, and malts make up the rest of its aroma. The taste is very complex. The acidity and malts blend together nicely coating the palate. Not extremely sour, but just enough to let you know its there. The main fruits I get are cherries and sour apples. Nice lengthy finish with a sweet aftertaste. This was a damn fine brew.