Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme

Mahagony Color with White Ring. Sour Cherries Make the Bocquet..with Subtle Hints of Whiskey. Syrupy, Grapey Mouthfeel. Abundant Notes of Sour Cherries, with some Light Grape Notes...and Sublte Warming and Whiskey Notes... Very Much Like a Beer with Wine on the Brain.

Big rich and complex nose of wood, cherries and wonderful Belgian inspired funk. Rich and invitingly dry mouthfeel. Vinegar and fruit notes come thru with a big lingering sour funk finish.

Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, jerc, mabel, mds and tupalev - my bottle via my nephew Brent - MY FAVORITE NEPHEW Brent + DarkElf Fest ’07!!. Thick, murky-as-hell deep orange brown pour, thin head - jesus that looks awesome (4+). Incredible aroma - smooth, blended lemon-sour, brown-sugar roast malt, moderate alcohol, pungent sweet spice, oak and resin - just superb. Taste - very up-front, oak resin, lemon tartness, heavy spice funky, thick sweet and sour cherry malt vying for dominance - and losing - excellent, a little aggressive. Thick, sugary, acidic, long shifting complex mouthfeel - good God this is fantastic - thanks, Brent!

Enjoyed a sample or two at a goose island affair. This beer was phenomenal. deep ruby red to brown color, with a rocky, beige head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose on this beer is fantatic, with lots of big oaky aroma, paired with aroma of sour cherry. The plate is firm on the tongue, with lots of rich malt, paired with wild, yeasty flavors, and a whamo of sour cherry. This beer finishes with more complex and delicious flavors of oak, yeast, and cherry, and ends with a sour cherry flavor that lingers. The ultimate....(more please)from one fantastic brewery....open one in Chicago please

Pizza Port. Solano Beach 3/05. 750 ml bottle. Hazey reddish brown with small tan head. Aroma intially sour with mustiness turning to a cherry whiskey aroma.Some sour cherry tast with an alcohol bite at the end similar to Three Philosophers. A little too much alcohol. will cellar the other two bottles for later use

Randomly came across a Black Label Version 750 ml bottle into a Tulip glass at Union downtown. THANK GOD!!! Here are my notes: Pours deep mahagony ruby red with brown tones, off white to tanned head with excellent retention sticking to the sides of the glass. Aroma: belgian sweet sugar, dark cherries, aged oak, small alcohol nose, bits of brown sugar, light whiskey, deep red wine tannins, retains scent throughout. Flavor: deep sweet malts, sour black fermented cherries, pungent fruits, whiskied oak, warming alcohol presence at the end into the nose, very port like, lambic like yeast notes, taste like a light whiskey red wine blend, red winey aftertaste. Overall: This one basically left me speechless. I can definitely see how some may encounter this and not dig it as much, but I instantly fell in love with this brew. Everything about it screams original and exciting. The aroma and flavors burst at the seams! If you see this: BUY IT!! Already one of my top beers for sure!!

Black label, courtesy of DarkElf. Poured a hazy dark mohagany with a fizzy tan head. Aroma of black cherries, dark fruit, brown sugar, bit of alcohol. Flavor is dry and mildly tart with the cherries presenting themselves first, followed by some maple syrup, dark fruit, yeast, and a bit of alcohol. Not as sour as I thought it would be... instead, the sourness is really more of a strong tartness. However, I’m left wondering if the sourness is supposed to be the lead flavor, a background player, or somewhere in between. A complex and dry beer, but prehaps a bit too yeasty and far removed from the more traditional Belgians I’m used to for me to consider it world class.

Black label, courtesy of hezron – thanks, Nathan! Translucent when put to light, otherwise, it’s scarlet chocolate in color with doily lace at the outskirts. Caramelized beets, broiled raisins, stewed prunes, rum almonde and an underlying bittersweet chocolate tingle of Frangelico liquor break the aromatic barrier. Full flavor onslaught kicks in with boiled chocolate and a tart, black licorice hint. Buttery then dry. Wholesome chocolate with bittersweet lactic intonations. Effervescence is dead-on while the chambord accents the body. Balanced yet ripe, with broiled cocoa and prunes meeting aged raisings, giving legs to the dark fruited nature herein. Tiny, dry and bittersweet sourness accents the unrefined cocoa at the outtake, finishing slightly ashen and altogether splendid. Goddamn delicious.