Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

[265-20070413] 1pt9.4floz (c/o HogTownHarry, w/ him, blankboy, jerc, mds, tupalev). Sour cherry apple aroma. Hazy, dark red brown body with a medium-lasting creamy light tan head. Bitter apple cherry flavour has more bite. Medium-full bodied super sour puckerer. Maybe too much sharp bite here. [7/4/7/3/16] 3.7

[588B-20070908] 375mL @ Sourfest 2007 (Buffalo, NY, w/ rudolf, frylock, IPFreely, jerc, swoopjones). Super alcohol-drenched raisins or dark fruit aroma. Cloudy, dark brown body with a quick head of bubbles. Raisin malt alcohol flavour has very light notes of oak wood barrel and dried fig. Full body is smooth if a little sour. Nice wood characteristics. [6/3/8/4/15] 3.6

My 1600th rating! Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing this rare treat for this occasion. Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry, jerc, mabel, mds & tupalev. Pours a murky reddish-brown with an average size diminishing off-white head. Wonderful aroma of sweet malt, oak, cherries, spices and hops. Complex tart flavour of malt, sour cherries, oak, hops, Belgian yeast and more. Medium to full bodied, bubbly mouthfeel. What a fan-friggin’-tastic beer, thanks again Harry!

Bottle shared with Blankboy, Hogtown Harry, Jerc, Mds, and Mabel, Harry’s bottle had back to back with Mother of All Beers. Cheery red dark brown, no head. Lovely aroma - cherry malt, yeast. Sharp cherry taste, some sourness - complex and tasty. Sharper but less complex than Mother - but still full of flavour and outstanding.

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