 Schroppfy (1726), Ohio, USA
Mar 22, 2008 Updated: Jun 7, 2008
The 2008 Lost Abbey version is less bourbony than my original tasting, but it is really funky, enteric, and acidic. Better than the original 3.7, but not by much. Does this beer ever settle into a clear pour?
Original: Bourbon aroma to the extreme. Sour (lactic) flavors intermingle with raisins, bourbon, wet bread. Quite boozy. Delicious, but it really has too much bourbon flavor. Thanks, Ken, for bringing his MJ Rare Beer Club offering.
yespr (6000), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 6, 2008 37.5 cL bottle. Pours almost fully clear and golden amber to brown with a lacing off-white head. Smooth fruity aroma with notes of prunes and raisins. Sweet malty to light barrel wooden base flavour with a great raisin to prune flavour swept through. Light acidic touch to a dense caramel malty and fruity finish. Stunning. Had a sample from an 03 vintage too.
beachbum25 (588), Powellville, Maryland, USA
Aug 5, 2008 375 ML Bottle-Saints & Sinners 2008-Trade w/kp-Dark cherry/mahogany color w/no head. Huge aroma of cherries & dark fruit; very winelike. Sweet flavor which features the cherries right up front, but also has flavors of raisens, yeast, & cane sugar. Tart, sour, w/some tannins to it, but they don’t overpower it; again, very winelike. Very different, but very good. Great beer to have w/a steak, or as an after dinner drink.
illidurit (362), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Aug 5, 2008 375 mL bottle sampled at Lost Abbey for RBSG 08. Poured into a wine glass. Shimmering amber color with no head or lacing. Aroma is dominated by barrel influences with a big scotch note, musty wood, and vanilla. Flavor starts out with caramel and scotch, then tart overripe cherries shine through mid-palate. The sourness and the booziness make this a bit uneven, but a prime candidate for aging. Medium bodied with a semi-dry finish.
OSLO (600), Minnesota, USA
Aug 4, 2008 [Bottle, big thanks go yet again to tytoanderso for sharing] Pours very murky brownish-red with a small beige head. The aroma is absolutely outstanding. Quite sweet with raisin, some oak (but no bourbon), some yeast, cherry, brown sugar and subtle cinnamon (there could have been other spices as well mixed in). Wow, I could have sat and smelled this beer all night. Taste is moderately sour with a lot of cherry and some tannins--overall a bit of a letdown compared to the aroma. Decent mouthfeel with a fairly dry finish of good length. Overall very good with the aroma being one of the best that I have ever encountered.
Guerde (457), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
Aug 4, 2008 (bottle thanks tytoanderso!) Pours reddish brown with an off-white head. This beer has a wonderful aroma that contains an amazing blend of oak, sour cherry, vanilla, and brown sugar. Upon warming, the beer begins to really smell like an aged barleywine. The taste was a little bit of a let-down when compared to the aroma, as it was very simple. The flavor was initially dominated by cherry that yielded a strong tart aspect. Towards the end of consumption I could detect some oak, brown sugar, and a slight toasted taste along with some saltiness. The mouthfeel was thick, and the finish was tart and salty. A really good beer, and the aroma definitely stood out.
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