 kramer (1864), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 27, 2007
25 oz bottle, via fordest. Pours a clear dark ruby with tinges of orange and pink. The head is very fizzy and fades from one finger to a small ring quickly. Light visible carbonation. Aroma is spot on for me. Fruity and juicy with that sugary yet sour wild scent. Tart cherry with lots oak and cherry pit undertones. Simply awesome. Flavor has a nice bracing tartness that grabs you right off the bat sucking your cheeks inward, then releases them to the sugary oaky funky finish with a cherry pit like almond character. Like a cherry/raspberry vinegrette up front. A nicely developed brett character on the finish as well. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, thinnish in texture up front with some acetic dryness towards the finish. Great perfect pinpoint carbonation keeps everything lively and interesting. This stuff rocked! This guy is really battling it out with Panil for my current favorite Flemish Sour. I just with that this was as available as the Panil. Now to try to track down this guy’s brother, the original Le Woody.
illidurit (386), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Aug 7, 2008 Huge thanks to cquiroga for sharing this 05 bottle at the RBSG 08 Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy orangish brown color with ample white head coating the glass. Sour acetic nose, black cherries. Flavor is sharp acetic acid that melts into a tart cherry note. Plenty of woodiness too. Another great Pizza Port sour.
mgumby10 (1624), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Huge thanks to cquiroga for popping open this rarity. Thanks Chris! Pours a dark orange brown with a pretty foamy off white head. Great looking. The flavor is pretty tart, lots of sweet little citrus fruits in there, along with maybe a touch of oak in there as well. Finishes with a mildly acidic sweetness on the lips. Well balanced for a sour, and full on flavor. Certainly did not disappoint over here. Very nice.
gunhaver (610), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 5, 2008 ~RBSG ’08~
Bottle at Grand Tasting. Cloudy mango caramel color, lots of frothy white head, plenty of lacing as well. Tart nose, funky, vanilla, citrus. Very sour flavor but tasty. Some acidic vinegar notes. Nice. Finish is bitter and body is mellow. Really enjoyed it.
padrefan98 (592), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
Aug 3, 2008 From a bottle shared at the Grand Tasting during RBSG 2008 in San Diego. Thanks to cguirogo for this rare treat. Some slight woody cherry funk in the aroma. Nice flavors of funkiness too.
beastiefan2k (1085), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
Jul 19, 2008 jjpm made my beer dream come true when he reached out and got this beer for sharing. I am extremely grateful, thank you very much. The beer pours with a fizzy head that quickly fades into the solid block of dark amber color. Cannot see through the beer at all and after all remnants of the head fade it looks very still. Aroma is great right off the bat and I was happy this would be one of those special beer experiences. Its very woody (what a second...) with tart red grape skins and musky red cherries. Not sweet but plenty of tart and funk. As soon as you taste it light acidity hits the cheeks to prepare you for the flavor. Then there is lots of light sour, funky cherries. Then comes a tart finish with lingering acidity. A lightly aged, faintly chocolate maltiness underneath all that. Its really just divine to drink. Very easy beer with a long light tart aftertaste. Awesome, thanks again John.
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