 kramer (1864), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 15, 2007
25 oz bottle, via cquiroga. Pours a clear (on first pour) dark gold with a small whispy covering of white head. Minimal visible carbonation. The nose is quite unusual, a mix of apple cider vinegar, oak, funky bacteria, a little bit of armpit sweat, and light brett. Like kmweaver, I thought that it smelled reminiscent of a sweet mead. There’s a nice tart crisp flavor with some apple cider vinegar. It’s not overly tart, yet it really grabs your attention, wildly funky with all kinds of unique flavors. Really a very hard beer to describe because it’s so different. Mouthfeel is dry and crisp with a great oaky tannic finish. A long lingering funky finish. Overall, just a really funky and unusual beer. What I do know it that it was absolutely wonderful.
AgentSteve (736), Livermore, California, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Poured an opaque pale copper orange with frothy white head. The nose and flavor were awesome with cherry tartness, oak and funk. Excellent oak dry finish.
Ofortuna (303), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 29, 2008 750ml bottle thanks to Kan. 2004 vintage. Pours a cloudy copper hue with little head. Funk, oxidation, medium tartness, subdued tannins. A little harsh around the edges wtih some vinegar notes. Soap character. Something went wrong with this bottle.
pantanap (725), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 26, 2008 750ml bottle thanks to chris and anxiously shared with others a couple weekends back....a semi-transparent orange brown pour with an extremely thin soapy white heas that congregrated towards the sides of the glass.... somewhat off aroma, somewhat chemical, almost like some sour milk and apple juice. not good....flavor had some more of that off-ness upfront then turns to a more sour and tart profile. couldn’t get past the spoiled lactose like sensation that ultimately made this a drainpour.
xnoxhatex (788), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Thanks to Pantanap for opening up this bottle. Cloudy orange with small white head. Funky orange aroma with a little oxidation, sweet and acidic. Sweet and oaky flavors with orange and a little creaminess nad acidic. Medium, acidic body. Very creamy flavors and acidic.
Ughsmash (2958), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Many thanks to Kan for opening this, bottle #225! Unfortunately there seemed to be something wrong.. Poured clear, bright coppery golden with just a dusting of white head. The aroma was very sour and very woody with almost acetone-y harshness.. more oak and apricots toward the back.. weird. The flavor was harsh and sour with a bunch of raw vinegar and more acetone.. again picked up some apricot skins, which proved to be a partially-redeeming factor.. rough finish with oak and cleanser. Sour as expected on the palate, but something was way off.. cloying and rough on the back. I would love another shot at this.
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