3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Handbottle from brewandbbq. Pours a hazy reddish-copper color. A small, foamy, cream colored head leaves random micro-spots of lacing behind. Aromas include sour red cherries, vinous red grapes, a touch of muscat sweetness, and some red wine vinegar. The nose really opened up and became softer and less acetic as it warmed. Likewise, the flavor starts with intensely tart red cherries and grapes, with a semi-obtrusive vinegar note present throughout. As it warmed, the vinegar faded, leaving a clean, refreshingly tart, vinous flavor behind. Medium-bodied and very dry, with moderate carbonation, I found the brew to be incredibly drinkable. Very interesting, for sure. I enjoyed this quite a bit despite the vinegar notes that showed early on.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a 22oz Bottle. Transparent, cedar brown coloed pour with a thin layer of off-white head. Aromas of
nutty coconut and caramel greet the nostrils right away. Notes of vinegar, mild wood, and cherry. Fruity and
sour. Light bodied, lightly carbonated mouthfeel with a moderately lactic acidity up front, with flavors that
get increasingly acetic as the palate develops. Flavors of sour cherries and a moderate apple cider acetic note.
Some mildly toasted malt character comes through as well as some fruity apple-laced sugars to balance the
acidity. Very nice beer overall, but never develops enough complexity in the palate or finish to take it to that
next level.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dull chestnut colour. Fun nose mixing dark fruits. Quite funky. Very tart. Kind of acetic and woody. So dark fruitiness. Interesting.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber @ Bill’s Sour tasting, hand labeled from deftim, Tim you rock so hard. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Nose is woody and malty. Taste is sweet and sour and woody and pretty damn nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Ambe with small head. Oh baby...lovely crazy brown like a Flemish Red Brown...absolutely lovely overall for this style. I’ll take another please.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
[bottle] Lactic, sour fruit aroma. Reddish brown in color, very minimal head formation. Tart, strong fruit flavors, acetic. Cherry and apple certainly come to mind. Very dry, lingering finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle was shared at Dr. Bill’s. Thanks to whomever brought it.
complex, yet smooth, v ery drinkable. nicely balanced sour flavor.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
22oz bottle shared by Tim. Thanks Tim! Tried at Lost Abbey with Julian and deftim13. I can’t believe there are only 2 ratings for this beer. Tim points out some diacetyl, but I, not being an expert, just sense by products of a sour beer. I would have guesses pediococcus, but what do I know. Lots of lacto-sour aroma. Light amber color. An excellent combination of sweet and sour. Super easy to drink. Very similar to Rodenbach with it’s sweet and sour one-two punch, but less sweet than Rodenbach (which is good). Sourness is mild. I really like this beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours hazy amber with a ruby hue, and a one-inch head of white.
Retention was brief, and some stray lacework clung for the first several sips.
Aromatics are extremely fruity and sour.
Tart cherries, spoiled peach pits, malt vinegar, musty suede, with hints of rotted cedar and sherry.
The mouthfeel is medium, puckering, and a bit sticky.
Over-ripe fruit and sherry vinegar lead off the pallet. Cherry stones, tannic citrus pulp, lemon pith, and acidic malt.
Finishes with a lingering sourness and fruit, and fades with a drying tartness.
There’s enough cherries in the nose to pose as a flanders red, while the pallet is more "brune" in character.
The typical vineous, oaky character found in either of those styles is not here though, instead there’s just a whallop of acid.
Bring on the bugs and barrel-aging and this beer would be remarkable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Draft @ brewpub) Pours hazy dark brownish amber with a thin biege head. Aroma of yeast, some caramel, perhaps wood. Mouthfeel thinnish, lightly prickly and slightly sticky. Thin, webby, broken lacing. Flavor is reminiscent of a sweet cider that has turned. Sour but somewhat balanced by an apple-like sweetness. Can taste a little bit of malt with some overtones of yeast and wood. Kind of interesting - has an experimental feel. I was told this was brewed with three yeasts including a Belgian and a champagne.
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