3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at brewery, RateBeer Winter Gathering ’12
Pours an average cheddar orange with a nose of wild cherry and horse blanket. Flavor is berry brett horse saddle. Tingly on the tongue. Not bad at all.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Yep. They’ve gone wild. I had no idea this would be so sour. Not too sour, of course, but wow. It has the meatiness of a Scotch ale, but also has the fermented, wild characteristic of a wild/sour ale that actually softens it up really well. This beer wasn’t carbonated very heavily, at least in my glass, but had it been it would probably put me off. I can’t remember the details of its aroma or flavor’s characteristics, but overall it was a sweet, slightly sour and dense beer. The sweetness and sourness are well-balanced, but bold bold enough, that it’s a strong-palated beer while still being very enjoyable. But wow, what a powerful flavor!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at Hoppy Monk in El Paso, TX September 2012-Pours deep brown red hue with a small lite tan head. Nose is amazing -out of this world! WOW, cherries, funk, oak, vanilla, sweet peat malt-wow! Holy shit! vanilla oak cherries tart notes on the flavors. Damn im writing all scrambled here! Amazing lovely oaky vanilla finish with lingering tart/funk. Amazing Sour here and im glad its from TX! :) For sour heads out there, seek this one out!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy amber, cream head. Nose is sour, cherry, tart, wood, bugs, and dirty. Great on the palate, heavy sourness, followed by tartness, wood, cherry, mouth puckering finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(growler thanks to mora2000) cloudy rich brown-amber, lasting creamy fine tan bubbles. Nose of cherries, rich caramel, light peat, cream. Taste of cherry pie filling, bit vinegar, tart, delicious, complex and awesome.
Earlier Rating: 6/12/2012 Total Score: 4
(Draught at the brewery during RBWG 2012) cloudy deep copper pour with fine tan bubbles. Nose of caramel, tart Brett notes, and orange peel, smells just awesome. Taste of caramel, Brett, orange pulp, light scotch presence, very well carbonated. Nice beer!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Draught) Pours an amber-brown body with a spare white head. Aroma of horse blanket, vinous, wet weathered leather, and oak. Flavor of vinous, sour cherry, oak, raisins, and caramel with a dry finish.. Nicely malty for a sour, which is not something I would ever expect to say for a sour.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Please, Scot, can I have some more? Prunes, cherries, raisin, bit of leather, but nothing offensive. Nice acidic bite that cuts throught the fruity sweetness. One of the best beers I’ve had at FT.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Oak St. Murky red brown pour with a head of fine bubbles. Sour cherry aroma with some raisin and vinegar. Taste is the same, very tart. I loved this thing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at whole foods. Pours hazy brown with a small white head. Funky sour nose surprisingly. Taste is very tart and sour belying its musty look. Nice full body. Interesting beer very unique.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
1st beer of the 12th Anniversary party @ the Houston Flying Saucer .. . pours a deep amber purple .. strong foam .. . uplifting tart nose .. . cherry skin, sour prunes, road, and yeasty leather .. . medium bitters .. . very acidic .. . very nice beer but got tiresome as i went through my glass, probably would have been better if they blended it and calmed it down a bit.. . . Hey sideburns, want some of this milk?
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