thelizard (27), Canton, Ohio, USA
Jul 9, 2009 Bottle with Pipper at the Beer Engine. My first Flemish Red. Color was dark brown, similar to the Roch 8 like she said, but it was cleaner (no floating yeast flakes), and had less of a head on it. The smell wasn’t terribly appealing. I thought it was going to be an excessively sour ale, but I was pleasantly mistaken. Yes, it was very sour, but it was well-balanced, and very drinkable, with a full palate of grapes. Recommended.
 Bragesnak (2225), Aarhus, Denmark
Jul 9, 2009 Bottled.
Brown with small head. Aroma of fruit and notes of sourness. Flavor is dry with notes of cherries and malt
Pipper (226), Ohio, USA
Jul 9, 2009 Bottle at The Beer Engine: Color: same as Rochefort 8 with no head. Aroma is funky bleu cheese and sour white grapes. Smooth slightly tart but boozier flavor at the beginning of the sip then tart bite at the back of the palate. Very refreshing and completely different than the last Flemish Red I had Duchesse de Bourgogne. Love the diversity of this style - it felt like a borderline lambic.
Madsnp (611), Odense C, Denmark
Jul 5, 2009 Bottle. Pours deep reddish brown with a creamy lasting off white head. Nice lacings. Spicy and sour aroma with notes of vinegar, wood, sugar and berries. Sweet and sour flavour with wooden notes. Fruity. Nice and spicy finish. Very refreshing.
jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
Jul 4, 2009 Dark red brown. smells a bit nutty and sour. Lemony sour flavor, deep burnt flavors in there, bitey on the way down. Drinkable and enjoyable.
tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 2, 2009 Updated: Jul 3, 2009Nose strong on vinegar, slight sour notes.
Pours a murky light brown with a 1/4 inch tan head. head settles in nice halo.
Really strong vinegar taste, sourness is not there, heavily acidic, fruity flavors taste slightly spoiled. Almost like a red wine heat in the throat. It’s cheap for a reason.
jrallen34 (123), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 2, 2009 This is the best flemsih red going.
It smells vinegary but sweet. It has a brillant red color with a white head.
If you want something sour with bite this is your beer. Great every once in awhile.
If only we can get the US again, let me konw if you find it anywhere.
BuckeyeBoy (1645), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jun 30, 2009 Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a small white head. Aroma was tons of vinegar and some sweetness. Tast was more of the vinegar and cherries. A little grape and some wood. Not bad. Thanks Toby
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