4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
GODDAMN. Wait, hold on, let me say that again: GODDAMN!!!!! If only there was another bottle of this around. This was delightfully shared with me by a friend who had aged it around a year when we drank it. Drank in a dark room so I couldn’t tell the color. The nose was jack full of wood, dark fruity malts, wine, and perfectly soured cherries. Flavor is a FULL ON BOMB of goodness touching on cabernet, oaked cherries, lovely tart pie of fruits, oak, and vanilla oak, and of course, underneath it all, a very subtle brown ale of some sort. All in all, simply incredible. Yum, yum, yum, I want more.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to mar for sharing this big, 1L swingtop bottle.
The beer pours a reddish-amber color with a tan head. The aroma is quite tart and features apple and lemon notes, as well as some toffee and brown sugar notes.
The flavor is full of tart lemons and apples, with some brown sugar and toffee. The tartness is low, as it is balanced out by the sweetness from the sugar and malt.
Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewpub during my portland bar tour. Nice deep red pour with a moderate white head. Nice cherry and oak aroma with a tart cherry and funky yeast flavor. Very tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2009 On tap at the brewery release. Pours deep red, good clarity, with a thin smooth white head that fades very quickly. Tart cherries and wood in the nose. Tart flavor from the start, dark cherry, dry and a soft winey flavor. A touch more carbonation might have done this well, might have emphasized the dryness and made the sourness stand out a bit more. Overall a really delicious brew, one of the best, if not the best, that Roots has put out.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
I feel honored to be the first to rate this. There has been a lot of talk about this brew since the beginning of December, probably even longer. I stopped into Roots the night before the release party of the Flanders Red to meet up with a couple of friend. Come to find out, because they are part of Team Beer (a cycle cross team sponsored by Roots) they were sitting with one of the managers. I was fortunate that she brought out some glasses of the Flanders Red. Off the tap it poured red with a white head. Sweet, berry and wine-like aroma. Pretty dry palate and an incredibly perfect balance with the carbonation. One of those beers that just felt right in my mouth. Wine-like flavors with a little bit of malted grains. No bitterness and smooth beyond belief. Was a pleasure to drink
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
1 liter shared by Kan! Pours a medium to deep amber/reddish and a thin fading head. Aroma is a nice acetic, but not overdone- Flemish red- acetic, slight ketchup, cherry pit, toasted french oak, slight tannic wine and vinous. Flavor is clean, yet complex, not too acetic, just perfect vinegar character, no harsh or off solvent or phenols, nice cherry pitty, woody, tannic, wine-like, good body and tannin and acid backbone. Modest to high acidity in the end, but not overly sour. Wow very impressed with the overall quality and restraint in this Flemish Red. Great!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
In short: An excellent recreation of a classic oaky and tannic Flemish Sour.
How: Big 1L swing-top bottle. Consumed fresh soon after purchase. Tasting session with Montreal crew
The look: Dark amber-red body topped by a beige ring of foam
In long: Nose of classic Flemish Sour with plenty of oak barrel. Taste is medium sour, very tannic, cherries, plenty of oak, light-medium acidity, some caramel, tree leafs. If it wasn’t a for little hard candies sugary sweetness I would have ranked it as high as the classics of the style. I need to get myself a bottle of this wonderful tasty beer and bring it to a tasting too. So for once I’d be proud of my Roots.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
1 Liter looking Flip Top bottle though description says it was a 750ml. from hannont, dude you continue to amaze me. Shared at our J&J tasting, last beer of the night. Pours reddish with a tan ring. Nose is sweet and funky with cheesy rich notes. Taste is tart, funky, yeasty and nice. Yum.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2009 bottle thanks to hannont. crisp amber pour with a cream head. nose is tart, wood, fruits, and funky. smooth on the palate, funky wood, tartness in the back, fruity, and earthy as well.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours red amber color with little to no head. Aroma is sour cherry, oak, tart fruit, and yeast. Course mouthfeel. Flavor is tart, funk, sour grape, cherry, and finishes dry. This is damn fine brew.
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