3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20Thanks to Monk’s cafe for having a bunch of special Russian River beers on tap for the event today. Pours a clear brown with a reddish golden glow. The aroma was very reminiscent of Oerbier Reserva, though a little less complex. Flavor was initially a burst of bretty tartness, with lemons and of course sour cherries. Nice lively yeast, really satisfying. Kind of thin on the mouth. Ultimately I left myself comparing this to the Oerbier, and the Oerbier really comes out on top on all counts. This is good and very well-made, but it felt a bit too simplistic, thin, and uninteresting to warrant the hype.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aroma has notes of sour cherry, wood and a touch of red wine. Taste is fantastic and complex, with notes of sour cherry, lactic sourness, some barnyard funk, red wine, and oak.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle brought to cfobes tasting. Wow, tart cherries and funk to back it up. Ive not tried much from russian river but this is pretty awesome. Ill be liiking for another bottle for sure.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle. Red orange with two finger head. Pleasantly tart, and really fruity, especially cherry. Wine comes through really well, but isn’t distracting. Amazingly good.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
You can smell the cherries, woody, almost cough syrup smell, I’ve smelled no beer like it! The color is beautiful off-orange/brownish color and that sour taste is incredible. I’m not a huge sour but this one come on! Finally a somewhat hard to find beer lives up to the hype! I apologize to Russian River for saying they were over-hyped, this one is worth it! Has to be one of the best, if not the best sour out there!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle shared by Josh, thanks! I’ve been wanting to try this one for a while so I was pumped to see it randomly show up, pours a dark amber red with an off white head, the aroma is packed full of cherries with an awesome amount of funk and sourness, the flavor has a fruity front end with a dry finish and a good amount of sourness, really nice mouthfeel as well, awesome stuff.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle->snifter. Hazy orange/amber with bare white head. Aroma is sour and funky cherries, yeast. Taste is more of the same, with sour bright funky cherries and yeast. Good carbonation, great lingering tart aftertaste. Excellent.
4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours deep amber color, reddish hue. Quickly dissipating thin head. Sharp, fruity, smell, no "funk". Carbonated mouthfeel
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
This is just the bottle to get you into sour beers. Excellent indeed. Well balanced and delicious.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours clear dark amber with thick white head. Lively carbonation
Aromas of bretta, sour dark cherries, woody from aging in barrells,
Lovely taste! Lingering touch of bretta, sweetness from cherries and and dry sour finish. The more you sip the better it gets! Masterpiece!
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4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Had on draft at Brewery. Pours copper with thin white lacing. Deep, tart, spice nose. Mild sweetness to the taste with a hint of aged grape. Very drinkable and enjoyable.
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