 TAR (2008), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
Apr 4, 2008
Hazy ruby apricot. Dense and rocky ivory head clings nicely and shows fine retention. Iron and severely overripe plums and bananas plague the nose as mild notes of perfumey brett and puttylike yeast tease the senses. Malt yields a faint scent of toasted straw. Very dull. Carbonation is spongy and soft on the palate. Fairly fuzzy. Quick flash of iron immediately clashes with brash and tacky notes of stomach-curdling medicine. Dirtily bitter combination of brett, iron and rotten plums only compound the overly weighty body. Poor attenuation is compounded by the lack of spicy esters and rampant fruitiness which uncannily bears a resemblance to a variety of rotten fruits. Hop bitterness is also next to nil, and what happens to be detectable is unclean and oily rather than clean and flowery. Peppery alcohol continually warms the gullet. Bright splash of strawberry jam generates a twinge of bouncy acidity before succumbing to the simplistic brett and unpleasant hint of plastic toward the finish. Scratchy touches of iron and medicine linger as bready malt sweetness makes a late yet subtle emergence. This brewery should probably learn the art of low-gravity brewing before attempting to imperialize something such as a saison of all things.
thornecb (1132), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Pours brown into a snifter. Fluffy beige micro head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Pit fruit and pepper aromas. Crisp and well balanced. Fruity upfront with a dry hops and sour brett finish. Quite nice.
ucusty (1210), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Dark amber pour with a rocky white head and drippy lace. Fruity aroma almost spoiled fruit . Sour up fruit with a tease of leather. This is a very underrated beer
after4ever (1751), Brier, Washington, USA
Sep 21, 2008 750, corked and baled. Pours a grainy and opaque dark brown with a towering, sudsy, surging off-white head. Enormous brown apple, green apple, brown sugar, and sweet brown bread nose. Creamy medium body with prickly carb. All the sweet fruity and bready notes come back from the nose. This is a nice beer, brewed creatively and well, that just doesn’t add up to much in the way of refreshment or captivation of the interest.
waolsen (993), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Sep 20, 2008 bottle. chestnut pour with frothy off white head that lasts for ever. lacing. light aroma of apple, spice and funk. slightly sour. fruit is prominant. barnyard funk. well balanced. nice.
heemer77 (3771), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Sep 11, 2008 Deep red gernet body with a light white peach flesh colored head. The aroma is lightly spicy with some cinnamon and apples. There was also some funky leather goodness. The taste is leathery with a sugary sweet cola finish. There is also some black cherry and hints of clove in the finish. Interesting and sweet, this tastes like a sweeter fruit beer. I woudl like this one more if it was a little more dry.
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