Santa Fe Wild Ale #4 (Zotte Berten Series)

Brewed by Santa Fe Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Brad shared this at my tasting on May 29, 2010. Thanks! Review from notes. This beer appears orange and hazy with a small head and very little lacing. The aroma is intense! It’s obvious in the nose that this beer is extremely sour. Very potent scents of brettanomyces, wood, oranges and other citrus comprise the aroma. This beer is really quite tasty, though it’s likely your palate must be experienced sour/wild ale genre to appreciate this gem. The feel is incredibly tangy, with a formidable vinegar and/or acetic presence in the finish. Not for the faint-hearted. I definitely recommend it.

11/18/11. 22oz bomber thanks to ericandersnavy! Bright, sour aroma with a touch of roast and vanilla woodiness. Extremely tart, sour flavor - acidic, lemon peel, sweet tarts, and sour candy. Underneath there are touches of wood, roast, and a bit of funk, but wow this is sour. Puckering sour. Wooo!

Bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a light white collared head. Acidic and fruity in the nose. Nail polish. Extremely tart and sour right off the bat. Dry. Light mouthfeel with some carbonation. Slightly mouth puckering. The beer leaves a squiky feel on your teeth. Swishing around in your mouth causes this beer to really bring the sour and vinegar flavors out. some fruit notes and also some chardonnay flavors. Overall, fun to drink but pretty one sided.

@dstructos Daks Back-22oz bottle–pours a thin off white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is tart, medium malt. Taste is acidic, acidic, tart, medium malt. Interesting.

Big thanks to Dstructo for sharing this gem. Super sour flavor/aroma, simply amazing sour beer.

caramel pour. Sour ass aroma. Warheads, sourpatch kids, vinegar. This is just plain sour power.

Bottle bikesandbeers bought me at the brewery. shared at a tasting. Pours orange with no ehad. Nose is great tart and awesome. Taste is tart as funk, so damn amazingly great, acidic rich and awesome.

Mostly transparent amber. Full sheet. Acedic nose, slightly vinous underneath, with some nailpolish touched sweetness riding along. Ridiculously tart, puckering mouth consuming sourness...sweet accented though, is it acedic? I don’t know...its not nearly as dry as I like in sour ales...but its certainly sour as all fucking hell. Clean enough, sure...but is there an ounce of complexity here? Only if its too complex for me to realize...which is unlikely.

Thanks Kevin for sharing this rare sour brew! A- Body is a very dingy amber hue with a minimum dynamic cloudiness. Pours with a 1/2 finger foamy white head which eventually fades to a thin collar and leaves behind minimal lacing in the glass. S- Lots of-ok a crazy amount of acidic sourness (acedic). A ton of barnyard funk, pungent moldy cheese, vinegar, and a hint of citrus-it stings the nostrils. T- Flavor is sharp, tart, and acidic upfront-over the top-so much so that normally you wouldn’t be able to detect what is in the background. But- the background is almost as potent-lemon, moldy cheesecloth, and a hint of vinegar. The finish is just as intense and consistent with the initial flavors. Lots of lip-puckering tartness and a hint of sharp moldy cheesecloth linger. M-Medium to high tingly carbonation and a slightly dry body. D- This is a crazy, over the top, intense sour. I really like it-in small doses-but its a bit TOO intense. Very soour, very funky. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 07-06-2010 01:13:08

Bottle… Tower of Power Sour Hour Deel Twee… This beer rocks!… Pours clear and amber with copper highlights and a small, creamy, white head. Excellent retention. The bouquet is quite funky – barnyard and stinky cheese - and as acidic as you please. The nose presents a fantastic marriage of cherry and grape SweeTarts. Full-bodied and creamy with soft carbonation. The flavor is lightly funky, but mainly fruity and as sour as Hell - more grape and cherry SweeTarts here. Sour finish that never really dries out. The bottle remained half full when I finally tapped out at 2:30 AM. Upon waking, I finished it off and even at 75 degrees it continued to drink as if it were freshly opened. Thanks go out to Dstructo for sharing this outstanding beer!