 Tmoney99 (4656), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Nov 6, 2009 Bottle shared by alexsdad06.
Poured cloudy brown color with a minimal frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Medium to heavy dark fruit, alcohol and wood aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and good carbonation. Medium to heavy sweet & sour flavor with a medium to heavy sour finish of moderate to long duration.
Complex sour that is a standout for style.
austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland
Oct 22, 2009 75cl at Pikkulintu, BBE 07/11, big thanks to everyone who shared. Very dark ruby, nearly black, tiny and coarse beige head. Aroma has dry Käck liquorice, hint of cherry, balsamico sourness, dark grapes. Warming balsamico flavor, burned notes, licorice, little figs, spiciness I can’t get a grib of, long balsamico finish similar to Rodenbach GC. Totally lovely sour, keeps getting better with every sip, got even some roasty notes.
shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
Oct 17, 2009
9/27/2009: Earthmonk... Aroma: Vineous with a slight sourness. Appearance: Murky brown. Flavor: Sour grapes, hint of red wine, moderate sourness; decent balanace overall with caramel malt sugars. Palate: Medium-bodied, pretty smooth. Overall: Very good.
33 cl bottle (Alc 8% Vol) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #328 for this beer.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Sep 30, 2009 330ml bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a cloudy dark purplish-brown color with no head, only a few bubbles and a ring around the glass. Leaves very slight lacing. Aroma is fairly tart with red wine, cherries, wood, and spices. Flavor is incredibly vinous, with dry, tart red wine dominating, along with cherry, raisin, brown sugar, vinegar, oak, and spice. This is seriously one of the most wine-like beers I’ve ever had. Flavor is nice though, tasty and full, and finish is long. Body is medium and the palate is silky smooth. Carbonation is very low, at borderline Lost Abbey levels, but this actually doesn’t detract much since this beer is so wine-like. Drinkability is pretty average.
HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Sep 24, 2009 Bottle ( 330ml ). Shared with garthicus, courtesy of a trade with glouglouburp. Poured deep murky ruby-brown with a small frothy off-white head - looks mysterious, I gotta go 4/5 for the chunkiness. Love sour vinous aroma, cherry, prune/plum tartness, moderate alcohol and a hint of mid-bodied dry red wine - a bit musty, but this one pushed my buttons. The taste is dry, musty, minerally - the plummy sourness has faded, just a residual tart berryfruit acidity balanced against dry, earthy oak - I kept thinking "is this not a vintage merlot?" Slick, thick and acidic mouthfeel, fairly flat, with a long dry-resin bitter/acidic finish. I freakin’ loved it - not everyone’s cuppa, but hell to the yeah for me!
SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
Sep 21, 2009 Little carbonation with no head.
Clear dark brown body.
Acetic, almost medicinal aroma. Some dark brown sugar.
Tart, acidic some fruitiness.
Improves some as it warms as the sweetness that was limited initially comes forward some to give it a bit of balance.
rosenbergh (843), Helsinki, Finland
Sep 16, 2009 750 ml bottle [2006] shared with Marchcow and Brandman in Kulminator, Antwerpen, Belgium. Dark reddish brown colour with small off-white head.
Very sour aroma with some dark fruits. Flavour is also very sour. Some metallic notes too. Money well spent though.
Ober (1161), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
Sep 10, 2009 Bottle @ Kulminator Antwerp. A black colored beer, with a small beige head. The aroma of sour and wood, with dried fruits. The taste has also sour with wood notes. Fruity tones like lemon and peach with bitterness. The aftertaste is sour with some sweets
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