 JMFG (1117), Florida, USA
Jun 17, 2007
2005 bottle, 75 cl, courtesy boboski. I’ve been on a good run of Flemish sours lately, and it’s style I like due to the variety in each offering. And this one was interesting, and one I had been waiting a while to try.
It poured a dark brown with ruby tints. There at first appeared to no head, but a latent carbonation made itself known after a few seconds. Fascinating aroma - sharply sour, the initial whiff has some real vingear-like qualities, but after that there’s some real herb-and-spice aromas along with cloves. Taste begins with a sharp, concentrated stab of sour, but strangely the aggressive tartness backs off a bit for the duration. This allows appreciation of the herbal qualtiies present. Something about the brew reminded a bit of Ricola cough drops, so perhaps whatever herbs and stuff are on the front of the Ricola bag are in this brew. Drinking this also, not surprisingly, reminded me of Pannepot. Overall, not insanely sour, but remarkable for its complexity.
ChristianScheffel (2087), Odense, Denmark
Aug 29, 2008 Brown with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma with pineapple, and some malt, leather and brown sugar. Very sour flavour, mostly vinegar, with a cherry note.
radiomgb (1749), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Aug 28, 2008 Deep brown with some rust in colour, thin off-white coloured head, good lacing. The aroma has some balsamic vinegar, cherries, some sweetness, sour and tart with a bit of wood. The flavour is more sweet than sour but it really works here, cherry tartness, light sourness and smooth all at once. Tart mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes lingering, lots of cherries, some grape skins.
Wow, this was awesome, tart and sweet with perfect balance. I am very glad that I have more of this. Why mds called me "barn-tits" while drinking this I’ll never know.
750ml bottle shared by IPFreely, thanks Tim.
Opened on March 28, 2008.
Best before 2011.
pivnizub (3793), Porúří, Germany
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle (RBESG 08): Hazy, brownish-reddish coloured, small, but persistent beige head; dark malt, aceto balsamico, caramel and wood in the nose; strong sour-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; long and longer balsamico-like finish, warming, too. Very impressive stuff..............
DSG (844), Yuvalim, Israel
Aug 9, 2008 (6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Dark brown color. Aroma is very oaky with some berries and cherries notes and some caramelly maltiness. Sweet-sour flavor with oak, big dark fruitiness, caramel and some biscuits. Medium to full body with an oily mouthfeel. Good stuff but not my favorite.
Marsiblursi (1400), Göteborg, Sweden
Aug 8, 2008 (Bottle) Pours dark brown. The aroma is sour, tart, acidic, citric and light woody up front with milder tones of light roast, cherries, apples and earth alongside yeasty notes of mold, stable and barnyard. The flavour is medium tart, sour and citric with notes of cherries, light caramelly malt, green apples and earth. The mouthfeel is dry with a moldy palate. Medium bodied. A very nice sour.
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