peterstrongale (43), Tampa, Florida, USA
Dec 5, 2006
Intens dark brown beer with almost no head. There is a slight fizzyness on the rim. Aroma is sweet and sour with earthy accents. In the nose there are hints of brown sugar, spices, balsamic vinegar, wine, Port, wood, sour berries and malts. The mouthfeel is oily and has a well ballanced sourness that goes very well with the richness of the brown sugars and the spices. It has a complex accent of wood, nutmeg and cigarbox. Aftertaste is long and very refreshing, it is earthy, fruity (cherries, sour red berries) and ends with a fine touch of wood. 75cl bottle. found @ shop in Bruges.
 masonjer (469), Holt, Michigan, USA
Oct 13, 2008 Zeeland 08’ tasting. Really looking forward to this one. Poured red brown. Aroma was nice funk and sour cherries. Taste was nice cherry, well rounded and a great tannic and wine like acidity. One of my favorites of the night.
AgentSteve (864), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Pours hazy burnt caramel with no head. Wonderful tart cherry nose with funk. The flavor is the same with a mellow nutty finish.
fiver29 (336), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle pours dark brown with no head. Aroma is super tart. Smells almost like nail polish. Its that strong. Body is medium and full. Flavor is one of the most tart beers I’ve ever had. So tart I had a hard time figuring out where the flavors in this thing were. Maybe some oak and fruit. I don’t know. Just super sour. They were looking to make a sour and they did. Mission accomplished.
BMan1113VR (934), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Oct 11, 2008 33CL bottle. Pours with a no head, and a deep, murky ebony brown body. Coats the side of the glass. Aroma of tartness, peaches (ripe), alcohol, caramel, burbon and sour tanins. Wine like acidity in the aroma. Taste is sour, but at the same time sweet with burboun/oak notes and a slightly metallic finish. Light to no carbonation. Interisting sour.
MrChopin (208), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Murky brown, tan bubbles playing around on the surface. The nose is out of this world, effortlessly juggling: tart, dry wine; luscious berries; sugary chocolate malts; dusty, acidic sour qualities; faint balsamic notes. Flavor balances chocolate and caramel, sugary berries, plum, tart sour apple, alcohol and wood. Palate is ultra long and matches perfectly, moderate and smooth to go with the malt yet carbonated just enough to accent the sour elements. Complex, yet light and refreshing, and yet also a tightrope balance of contrasts. You can drink it fast. You can drink it slow. Whatever you do, drink it.
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