Struiselensis

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Really nice brew from Struise. Heavy on the brett and funk flavors blended with these great tropical fruit notes. Apples and pears are going on in there as well. Lots of wood going on in the background. Definitely a tasty treat!

Bottle... Poured pale, golden/yellow with a white head. Acidic and tart flavors. Malt sweetness aided in the candied like flavors here. Apple sourness, light berry-like fruits, grains, and some definite funk.

vintage round 5 years old

head: thin, creamy
colour: hazy blond
smell: lambic, irony/bloody , skunky, hay
taste: start is mild sour; champagny, citric, grapes, irony, end is sweet/sour with a semi-dry end , pretty fruity !!

UPDATED: JUN 6, 2011 +/- 5 yr old Vintage bottle@Kulminator: it does remind me of a lambic but this is also distinctly different as well, clear yellow with a small white head that doesn’t lace or last, smell is a bit limbic-like, tart & sour citrus, hint of sweet fruit, lactic sourness mixed with wet rags, taste is a bit similar to taste, sour & tart lemons & green apples, wild yeast, lactic tartness, some wheat & hint of funk, feels a bit musty & wet, medium to light body, not much carbonation, interesting & good brew by Struise

Poured a cloudy straw color with a hint of amber/orange. Thin white head with very little lacing. A funky sour aroma. Earthy notes with a bit of a grassy nose as well. Very tart and sour. Sour like sour cherries. Brett definitely is in there. A grainy/wheat taste is present as well. There seems to be what could be anise in the nose the further down the glass I get. Might have been there from the beginning and just now showed itself after warming up. Or I could be crazy. A tart mouthfeel with a slight sweetness. This was an awesome beer. I wish I would have seen this on one of my many visits to the brewery. Because I sure would have tried and bought all I could.

330ml bottle from MtGoat.
Appearance : Clear pale orange with a medium white head that is short lived. No lacing.
Aroma : Awesome wheat with tropical fruit brett. Light lactic sourness. Nice citrusy tartness. Light funk.
Taste : Taste quite lactic and a little bit acetic. Nice tropical fruits brett. Lots of wheat especially on the finish. Great citrusy tartness.
Overall : Wow I love this stuff. Awesome nose. Taste also really nice. Sourness is rather soft. Brett is really nice. Wheat also. Not as complex as others but quite refreshing and rather drinkable. A bit Berliner Weisse like with added brett. A really nice surprise.

Bottle 33 cl at Lupolo, Helsinki. Poured pale hazy copper in colour with no head. Aroma mostly sour apple and vinegar. Flavour quite similar, very sour apple notes. Finis mostly sour with some ligt sweet notes. A bit onesided on the whole.

A: The beer pours a slightly cloudy golden orange color with minimal amount of white foam. S: Lots of grass and mild lemony tartness. A big time funk which is quite earthy and almost mushroomy. Very musty and dusty with some hay and wet oak. T: Big time lactic tartness. Lots of lemons and green apple sourness. Decently funky, though nowhere near the level of the nose. A little bit of salt, and some light grassy and earthy funk. M: Medium in body with a soft carbonation to it. O: A nice beer with some good attributes, but not amazing in anyway.