Struiselensis

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottled
Orange color, a bit hazy, no head. Sourish, Brettanomyces and grapefruit aroma. Sourish, fruity, grapefruity brew with brett and raw gooseberry notes. Almost light session lambic. Very tasty.

Bottle shared by emacgee and aubreya. Thanks again, yall. Medium golden pour with a white head and good, solid lace. Nose is lightly tart, must, lemon, and citrus. Flavor is lightly sweet, earthy, dry, slightly watery at times. Good, but not great.

Bottle from Mystery Beer swap 3.0. Pours a hazy golden color with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, spices, and yeast. Taste is semi sweet, with an earthy lemon sourness. Has a crisp dry finish.Very nice and easy to drink. I really enjoyed this beer.

Pours an off yellow color w/ a large white head and some nice lacing, lots of precipitate floating. Aroma was definatelly sour... is this a belgian ale really? I got some lemon zest and other sour fruits definate bret inside, along w/ a hint of bread. Tart palate well carbonated. Flavor had first a sour earthy leather and barn going on.. once past that there was a good fruit... a bitter apple skin, lemon zest and maybe even a touch of grape in there. Very nice twist.

Bottle. Small white head that mostly lasted, splotchy lacing, hazy, carbonation noted, and a pale yellow to golden hue. The nose was sour, tart, sweet, sharp, apples, and some cherry notes. The flavor was very sour and tart tasting, sweet, acidic, yeasty, tangy, and finished dry. Spritzy mouthfeel and medium bodied. I disliked the sour and tart take of this beer. It totally ruined the joy of drinking this beer as it was way too sour and tart for my liking. I definitely won’t be looking to drink this one again. A brew for sourheads! Next!!!

11.2oz bottle purchased at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore. Very cloudy, yellow, orange body with a cloudy white head. Smells sour, funky, with hay, perfume, lemons and plenty of yeast. You can really sense the Brett in both aroma and flavor. Flavor has tons of fruit though, lemons, grapefruit, grapes, pears, granny smith apples with some barnyard funk along with it. Some lasting citrus with extra carbonation. Smooth and drinkable and a funky twist produces a non-traditional Belgian beer.

330ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki, Bitter and Sour 2008)
Rich amber, small brief head. Sour sharp aroma. Extremely sharp taste - the very first sip was like biting on a handful of needles. Some candy sugar too. Quite complex taste once the initial shock dies down. The palate is obviously pretty sharp, and feels quite fizzy despite the fact there’s no actual fizz. Slight woody nature, some almond, and some pencil sharpenings. Quite a short finish, which is a shame as it’s very nice in the mouth. Some yeast added near the end, and all that did was add a bit of soapiness. Better without yeast IMHO.

(Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-05-15) Golden colour. Hazy. Hardly any head. Sour nose. Acidic palate but no fizziness. Fruity taste. Sour but not as sour as some lambics. Nice.