3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20375ml bottle purchased at west lakeview. not too sure about this but askew wasn’t all that bad so here goes.... a small pop unleased after the cork is removed which then yielded a darker than garnet plum brown mostly opaque and almost stout-like in appearance. a fluffy lasting medium tan head rests on top... chalky chocolate malts interface first with subdued marshmallow, soured to be sure with grapey and dark fruit accents throughout. not too bad thus far... flavors continue on a similar wavelength but the chocolate and sweeter notes take a backseat to the soured lactic dark fruit qualities. grapes, raisins, figs take precedent. the mouthfeel is full and creamy, almost pillowy while adding a light chalky consistency throughout. no acidic bite or vinegar feel, rather kind of earthy and muted but that works better for a darker base beer such as this. count me a fan.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at 4th Annual Boulder SourFest (2013). Pour is murky brown in appearance with a small tan head and decent lacing. Slightly acetic, roasty, raspberry, red wine, green apple, and oaky aroma. Taste dark cherries, toffee, caramelly, red grapes, big oak,, spice, and whisky. Slick mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Pretty good beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle thanks to adnielsen ! Pours a deep burnt umber color with a thick khaki head that sticks around for the life of the beer. The nose is cherry cola, some dark plum and some barrel funk. The palate is berry heavy with some nice cherry cola acid and caramel malt backbone. Bright acidic, funky, dry finish... Damn this is an interesting sour. Well done.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a 375ml bottle. Funky, earthy, cherry, medicinal, chocolate. A solid sour.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown body, medium sized tan head, soapy lacing. Vinous and tannic, with some dark fruits and berries, lightly earthy malts. Medium bodied, mellow carbonation, lingering finish, lightly acidic, gentle sourness. Rather benign and middling. Pleasant, however.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Got this in a recent trade from one of you guys, can’t remeber who but I appreciate it for sure. Dark black-brown color. Interesting smell, clearly wild, a bit of brett and a vinous aroma, not bad. taste was also vinous, slight bit of sour. Overall I thought this was pretty solid. Its not going to rival Russian River or Lost Abbey but its a good start.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 06-08-2012 02:48:40
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle thanks to Dallas
Appearance: Dark brown with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Woody, tart fruit and toasted malts
Taste: Toasted malts and tart fruit
Nice
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at the blizzard tasting in D’s place. Pours a brown almost tan color with a medium white head. A big nose of barrel, brown malts, molasses. A smooth tart Old Bruin flavor with wood, sawdust, light cherries, molasses and caramel, sweeter in the finish. Good.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sour aroma; earthy, a little roasty. Sour flavor, with some roasted malt character that go well together.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a super dark near black with a small tiny bubbled tan head. Aroma is very nice, big sour brett character, acetic, lactic, lots of wood, nice vanilla component, burnt cherry. Flavor follows but there some very distracting off flavors, something burnt, something a bit roasty, weirdly boozy, but other than that the cherry candy sweetness and tartness is spot on and very similar to some RR, maybe just picking up tannins in the finish? The dark malts just seem to muddle what is otherwise a very very tasty sour.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours deep brown with a small light tan head. Aroma is nicely tart, dark berries, a touch funky some oakiness, winey sour cherry. Flavor starts with a nice crisp tartness, biting and a but earthy and funky with dark fruit. Quickly picks up some malty cocoa notes towards the finish which loses some of the funk and tartness. FInishes still a bit crisp and woody but more mellow. Medium body and crisp carbonation.
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