 jjpm74 (2760), Connecticut, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle courtesy of yjb. Pours amber with a white head. Smells of strawberries, tarte, sugar. Tastes tarte, oaky and sour with a slight hint of residual sugar on the finish.
beastiefan2k (1065), Hicksville, New York, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Shared by the gracious jjpm. Pours a very murky golden color with a medium sized head that fades quickly. Aroma is nice with lively light strawberry jam. Very natural springtime kind of feel to it. Then young/wild tart strawberries. Taste is again light strawberry jam but they come with light spikes of sourness. Then finishes with a a seltzer carbonation. A bit of light brett breaking through the tart strawberries as well. Very nice, a bit of a step up over the blueberry.
dougblur (11), , Indiana, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Aroma was strawberry tart with hints of wild yeast.
Appearance is cloudy cider.
Flavor is full of smooth tart. I picked out more sour apple.
Palate medium to full mouth feel.
Extremely pleasant sipper. The tart is a great mouth pucker, full of flavor.
kramer17801 (1846), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 19, 2008 25 oz bottle, shared by acrdz. Pours a cloudy orange under a fizzy foamy white head. Nice funky nose, minimal actual strawberry, but I say that’s a good thing, some oak, and some band-aid notes once they were pointed out, but they were minimal to me. Great tart bracing acetic lambic flavor, the fruit was more of a strawberry & cherry mix, great lingering bone dry finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a great puckering dryness that sucks the spit out of your cheeks. Overall, very authentic, and much better than the Hanssens Oudbeitje as far as strawberry beers go.
CharlesDarwin (1333), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 6, 2008 750mL Bottle, thanks to acrdz. Noses strong in warm cotton and fruit pith. Somewhat astringent at this point, but I’m really excited about this great, horsey authentic blast coming out the glass. Bright and vibrant. Pours a slightly peach-tinted straw, with a rim in white. Really tart and sour! Acidic and fragrant with un-ripened strawberrys. Not so delicate, but straightforward with a punch of really well mixed acidity and fruit residuals. Rather complex, to my taste. Interesting all around. I don’t find the funk as being off in any significant way. In fact, I relish in some of the unique individualities of this beer. The strawberries don’t even come close to overwhelming, they’re really subtle to me, adding a base level of fruit nuances to all parts of the beer. Body is nicely round. Backs out on a touch of acetic acid. Delicious.
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