 Mes_and_Sim (4365), Highgate, Greater London, England
Apr 30, 2008
A Mes rate: bottle at Chris_O’s Ha Ha Ha Ha Gimme the Cheese Tasting.
Beautiful red amber brown with no head or carb. Awesome aroma that is both sour and malty and just an excellent combination. The yeast is obviously Belgian and very Rodenbach. Lovely fruity notes and just all round perfectly poised. Flavour is not quite so fantastic but it’s still a cracker. Awesome sweet / tart balance, lovely and soft and a glorious prickly yeasty warmth in the belly a la Rodenbach as it should be. Very slight oxidised and metallic notes. Dry and fruity finish with more lip smacking sourness. Complex and bloody brilliant.
Dickinsonbeer (2514), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Aug 6, 2008 Thanks to Frumpty for sharing. Pours a medium ruby amber- some haze, no head- very minimal light soft carbonation. Aroma is mineral-like, light metallic, vitamin B hint, with a good dose of malt vinegar- Flemish sour-like- similar to rodenbach, lots of acetobacter. Flavor - light sweetness, some sugary sweet sharpness cut by the acidity, almost a fruity raspberry and cherry pie like funk going on- lots of pedio, but very low brett character detected - again good rodenbach like sourness in the end, with some murky yeastiness clouding it a bit. Prickly harsh acidity- lots of pedio, acetobacter, nice malt vinegar acetic acid- hints of red wine vinegar as well. The apple acidity I get from some older Flemish reds isn’t in this one. Nice Flemish red.
TURDFERGUSON (1136), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Aug 4, 2008 6oz Bottle from frumptydumpty. Thanks so much for sharing this Ryan. Pours a dark hazy amber with no head. Nose of vinegar and wood. Flavor is very similar to aroma, more wood and vinegar with a hint of sour cherries. Would be nice to try a larger sample someday but I was super-psyched to get some of this.
Ofortuna (310), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Many thanks to Jason for this one! Pours completely still. Good use of bugs in this one. Nice complexity and very compatible nature of the funk playing off each other. Bits of Bing cherries, toffee, and a certain nuttiness. Not a huge fan of the base as it’s a bit light on the palate and mouthfeel. Highlight of this beer is the job they did working the bugs to produce their tasty goodness.
BrianK (70), New Jersey, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Sampled at Stone Sourfest. Flat. Vinegarish aroma. Very balanced tartness. Definately would like to drink this one again.
pantanap (749), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 26, 2008 187ml bottle. thanks jason for bringing this deserving top 50 brew!.... transparent caramel brown with absolutely no head which begs me to question why i gave this a 4. but i digress.... aroma of sour vinegar, lightly spices but it all comes off pretty sell. caramel sweet malt and an equal tart component. sounds off but it works.... flavors like a very smooth sour brown. great tart aspect to it and very well rounded. really wish i had a full pour of this!
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