 tiggmtl (4169), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 4, 2004 Updated: Apr 18, 2005
Original rating (09-04-04, 10-5-10-4-19=4.8): Barnyard, leather, pepper - saison-like aromas. Opaque orange-tan woth immense and lasting, white, small-bubbled head that recedes slowly with some fine lacing. Herbal sensations dominate sweet candy sugar and broad, round malt flavours with a strong finishing bitterness. Airy mouthfeel - malty but seemingly light in body. Plenty of brett-like character. Flavours are discernible yet combine very well. An epiphany of the broad range of flavours that can be found in a single mouthful and a true pleasure to drink. Bottle enjoyed with MartinT and Rastacouere.
Rerate 17-Apr-05, 1--4-8-3-18=4.3): Brett, band-aid like phenolics, perfumey, floral (roses), musky, very ’personal’ aroma with some light spiciness. Opaque yellow-tan with decent, fine-bubbled, off-white head that recedes to partial cover with some lacing. Sweet honey-like malt flavour up front becomes almost overwhelmed by strong vegetal green hopflavour with very intense, sticky bitterness. Somehow, though excellent, this second tasting did not live up to the memory of the first tasting for me. Bottle enjoyed with beerbuzzmontreal, ClarkVV, MartinT, muzzlehatch, olivier, Rastacouere and Simon.
Dickinsonbeer (2512), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Jul 22, 2008 750 ml bottle. I had been holding this bottle for a while- I think I got it in a Secret Santa trade a while back. Thanks! Pours a nice hazy blonde- still nice carbonation and a wierd looking foamy head. Aroma is initially dusty, light must and cobwebs- definitley old but not oxidized- more of a tart lactic lemony character with some grassy herbal hints. Dulle stale old malty flavors, stale bread, crackers, dull lemony citrus and lactic acids, musty, earthy and dusty. Not much character left, but has some sourness going on. Probably well on its way past its peak. Oh well- it was cool to try.
TURDFERGUSON (1115), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle, from dickinsobeer. Thanks Paul! Nose and flavor have quite a bit of buttery oxidation which takes away from my deep exploration of the complexity of this beer. Flavor is slightly earthy, with some dried caramel malt, and a lot of strange yeast. A weird beer that I can’t seem to get into at this point. Would have liked to try this fresh.
kmweaver (1948), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 13, 2008 750mL bottle, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of Dickinsonbeer. Thanks, Paul! Pours a hazy, brownish-yellow color; mixed-bubbled off-white head with very pleasant perimeter of bubbles; patchy, mixed-bubbled lacing. Lots of intricate yeastiness, vanilla, honey, and floral notes in the aroma; light dried caramel oxidation. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lots of sweet caramel, complex yeastiness, and honey notes upfront; relaxed carbonation; gorgeous yeast character, vanilla-tinged, and lots of nice dried caramel notes. Lengthy finish: yeastiness, toasty bread, and honey; ends on the warm, sweet side.
FatPhil (2063), Espoo, Finland
Dec 2, 2007 330ml bottle (One Pint Pub, Helsinki, Belgian Beer Weeks 2004)
Deep yellow, large tight creamy head, floaty bits. Sweet, spicey and hoppy aroma. Taste is predominantly hoppy bitter, but in a really pleasant way, not harsh at all. Don’t drink in a single gulp, that’s just silly.
Glouglouburp (1915), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 22, 2006 Cloudy yellow body with chunks of yeast and a large white head. Smells like a spicy lemon pie. Taste is hard to describe. Some weird yeast character than I’m not used to. It’s not bretty, not fruity, not estery, not whatever, just something else. And that something else is great. Taste is hard to describe but I’d say lemon pie coated by rich caramel with grassy hops bitterness. Truly excellent. Unfortunately few good bottles remain. I got one amazing bottle at Le Vaudrée pub in Liège. I immediately ordered a second one but I was too late, diacetyl had taken over. Tragedy. Diacetyl, my arch-enemy, one day you and I will settle our differences and I shall rid the earth of your malevolent doings in an epic battle of good versus evil.
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