Zoetzuur Flemish Reserve Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Sour Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

750ml bottle shared with Axilla, Thanks! Poured clear amber in color with a frothy beige head which left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet, notes of cinnamon, spices and earthiness present. Taste is nicely tart and sweet, with a nice body. Cinnamon, and mild spices present as well as a slight oak taste. Quite enjoyable.

On tap at the PDX Green Dragon. Pours darker copper color with a rocky soft thin white head. Tart fruity nose, sour and moderate acidity. Hints of cherries and citrus. Not a full on lambic sourness, but a well built beer with a refreshing balance between the sweeter cherry and woody flavors up front and the tart and funky estery finish.

Bottle. Pours a deep reddish amber with a nice white head and good lace. Nose is earth, cherry, barnyard, a bit of oak. Flavor is heavy with cherries, some funk and malt. Easy drinking for 7%. Pretty tasty sour ale.

Dark dirty brown color with persistent tan head. Aromas of red cherry, sweet malt, and brett. Rather sweet malt flavor balanced by sour fruit. Finish is sour and refreshing. Excellent.

Tons of red fruits in the aroma. Very lightly tart for a sour ale, but that makes it quite drinkable. Nice lightly acidic counterpoints to the rich caramel flavors.

Thick rust orange pour; healthy thickness of white foam and a muddy body. Salty gym sock funk and sun rotted pineapple, tomato and cherry aroma; very juicy, overripe and steeped in acetic acids and white oak tannic bitterness. Hints of orange peel and dusty cinnamon indicate the robust flemish red malts that linger warmly under this soft funk and restrained tartness. Flavor of prickly pear, maraschino cherry, golden kiwi fruitiness consistently treated with the darting dryness of minerals and wood. Plenty of unripe citrus quality as well; the flavor of the last bite of fruit on a mango, dipping into the rind a little. Raspberry lemonade. Not as dry as a typical flemish red and pleasantly absent of that plain, wicking sugary acid; rather, a restrained show of acidity and only a soft degree of tartness lending sharpness to this surprising depth of malt. Pleasant and relaxed. Gingerbread and baked apple mid palate, coolly spiced and refreshing. Mouthfeel is medium to full with a yeasty doughiness that softens every corner of the mouth. Finish is a searing zing of mango and a calming blackberry tart. A warm, expressive example that demonstrates balance in a really loveable way. Thanks Andre!

750mL bottle. Pours a hazy, bright orange-amber color; light tan / taupe head with fine-bubbled lacing and a thin layer of retention. Tons of juicy pineapple in the aroma: bright citrus, overripe cherries and funk; good levels of tartness and a mild acidity. Fluffy carbonation; creamy, medium-to-full mouthfeel: following the nose, lots of pineapple present upfront, followed by tart cherries, citrus, and a pleasant red-fruit maltiness; well-developed tartness, acidity and reasonably dry overall. Well-done sour ale. Medium finish: bread, red fruits, and some dry, toasty malts.

750 ML Bottle-pours a murky brown color w/a moderate tan head & good lacing w/lasted thru the brew. Sweet, funky, fruity, aroma. Crisp, tart, sour, funky, earthy flavor. Sweet like a classic Belgian w/a fruity edge to it, flavors of dark friut, cherries, & blackberries. Very acadic, this is a slow sipper, not one you can knock back in a hurry. Long, tart finish.