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Zoetzuur Flemish Reserve Ale

Zoetzuur Flemish Reserve Ale - Sour Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Sour Ale

Lochristi, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2773.74/5.03.71/5.0Special7%68.8Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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 joet (1699), Fulton, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 18, 2006  
I really like this. Yes it’s obviously sweetened but there are no character hits here. Some farm house aromas, lactic sour, bits of astringency mellowed to relax, no obvious sugar qualities, no takciness. Some more basement flavors emerge as it warms. Generalyl very quaffable and yet still very complex and fun.


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2006  
750mL bottle. Dark red-orange with a medium sized dense offwhite head. Mild plasticy phenols in the aroma with some acetic sourness. Fruity tartness with an emerging mustiness. Tannic character in the finish with residual cherryskin astringency and some wet hay. Mouthfeel is a light medium, fairly dry.


 badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 20, 2006  
outstanding flemish....aroma is huge in flemish and lambic characteristics (nice funky and musty sour aroma with light vinegar and berry)...huge black cherry in the nose, that perfectly complements its other characteristics...flavor is more lambic than flemish, and starts with tart cherry, yeast, musty characteristics, and finishes dry, bitter and woody...nice crisp palate


 STEPHENDR (478), California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2006    Updated: Jun 26, 2006
Amber color- small white head - sour cherries, mold, baked apple pie, earthy nose- initial taste is tart cherries then sweet apples, with some earth, cheese qualities – bubbly body- aftertaste tart fruit and acidic


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 12, 2006  
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with a thick cream-colored head. Aroma of apples and cherries, with some stinky cheese. Taste vastly improves as the beer warms. Cherry, caramel, and malt up front that turns sour quickly when cold, but smoothly when warmer. A tart, sweet finish. Definitely a sipper.


 jasonp (1504), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
May 28, 2006  
Bottle courtesy of Jeffin7. Pours a darker shade of amber with a white head. Pleasant citric, bretty aroma. Flavor has notes of brett/horseyness, citric acidity, lemon, wood and blackberries. Dry finish. Medium to light body with moderate carbonation. Admittedly, I am far from an expert on this style but I found it enjoyable.


 ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 27, 2006  
Sample provided by jeffin7. Light amber body with medium sized, off-white head. Lasting cover, some lacing. The aroma is Brett heavy, more Lambic than Flemish Sour. Lots of pineapple, horsey, some sour cherries. The Flavor is lemon, black beeries, light pineapple, but the cherries are missing in action. The mouthfeel is soft and smooth with an astringent, dry finish.


 jeffin7 (610), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
May 27, 2006  
Pours red with a a solid head that fades to a thin layer. Aroma is funk, chlorine, cherry a bit of sharp cheese. Flavor is of cherries, chlorine, a nice brown malt, a moderate funkiness. Medium body fluffy effervesent palate.



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