Zoetzuur Flemish Reserve Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Sour Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

Medium amber, decent head fades fairly quickly to just a faint trace. Aroma is surprisingly strong of horseblanket and wild critters, with a touch of vinegar and very sour cherry. Flavor is more in line with what you would expect in a Flemish Red - sweet and sour cherry, a bit of vinegar, finishing tart and rather dry. Not bad, but not my favorite version of the style.

750 ml. Ruby-tinted dark copper with a robust one-finger head. Thick frosty icing on the glass. Tart berry-cherry aroma with a touch of honey. Initial flavor is a sweeter-tasting tart berry, but quickly turns to the more sour one of the aroma. Some hints of vinegar, but seems to have a little creamy flavor and body that blunts the acidity a bit, which is nice IMO. An earthy aftertaste develops some brown sugar, apple, medium rare steak, and horse blanket among other tastes. Medium body is smooth and softly carbonated, but tingly with an acidic dryness. Not a huge fan of the style, but this one is pretty nice.

very nice, fruity and tart, its light on the palate, malt and hops but it works well with everything else. only for those who like this style of beer.

The aroma isn’t bad with tart (sour) fruit, sweetness, and yeast. The appearance is reddish/brown with a nice head. The flavor is like the aroma and not good. The palate is thin. Overall it’s not disappointing but only because I wasn’t expecting to like it.

ruby pour with a great head. slight funk and faint sour cherry. nice sweetness in the flavor. sour and funk are present but not overpowering. nice balance and very drinkable.

Pours a brownish ruby with a huge tan head. Aroma of sour cherry, funky yeasts, candy sugars. Flavor is cidery, cherry, yeasts, sweet yet sour, funky goodness, earthy tones and wood tones as well. This is pretty mellow for a sour, but I liked the balance of all the elements within. Good stuff.

Bomber bottle. Poured buubly, tawny brown, with a dense, foamy tan head. Nose was sour cherries, yeast, wet blanket. Falvor was sour cherry, yeast bitterness (brettanomyces-like), musty, slightly medicinal aftertaste, and just a hint of malty sweetness under it all. Finsih was very dry. More complexity than other sour ales.

750ml bottle-Pours a burnt orange with a small off white head and an aroma of sourness and fruity. Taste of the same with the sourness not being overpowering. I like this much better than the La Folie maybe cuz it is much milder but still very tasty.