Bottle. Poured a dark red with a slight orange hue and a thick light brown head. Aroma was full of tart notes with a clear grapefruit note. There were undertones of apple and cinnamon. Flavor was very tart and sour with grapefruit and berry notes and an undertone of cinnamon. Very nice beer.

Sampled from a 750 mL bottle at the brewery, dated September 2005. I was warned this batch was overcarbonated but ordered a bottle anyway. Murky orange-red-brown body, thick (the waitress was right) light tan head. Apple cidery. Some sourness in the aroma, but mostly tannic, with hints of cherry and dark fruit and a touch of vinegar. Tannic body with light tartness but nothing too sour, and little in the way of balsamic vinegar. Spicy hints, bitter finish. Referencing Rodenbach set this beer up for failure, as the strong tannins dominated the sour touches in the background. Combined with the emphatic carbonation (which continued to spill from the bottle even when it was half-gone), the lackluster flavor gave the impression of a regular beer that had been infected rather than a beer that was supposed to be infected. Disappointing for a $12 purchase.