Ever so slightly hazy golden and light peach coloured body with a fairly large, but very fast-fading off-white head that starts at around three centimetres tall and fades to just about nothing only a few seconds later. Aroma of very dry, ultra-soured and tart, bretty and lactobilly notes with a hint of dryness from spontaneous fermentation, but most of the nose seemingly comes from just the apples themselves. Light-bodied; Very effervescent apple flavour shows at first with some yeast and bretty notes, but this almost feels like a cider at first with how smooth the malts are with the fresh apples and very dry notes that finish up the flavour while leaving a bit of a room for some sweetness, but this is dry and very tart throughout. Aftertaste shows dry, soured apple qualities more than anything else with a sliver of malts coming through and finishing with the smallest note of a residual sugar sweetness and not much else, which is okay, especially for the style, but some noticeable yeast here too at the end. Overall, a nice dry and tart fruit-based beer with some funky yeast notes, but nothing too complex or spontaneously fermented that would me make me recommend that you go out and find this beer immediately - it was nice to try and the age probably helped out on this one, but it was never going to be a showstopper, but that's okay, since it was great to sample in the first place! I sampled this 37,5 cL caged and corked bottle, purchased from Crystal City Wine Shop in Arlington, Virginia on 29-March-2019 for US$9,90 sampled a bit over three years later at my house here in Washington, a few blocks away on 05-July-2022.

Bottle from the sad-looking, once great, Whole Foods Bowery; $15. Off-brand Duvel tulip. When did they start branding their own corks? Good sizzle. Good clarity. Clear, dark gold. Smells of much boozy maceration. Aged in calvados casks? They've done it before. Thin, tart, pinching, laquered, woody, astringent, sour, faintly yeasty with an asprin finish. Incredibly thin & spent. Surprisingly lacking vinegar, but but going full-on mouthwash antiseptic. Clenching apple tannins & quite minerally. Grainy, nacho burps. A slight burn to my lips that has me backtracking a bit. Not sure if I like this. An obvious enamel washing vs. endurance vs. enjoyment ordeal.

375 mL bottle from Beer Run. Clear amber, large fizzy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of apples, pepper, oak, pale malt. The taste is apples, apricot, funk, pale malt, pepper, apple skins, lemon. Medium bodied, strong lingering tartness, high carbonation. Solid.

Draft at Salud Cerveceria. Hazy golden yellow color, medium white head. Nice aroma of funky apple skins and light tannins. Taste is softly sour apple and lemon, more tannins, tart and dry finish. Tasty.