Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

On tap at DHVL. Pours murky red with no head. Red cherries on the nose. Flavour is super acidic, very tart cherries. Hardly distinguishable from red wine vinegar.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at DHVL, pours a hazy dark red, no head. Aroma has nose hair-stripping balsamic notes and some tart cherries further back. Flavour is full of balsamic, enamel-stripping cherry acidity, and perfume. Well that’s harsh and unpleasant. Too balsamic-y and acidic. Not good at all.

2018

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Lambiczoon, Milan, Italy. Pours deep red, really attractive, no foam. Aroma is really intense of barn, arm pit, sweat, a little vinous. Body is kind of light, with very limited carbonation and medium astringency. Taste is medium-high sour, with some evident fruity sweetness behind. Final is fairly long with cherries.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Color ciliegia, intenso, schiuma rosata leggera. Al naso note di ciliegia, frutta rossa, citrico, leggero vinoso. In bocca è citrica, tart, tagliente, quindi emerge la ciliegia a stemperare un po' la furia acida. Corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Forse un po' troppo dritta e monocorde, ma che caratterino!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Straight from the barrel @ De Troch Wambeek. 2009 lambic with 2009 cherries added. Reddish pink color. Marzipan and confit cherries in the aroma. Sour flavor with a moderate fruity sweetness. Flat. Amazingly complex. Oak in the finish. World class! Update: tasted the same beer from the same barrel again in august 2013. Has lost color but further gained complexity.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Foeders in Amsterdam. Ruby deep pour with no head. Nose: bit cheesy, cherries vanilla. Mouth: berries, vanilla, soft carbo, vinous.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

25-05-19 // tpa at Protokoll Berlin Murky red. Almond bitter cherry nose. Cherry stone af. Lambic acidic but balanced. Cherry forward. Great.