Tulach Leis
Vermont Pub & Brewery in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
6.51
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A Flemish Style Vermont Sour Red Ale fermented with brettanomyces yeast providing slight tartness with barnyard aromas and flavors. This recipe was the result of the collaborative efforts of VPB brewers both past and present in honor of their mentor and Master Brewer, Greg Noonan. The name (Toolah - Leez) comes from county Cork in Ireland where the Noonan clan originated. 6.1% ABV. Hits the style.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tart herry aroma with some wet hay, and light nuts. Flavour is a touch lactic with quite a bit of fruit especially the cherries. Good mouthfeel, low carb. Tart finish, more cherries and sweet berries. Lingering tartness.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft at the source. Hazy gold, white head. Vinous, tart, fruity, funk, oak, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2023
at 01:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ the brewpub. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sour malt, brett, fruits, citrus and hops. Light sour finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2023
at 22:52
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Keg at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington. golden, miniscule head. Funky cobwebs and pears dominate the nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel Pears and barnyard, some hay. Lightly metallic finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 20:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
New England Bucket List Trip #133. Keg at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper with a thin white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sweet and tart cherries, yogurt, mild brett. The taste is tart cherries, bready malt, mild brett and tannic notes. Thin-medium bodied.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2015
at 01:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy orange. Smells like acid and chloroform. with with peach juice. Taste is not as good as the nose. some shoe polish, cabbage and tart lemon juice.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2014
at 16:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft @ the pub. Dim lighting, looks like a red type color, thin ring of head. Aroma of tart cherries, yeast and vinegar. Yep... Tastes just like the aroma. And really too much vinegar. Acidic and harsh puckering in the back of the of the taste buds. Huge amount of tart cherries with just a tad bit much vinegar. Sour head should like the pucker. Not really my bag... I keep trying the sours and my option is the same. Meh
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2014
at 20:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, January 2014 and a growler drunk 3/6/14
Very nice, well-carbonated pour shows a amber-auburn body with plentiful beige head and lots of carbonation.
Extreme acetic acid in the nose with vanilla and light alcohol notes. Buttercream is very light in the background and the vinousness continues to build up.
It’s funny, when I first had this, the first couple sips are pure bliss. Sour, acetic, flemish-like flavors are beautifully stretched over the palate, but as it warms and grows on the palate, vinegar and balsam build up and plentiful diacetyl makes itself known. If they could just keep the acetic sourness and pleasant maltiness, and the breadiness and diacetyl didnt bulid up, this would be world class. As is, it’s still very drinkable and enjoyable.
Very nice, well-carbonated pour shows a amber-auburn body with plentiful beige head and lots of carbonation.
Extreme acetic acid in the nose with vanilla and light alcohol notes. Buttercream is very light in the background and the vinousness continues to build up.
It’s funny, when I first had this, the first couple sips are pure bliss. Sour, acetic, flemish-like flavors are beautifully stretched over the palate, but as it warms and grows on the palate, vinegar and balsam build up and plentiful diacetyl makes itself known. If they could just keep the acetic sourness and pleasant maltiness, and the breadiness and diacetyl didnt bulid up, this would be world class. As is, it’s still very drinkable and enjoyable.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Mar 2014
at 16:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
tap. Pours hazy amber with a small off-white creamy head and nice lacing. Aroma is brett, funky, tart cherry, fruity. Flavor is the same, lightly sweet, lightly tart, light acetone and a bit of bandaid coming through as well. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2013
at 13:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the brewpub. Hazy golden with a white head. Smells woody with the typical sourness of a Flemish Sour. A little tarty. Sour, but not too crazy with apples in the finish. A real nice try on this style, a little unbalanced, but very nice to have this in s pub.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2013
at 18:54