Fresh sour nose. The beer starts extreme fresh and smooth. Sourish smooth, fresh mild, the bourbon barrel are there, smooth mild vanilla hints. The sourness is present till the end, not much bitterness. Fresh, sour-smooth, nice but not too deep. The honey is in the back, fermented. Very dry sourish brew.

375ml bottle from the brewery pours a dark orange with some light haze and a ring of white head. Nose is interesting, lots of honeycomb, lots of grapefruit pulp, some sour wood, acetic acid, booze is there - more Jenever than bourbon. Flavor has lots of honey, a distinct herbal note, the acid is both acetic and citric, grapefruit, booze. Finishes full bodied, sweet and tart. I’d love to see the gravity readings because there is a lot of unfermented honey, and that’s always been a criticism of the brewery - under attenuation. All in all though, they executed this well and they have a poor track record of hitting the mark on beers like this. Hope this means good things to come for the Illuminati program.

6 oz pour on draft at Snallygaster 2016. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of tart stone fruit, peach, oak. Tastes of tart stone fruit. Light body with a dry finish.