Bottled 33 cl at Kerbside, Brisbane, on July 20, 2013.Black color, pretty much no head. Sweet, sour, roasted scent. Sour, acidic, citrus, lemon, vinegar taste. Medium mouthfeel, very low bitterness. Sour aftertaste.

(Bottle). Darkish cola brown with no head. Aroma is a mix of vinegar, smoke, wood and hints of sweet over-ripe fruit. Medium body with a slight tingle of carbonation. The flavour is dominated by a sourness that is initially quite shocking but rather quickly grows on you: part vinegar, part citrus and part very green apples. This somewhat balanced by some malty sweetness and hints of spice. Overall this is very unusual and I am glad I have tasted it but don’t expect I will choose it again. Beer has come along way in 500 years!

Bottle, 13C. Dark brown, no head. Aroma of dark malt, spiced sour apples, shrivelling grapes. Interesting and weirdly enticing, but also a little like some sort of protective treatment for timber. Very low carbonation. Vaguely slippery mouthfeel. Quite sour and herbal but has a chocolate and dark berry sweetness to it. Less confronting than Canute the Gruit. The sediment looked a bit scary so I left it in the bottle, but even so it’s surprising how clean it is. Again it’s the balance of the interesting things that’s impressive.

Pours dark brown with no head whatsoever, although a bit of syrupy sediment sees to have collected at the bottom of my glass...Nose shows acidic dark berries, soft roasted malt, chocolate and spices/herb contributing a Dr Pepper note. Weird but somehow enticing.Somewhat akin to a Flanders Red.Very sour flavours, almost mouth-puckering. Some of the roasted malt shows but nothing else really makes an impression through the acidic assault.Very low carbonation. Almost seems watery.Bit of an experiment I suppose, and interesting, but not something I plan on drinking again - once is definitely enough.