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@ 2017

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. 2017 edition. Pours dark purple with a light pink head. Tart cherries, funk, oak, red wine. This is good stuff...

8.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at brew dog Lothian road... Deep Hazy red... Thin tan lacing.. Soft d Funk.. Rich dark heavy cherry fruits.. Light almond nose... Massive deep cherry tones nose.. Light dry sharp fruits.. Deep cherry.. Light cherry stones... Ohhh definitely more cherry than blackcurrant.. But nice

8.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at brewdog Lothian road. Pours purple, nose is funk, sherbert, blackcurrant, cherry, oak, a touch of cinnamon, taste is tart, juicy, funky, oak.

7.8

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

Sampled at Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2017 - day 1. Dark hazy ruby pour with a tan head. Notes of cassis, cherries, vinegar, mouldy oak. Medium body and carbonation and a tart finish.

7.4

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

American 'oud bruin' with blackcurrant, my first from this Tennessee brewery (and a new 'state tick' too apparently). Medium thick, moussy, somewhat pinkish-tinged off-white head, hazy wine red robe, ruby hue. Aroma of ripe blackcurrants and actual cassis juice, blackcurrant yoghurt, red wine vinegar, hazelnut, sweat, 'Roosvicée', passionfruit, plum peel. Very fruity, 'cleanly' estery onset, lots of blackcurrant juice, souring and a tad spicy but with a sweetish core to it, softish carbo, smooth and bit vinous mouthfeel. Nutty malt core, a tad bready, but the sourness turns a bit vinegary and astringent in the end, overpowering too much - as is so often the case in new and foreign interpretations of this ancient Flemish style. Lots of lingering fruitiness, actual cassis as well as yeasty esters. Nice, in all, but not world class.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2017. A very dark red beer. Aroma of tart cherries, red grapes, brett. Taste of tart and mild sweet cherries, Brett, nice.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Sampled at VCBF 2017. Thnx for sharing Eugene and Tim ! Pours dark red, no see trough at all. Small to no head. Smell is tart, intense fruity. Taste is full, tart, sharp fruityness. very dry. Nice.