Sweet Flanders Red
BarrelHouse Brewing Company in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.08
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle c&c, batch 1303, Vintage 2013, May 2015 release. Pours translucent and ruddy with a slight off-white head. Aroma is just musty for me. Med body or so. Flavor is quite tart/sour; there's malt that fits sour red/brown; there's some acidity. It's not entirely dry; not getting lead, but plum is in it - or some similar medium dark seeded fruit. Could be some Cabernet from the barrel I suppose. There's a trace hint of a BFM/solvent thing. Prior ratings are about 3 years old. I'm thinking this stuff has really improved over time. Pleasingly tart. Musty oak (ala BFM) is finally getting clearly discernible. My take: BFM would be proud to be able to bottle this!
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Draft - Acetone and soured malts. Deep cloudy copper with beige head. Soured malts, honey and acetone. Gross.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the Tin Bucket. Pours a cloudy red brown with small creamy off white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong acetone and hairspray. Medium mouth, very boozy, apple, acetone, odd.