@ 2019

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

Sour ale brewed with rye and flavoured with tangerine and vanilla, a rather exotic creation by The Bruery’s sour department (Terreux), sampled at Billie’s Craft Beer Fest 2019. Off-white, loose, open head vanishing quickly, clear and warm orange blonde robe with peachy tinge. Aroma of dried tangerine peel but also actual orange or mandarin, white vinegar, lemon juice, coriander seed note, sourdough and indeed vanilla sweetness. Sour onset, very acidic and tangy, softish carb, supple and bit oily mouthfeel, slick bready-cereally maltiness dried by ongoing acidity – lactic sourness from the beer, but added citric acidity as well, resulting in an almost burning feeling; the citrus adds pleasant brightness as well as finishing astringency, while the vanilla does its job retronasally, but in a subtle way. Somewhat far-fetched perhaps – I don’t see much use of vanilla in sour ales generally speaking – but very colourful and lively, I would love to revisit this on a hot summer day, even if the burning acidity is very ‘American’ and a bit too much for its own good.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

30/XI/19 - sample @ Day 2 of Billies Craft Beer Festival 2019, BB: n/a - (2019-2083) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Aroma: super oxidized, medicinal, hansaplast, chemical, solvents, bad, slightly fruity. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very acidic, chemical, all solvents, vinegar, super sour, orange peel, oxidized. Don't like it at all!

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

7-4-7-4-14 On tap @ What’s Brewing, Stavanger. Pours hazy dark golden, with a big creamy head. Aroma is light acetic with wine vinegar and fruity notes of grapes, sour plums, as well as citrusy notes of lemon and lime. Medium body, with soft to average carbonation. Flavour is acetic notes of wine vinegar, grapes, sour plums, berries and tannins as well as citrusy notes of lemon and lime.