22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/26/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, lacto/musty funk and yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, lacto/musty funk and yeast/oak earthiness. Light lactic tartness, herbal bitterness, and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, hay, straw, grass, light funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tartness balance, and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, fairly tannic, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%, with minimal barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is a delicious barrel aged sour amber ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the mildy tart/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Really well balanced Brett/Lacto complexity, dark/bready malt, and whiskey barrel presence/integration. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.

Sample at the brewpub. Cloudy brown color with a medium light tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lacing. Fruit, malt and oak in the nose. Medium body with flavors of tart berry, oak and chocolate malt. The finish is malty up front with a blueberry aftertaste. Doesn’t quite gel, decent overall.

Sampled on draft at GTMW 2011. Pours a hazy reddish copper color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Very tart, sour aroma with notes of toffee, berries and citrus. The taste is tart with notes of berries and earthy notes. Medium bodied. Nice. I’ve been trying to try Right Brain beer for over a year, so its nice to finally have some.