Got in a BIF from MacMalt. 750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in summer 2017. Pours slightly hazy reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart cherry, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, raisin, plum, lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and bread; with light notes of leather, vanilla, musty funk, red wine vinegar, pepper, and yeast/oak earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, red wine barrels, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lightly tart cherry, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, raisin, plum, lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and bread; with light notes of leather, vanilla, musty funk, red wine vinegar, pepper, and yeast/oak earthiness. Very mild lactic tartness and yeast/wine/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of cherry, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, raisin, plum, lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, bread, light leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, red wine barrels, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and wine/oak spiciness balance; with zero puckering/cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness and wine/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.8%. Overall this is a very nice Flanders red ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, red wine barrels, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on with the mellowly acidic/tannic/drying finish, never overly lactic. Well rounded Brett/Lacto complexity, balanced malts, and great wine barrel presence after 19 months of aging. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Straight funk. Good beer. Could have a few.