8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly crystal clear dark ruby/brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki 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 big tart/sour cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with lighter notes of pepper, nuttiness, roast, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with lighter notes of pepper, nuttiness, roast, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, pepper, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a fantastic malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Very unique with this being a lager, clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, fairly acidic, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a fantastic dark sour ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth, clean, and easy to drink; with the mellowly lactic/tannic/drying finish. This tastes very close to a Flanders Oude Bruin on style. Loved the amount of barrel presence for being a wild ale. Balanced dark fruity Brett complexity, dark/bready malts, and bourbon barrels. Not overly lactic, making this extremely drinkable. A highly enjoyable offering.