BS#0120 - Bitter Tattin

THANKS to Kraddel! 330 ml. bottle sampled. Hazy orange, overly big bubbly disappearing white head. Nose is plaster, spoiled yeast, BE esters, apple is there but in a bad BE ester way. Far too carbonated. Overly bitter plaster, horribly bitter BE lingering esters, phenolic, overly carbonated, awful plaster, yeast bitterness lingers in your mouth, cinnamon is lost, awful lingering taste. Very unpleasant but not unfamiliar for those who have ventured sufficiently into bad Belgian Blond territory, oddly alcoholic, aftertaste is specifically bad here. Aftertaste really stays, harsh, aggressive, I am certain that some Belgo-worshiping likely nationalistic beer geek might actually dig this. It is bitter as hell for sure.

Pours clear, blonde/amber. Small, unstable white head. Smell is grainy malts, bit dry.Old apples. Not much of the regular saison yeastyness / hay characters. Taste is dry, bit astrigent, bit harsh, rotten apples, unfresh malts. something a bit off, as a dry, plastic-like finish. Not my thing. mf is OK, carbo is ok, but the quality, taste and scent are not. I was actually surprised there were apple(juice) in it, since I didn’t read the ingredients before tasting. i thought it was more of a yeasty issue. Still, the beer just doesn’t work.