Oud Bruin

Tap @ The Mayor Foco. Dark reddish violet appearance with an off white head. Tangy plum, blackberry, lightly vinous, tart dark fruity aroma. Tart black cherry, blackberry, tangy, fruity flavor. Not bad.

Sample at the Beer Trappe in Lexington. The beer is a dark brown color with a medium tan head that diminishes slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of tart fruit and sweet malt. Medium body with flavors of mildly sour fruit, earthy malt and caramel. The finish is fruity with a lingering tart aftertaste. Decent overall.

It’s easy to overestimate what you’re going to get with this beer; yes, it’s a sour ale, but look at the description: lightly acidic. The bottle is not a font of tartness. The main flavors are very Belgian and Brown in the European sense of the style, with caramel/fig malts and a spicy yeast undertone. The finish grows a touch of a vinegar-laced sour streak, but this sourness doesn’t do much other than bring out a modest green apple finish. Too much fruit, and too sweet for its "lightly acidic" soul.

Dark brown beer with a weak but lasting, beige head. Aroma is interesting and lusting, cherries, some sourness and redwine vinegar, dark fruits and hint of iron. Taste is berry, very sour, balsamico and barnyard. Quite full bodied, slightly sticky but same time also lot of carbonation. Very tastefull beer, enough of complexicity and sourness.

[3/4/11] Bottle at the brewery in Oudenaarde. Hazy brown with a beige head. Aroma of caramel, wood, some fruits and some lactic acid. Sweetish-sourish flavor with malt, caramel, fruits and some woody notes. Medium-bodied. OK but too sweet.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Liefmans Oud Bruin (by Liefmans (Duvel-Moortgat)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

07/03/2011 - 25cl bottle @ home (2011-102)

Clear purple to dark brown beer. Beige small head, little adhesive and non stable. Aroma: chocolate, mocha, fresh red fruits. MF: light carbon, pretty light body, bit watery texture. Taste: sour, fruity, toast and slight caramel, citrus and apple skin. Aftertaste: gentle lemony balanced out by the right amount of sweet. Pretty good, but of course not even up to the ankles of Goudenband.

Bouteille 250ml, courtoisie de rodenbach99. De couleur brune-rouge foncée et claire. Nez fruité sucré et aigre (cerises sûres et cerises noires, léger de raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de framboises), moyennement malté de caramel aux petites notes rôties avec des notes de pain grillé, de bois humide ainsi que des traces de chocolat noir. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et croustillant ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût fruité sucré, acide (acétique) et léger-moyen sûr (cerises noires, cerises sûres, léger de framboises, notes de raisins vineux) et accompagné de notes boisées (bois humide) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût malté de caramel avec des notes de pain ainsi que des traces puis en finale l’on assiste à un regain de goût fruité légèrement aigre (moût de petits fruits). Post-goût moyen, légèrement aigre de fruits (moût de cerises) avec des notes boisées et de faibles traces rôties.

Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. red-amber colour. Light hoppy very nice sour aroma. Powerfull sour flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are malt, cheese, fruits and spices.

25cl bottle at home, purchased at plan-b cloudy with small sediment floaties, fine small offwhite thick head, some lacing. first note in the aroma is sour, then comes dark fruits, faint sweetness.raisins, slight acidity. aroma changes a lot as it warms up. flavor is fruity sour which dominates, also citrus, raisins, dark fruits. quite refreshing this one, the sourness is fresh fruity, not at all stale. ends as it tastes, but with a little more citrus.