Haandbakk
(has 3 batches)

oro poca schiuma non molto persistente acida fruttata legno non amara piuttosto secca

Bottle shared at a tasting at Dagan’s place. 2008 vintage. Hazy brown with a beige head. Sour lactic aroma with some fruitiness and oak. Pleasant sourish flavor with some lactic acid, a bit of brett, vinegar hints and a bit of malty notes. Medium-bodied. Nice.

Brown - aroma is of sour berries - taste is sour and something else in addition - unusal, and ok

(bottle - batch 249) Cloudy dark brown with slight tan head. Sour vinegary wine smell with hints of wood, fruit and funkiness. Medium bodied, slightly sticky with plenty of very fine carbonation giving great mouthfeel. The flavour is dominantly sour, but quite complex. It mellows a little with warming or standing. The flavour is vinegar, sour cherries and maybe under-ripe berries; there is a softer flavour that I think is lactic acid or something similar from the yeast and some spice. There are also, of course, hints of wood, sometimes quite clearly oak, throughout. It has a tart woody finish. Overall this is a very unusual beer. It was initially quite off-putting however the complexity and interest invites you to keep savouring to try to identify the elusive flavours. In the process it grows on you. Despite being dominantly sour, it is actually quite well balanced and enjoyable for such odd flavours.

31/10/2011 500ml bottle. Bruna con riflessi rubini, simile a una Rodenbach, abbastanza limpida, con schiuma leggera bianco sporca, poco persistente. Aroma intenso di ciliegia, con note di lievito selvatico, acide, con un acetico molto pronunciato. In bocca è molto acida, con note aceto balsamico decisamente pronunciate. Corpo medio-pieno, carbonazione soft. Ricorda molto la Aardmonnik di Struise, ma non ha la stessa forza dirompente né lo stesso mirabile equilibrio. Un po’ sgraziata.

Bottle, KØ11. Good citric aroma, rather fruity. Cloudy dark red colour. Sweet and citric flavour, mild woodiness. Easily drinkable, but nicely flavourful.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown with some floaties. Aroma and taste are rich brett, fruits, malt and hops. Nice and sour.

Bottle. Dark brown/amber with small off-white head. Flavour is malt, sour, dark fruit, caramel and a little vinous.