Dry-hopped pale ale refermented with Brettanomyces brewed by this Walloon brewer who emigrated to Canada. Bomber shared by Marie, cheers! Off-white, thick and mousy, largely stable head, hazy deep amberish-orangey peach blonde with 'dirty' ochre-ish yeast hue especially after adding the sediment; some protein flakes as well. Aroma of strong Brett indeed, horseblanket all over the place, stale urine, damp hay, wet leather, bitter plant seeds, old orange peel and dried out lemon rind, melon, old rusk, sourdough, medlar. Fruity onset, very estery with notes of peach, medlar and sour grapes without ever turning actually sour; fizzy carb initially, dryish old rusk- and bread crust-like, somewhat nutty malt profile, light sourish and very yeasty finish with a very firm, rooty and leafy hop bitterness underneath, all drenched in a whole lot of lovely 'dirty' Brett effects, hayish and very funky; the initial light and fruity sourishness lingers among ongoing, very dry bitterness and bready yeastiness with spicy phenolic effects dancing on top. Reading on the bottle how this beer was made and being aware that the brewer has Belgian roots, I was expecting something Orval-like, and that is exactly what I got: this belongs to the circle of amber coloured, medium strength, dry-hopped, Belgian-fermented and Bretted beers that essentially - and often knowingly - pay hommage to the legendary trappist ale, so it is difficult not to make a comparison. This beers in any case has a lot more Bretty funkiness and deliciousness than Orval has nowadays and the fact that this bottle had been aged for quite a while, has only accentuated the dry and funky Brett character more; one for the Brett- and wild ale lovers with a very strong Belgian colour to it, I enjoyed this one a lot, like the other two beers I had from Townsite (also both generously donated by Marie). I am falling in love with this brewery.

650mL bottle, pours a murky opaque orange with a large white head. Aroma brings out lots of the bretty funky notes, without much else to breathe. Flavour likewise shows the brett dominating upfront, with some sweet cereal malt in back. Very light bitterness from the hops. Not much complexity, but it's very pleasant. Good stuff.

650 ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange amber with light head. Aromas of dull muddled fruit and earthy yeast. Flavors of dry marmalade and earthy wet malts.