Grand Cru
(has 3 batches)

27th May 2014
Almost opaque dark red - amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is a little soft, mild fine carbonation. Light Flemish red sourness. Little caramel, well buried. Touches of cherry and dark fruits. Whisper of spice. Smooth finish. Pretty tasty and drinkable.

375cl bottle @ Geers. Thanks for the shop for warning the buyer about the gusher. Indeed, big gusher on this one, and a rather sloppy job at 8Wired especially for how much this one was going for. I guess my drain enjoyed about 3€ worth of wasted beer. De couleur acajou sur un col beige se dissipent rapidement. Arôme offre une belle alternance de barrique de vin rouge, boisé sur un sucre brun modéré. Léger sur le côte fermenté fruits noirs avec un boisé arrivant en rétro-nasal accompagné par le côté raisin vert. Les brett offrent également un caractère supplémentaire sans pour cela enlever du Pinot. Niveau palais on retrouve le côté boisé avec une note brett qui contre balance le profile fruité sucré de Pinot Noir. Alcool reste assez discret et ce malgré les 11%. Malt demeure de caractère pâle, pâle voire crystal. Le raisin est présent. Reste correcte mais décevante si on rajoute le facteur explosif de l’ouverture de la bouteille et un visuel à la ramasse.

Bottle @ skortila. Brown - dark reddish colour, small off-white head. Nose is slightly sour, fruity, red wine notes. Flavour is malty, slightly sweet, some red wine sourness and wood. Tannines well noticable, which is nice. Slightly alcoholic. Good sipper.

Capped 375 from Monument. Pours murky orange brown. Transient beige head. Musty red grape aroma. Flavor is caramel/treacle, must, oak, red berry. Sort of BFM light. Good stuff.

33 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown to amber with an off white head. Aroma is bretty, citric and berry fruity. Smooth wineous and light citric flavoured. Earthy to wooden, sweet and citric. Mellow berry fruity too. Nice lingering mild acidic finish.

Bottled, small sample. Dark copper color, short head. Aroma of grapes, red wine, caramel, raisin, some oak. Not much funky character yet. Quite sweet taste, bit vinous, some alcohol. Reminded me of a La Trappe Quadrupel like beer, oak aged on red wine barrels. Could have used a bit more vanilla-esque sweetness.

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of brettanomyces, berries, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries, alcohol,malt, and a bit of brett, leading to a dry finish.

Bottle shared at Josh’s Farewell Hoorah - big thanks to Paulo for this Kiwi Whale, 20/02/14. Murky dark amber with a moderate light beige covering. Nose is tangy dark fruits, bitter orange, apricot jam, earthy, light brett, toffee, lightly musty BA booze effect. Taste comprises orange marmalade, nutty twang, caramelised sugars, wine BA effect, musty wood, bitter orange, funky. Medium + bodiment, fine carbonation, sweet tangy close. Nice stuff, fair complex offering, lots going down !

Bottle shared in London to say goodbye to Josh. Thanks to Paul for this one. Pours hazy, golden-brown with a mild, tan cream head. Some floaties. The nose has lightly tangy, ripe fruits, berries, a bit of wood, hints of caramel. Medium sweet flavor, plenty of woody dryness, light earth, dried and lightly leathery fruits, dates. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with dry wood, light grass, toasted pine, more leathery and lightly tart fruits, berries. Lingering wood. Quite tannic. Not bad.