The follow-up to Nørse Man, so a second sour ale brewed by Alvinne and Vrijstaat Vanmol – this time with a name referring to a particularly gruesome execution method said to be used by the Vikings a long time ago (though there is no historical proof for this) and containing, well, blood oranges... Strong gusher, so be ware. Thick and mousy, pale salmon-pinkish-tinged white, creamy, membrane-lacing head, cloudy bright deep orange robe with again a salmon pink tinge – and, quite uniquely in my experience, small dots of deep orangey-red blood orange bits floating throughout (no doubt related to the gushing, too). Aroma of lots of blood orange juice and -flesh indeed, rhubarb, sour cream (strongly so), fruit yoghurt, redcurrant, unsugared orange juice, Napoléon candy, halfripe mandarin, vanilla-associated wet oak wood lurking in the background, strawberry wine, green tomato, stale sweat – and this whiff of ‘actual’ iron piercing through. Sour onset as expected, lots of sour cream- and yoghurt-like lactic sourness mingled with considerable citric sourness from the added blood orange – though this ingredient also offers a bit of countering sweetness; blood orange remains the dominant flavour, but more complex gooseberry-, redcurrant- and sour apple-like aspects are at play too. Medium carb, full and smooth body; brioche-bready, even very lightly caramelly malt sweetish core, dried by the overall tartness but maintaining the initial play between inherently sweet and exuberantly sour. A soft woodiness in the end includes retronasal vanilla more than drying tannic effects, while this crisp, sour, colourful citrusiness remains the dominant factor, even over a deeply situated earthy hop bitterish moment. Very bright, refreshing and quite original sour ale, rather unique even (perhaps even more so than its predecessor) – and I do have a weakness for citrus, as long as it feels genuine and natural, which is certainly the case here. A second interesting collab of Vanmol and Alvinne: I hope more are to follow! --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) Alvinne Bloedarend on 17 Feb 2021 at 16:20 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: The follow-up to Nørse Man, so a second sour ale brewed by Alvinne and Vrijstaat Vanmol – this time with a name referring to a particularly gruesome execution method said to be used by the Vikings a long time ago (though there is no historical proof for this) and containing, well, blood oranges... Strong gusher, so be ware. Thick and mousy, pale salmon-pinkish-tinged white, creamy, membrane-lacing head, cloudy bright deep orange robe with again a salmon pink tinge – and, quite uniquely in my experience, small dots of deep orangey-red blood orange bits floating throughout (no doubt related to the gushing, too). Aroma of lots of blood orange juice and -flesh indeed, rhubarb, sour cream (strongly so), fruit yoghurt, redcurrant, unsugared orange juice, Napoléon candy, halfripe mandarin, vanilla-associated wet oak wood lurking in the background, strawberry wine, green tomato, stale sweat – and this whiff of ‘actual’ iron piercing through. Sour onset as expected, lots of sour cream- and yoghurt-like lactic sourness mingled with considerable citric sourness from the added blood orange – though this ingredient also offers a bit of countering sweetness; blood orange remains the dominant flavour, but more complex gooseberry-, redcurrant- and sour apple-like aspects are at play too. Medium carb, full and smooth body; brioche-bready, even very lightly caramelly malt sweetish core, dried by the overall tartness but maintaining the initial play between inherently sweet and exuberantly sour. A soft woodiness in the end includes retronasal vanilla more than drying tannic effects, while this crisp, sour, colourful citrusiness remains the dominant factor, even over a deeply situated earthy hop bitterish moment. Very bright, refreshing and quite original sour ale, rather unique even (perhaps even more so than its predecessor) – and I do have a weakness for citrus, as long as it feels genuine and natural, which is certainly the case here. A second interesting collab of Vanmol and Alvinne: I hope more are to follow!

Lichte gusher, want ja Alvinne, Zure matten, bloedsinaasappel, enorm veel gist (en opkomend depot), man het trekt mijn hele maag bijeen, niet mijn ding

Pours a peachy, pink, fluorecent, medium sized pinkwhite head. Scent is DMS ( average level for a raw beer ) mild fruity touch. Taste is full, farily dry, acidic, mild DMS, medium fruityness. mild bitter touch. Herbal. Interesting, rather refreshing. Fairly easy drinkable. Dry finish, lingering fruity / herbal notes.