Poured from 500mL bottle. Hazy medium brown with minimal white head. Oak, a little vinous, touch of nuts. Better than expected.

Pours a bad muddy brown with no foam and no visible carbonation. Nice flanders style sour malt aroma, raisin notes. Taste is wood and malt and slight raisin, ending dry and full. Not much to look at but hitting that rustic brown ale vibe very well.

Bottle, from the brewery. Dark brown. Not much head on this one. I get toasty, nutty malts that have gone sour. Okay, the sour character is more of that vinous stuff, some brett maybe. On the palate, it's not as sour as I thought it would be - more of that sweet toffee malt, light fruitiness, and a rounded barrel finish with a bit of brett. The bugs and tartness don't really serve the beer, but of course they're totally expected putting a brown ale into a pinot barrel. The execution isn't bad, it basically comes across like you'd expect, it's just not an idea I'm nuts about. This is the sort of immature beer you'd want to include in a blended old ale, not stand on its own.

330mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma reveals vinous notes upfront, along with leather, and gentle funk. Flavour is very funky, with lots of leather, somewhat harsh funk, red wine, and a bit of wood varnish. Unusual transformation of a brown ale here. I like the idea, but the execution is a bit rough. Decent attempt.