Been working my way through cellar’s backlog, my eyes can certainly be bigger than my liver so I have a few. This one was kindly brought up from Buffalo by my sister-in-law for me from Premier. Thanks! (not that she reads this.) Pours a clear maple syrup amber (Canadian Grade #2 to be exact), with a couple of inches of off-white head, that doesn’t lace, it corduroy’s the side of the glass, leaving a foam lump in the middle. (Now that’s foam!) Lovely tangy lacto nose with a mild grape zing, a touch of soap, and some clear cereal malt. The taste is lacking the real meaty sour I was expecting, but screw my expectations, it’s good. Soft fruit flavours balanced with a gentle but pervasive sour bite, caramel malts, and ending with a funk bitterness. Overall really good. That this fella is at a session-level booze is not obvious with all that flavour, and that’s a good thing this bottle is going to go down smooth, and very, very fast.

Hazy brown with an off white head - Malt aroma with some dark fruity tones as well - Roasted malt body with some dark fruity flavour with some dryness as well - The malt goes into the finish - This was good

Ölföreningen 2015. Flaska, 2012 vintage. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, jord med toner av choklad och cederträ. Fruktig, viss syrlighet, lätt kropp, sötma och beska.

Pours a darker brown color, topped with a medium sized off-white head, medium retention. Aroma doesn’t really deliver the promised and expected roastiness, just some hints of it, lost in the sourish wine notes which are easily notable. Taste is mildly sweet upfront, yeasty with a moderate soury wine feel, although not too exaggerated. Nicely enjoyable.

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey to celebrate Eric’s last night behind the bar. Dark amber brown with beige head. Aromas of dark fruit, grapes, light red wine. Tastes of dark fruit, grapes, funk, light spice. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

Bottle, 0.75l, shared with MarkoNm and his better half. Pours cloudy deep brown with medium frothy off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Aroma is vinous, fruity, mildly roasted and slightly funky. Taste starts with mild sweet caramel, roasted malt and earthy note, but soon turns into vinous, yeasty and fruity acidity with smooth mouthfeel. Medium body, slick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Easily drinkable and not as delicate as expected...

Bottle purchased at Hoppiness Beer store in Capodistria-Slovenia, drunk in Kosovo. Pours proper chestnut skin color with some amber-ruby highlights, creamy ivory head with retention...a bit gassy too. Nose: some red fruit a bit over ripe, syrup, leather and ultimately some funky. Mouth: carbo is medium to high, a bit bretty-farmhouse, rich funky palate, bit nutty. A more than decent black "farmhouse" saison for those who like sour character.

Flaska från boxbeer.dk drucken med ölföreningen. 2012 vintage. Skummar rejält ur flaskan. Lätt kropp, ganska torr trots viss sötma, lätt (för bryggeriet) syrlighet. Mest träiga smaker, kryddig ceder, lite jordig, tobak, aningen bär. Trevlig men jag har fortfarande svårt för mörka saisoner.

Shared bottle at home. Pours hazy dark copper with a huge off-white head. Aroma of plums and chocolate. Tastes slightly sweet but well balanced. Highly carbonated.