That Old Chestnut
Woodman's Wild Ale in Ponsanooth, Cornwall, England 🏴
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
6.77
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml solodome at home. Pours opaque dark brown with a fast dissipating loose tan head. Aroma: acetic, light balsamic vinegar, fruity, tart dark fruits. Taste: moderate tartness, the taste follows the aroma, lots of sour dark fruits. Medium body with low carbonation. I think the chestnuts got lost here, but it wasn't a struggle to finish the bottle over a couple of hours with a cheeseboard
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Keg at CBC Covent Garden. Astringent/fruit vinegar aroma. Inhale it. Murky darkish brown. The beige head just rings the rim (or whatever). Very sour. That remains throughout and is almost overpowering. However there is life underneath the sourness... a nutty fudgy nougat coffee slab is in there. The miasma cannot hide it entirely as tendrils reach for the surface. Light bodied. Thin but slick. Flat. Uber face smashingly (clearly I exaggerate) astringent finish. I like. But recently I've been getting into melodic and depressive black metal so I may be having a breakdown.