Italian cherry ‘oud bruin’ by Loverbeer, vintage 37,5 cl bottle from 2014. Initially thick and moussy, eggshell-white, quickly opening head eventually vanishing completely, over a hazy deep and warm orange-hued amber with brownish tinge, especially after adding the sediment, when the beer becomes all murky caramel brown. Refined bouquet of sweet cherries and cherry jam, strawberry yoghurt, marmalade, raspberry juice, dry white wine, honey, wet wood, orange juice, unripe yellow plums, basil. Very fruity onset, lots of sweet cherry drenched in a natural, unripe plum-, nectarine- and grape-like tartness of the beer, strawberry-like aspect too, softly carbonated; the tartness gently dries the palate but keeps being countered by the fruity sucrose sweetness till the end, aided by a soft, bready and caramelly malt sweetish base; ends vinous, very fruity and juicy and a bit aromatically herbal (basil, thyme) with close to no hop bitterness, a late earthy hop note aside. The cherry-induced sweet-and-sourness persists and makes this beer to remarkably well-balanced, almost wine-like, aromatic, elegant fruit sour, and in that sense a very good, albeit somewhat idiosyncratic and perfumey example of the style. Nice one if you prefer your sours with a lot of fruit sweetness embedded into the whole.

Bottle shared at THT July. Murky brownish purple with light pink head. Lots of fruity grapes, strawberries, light malts, sour grains, grape skins, tannins, red wine, red berry candy. Medium sour, sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Nice!

THT June at Kwartje HQ. Hazy reddish amber with white head. Sweet malts, red fruit, rosebud. Moderate sweet and sour. Gluey woody sour. Moderate sweet and bitter, moderate sour. Medium body and soft carbonation.

7 3 8 3 16Bottle shared at THT June. Hazy orange amber with a ring off white head. Aroma of plums, sweet and tart, light funk, and light citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and sour with light moderate bitterness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Score: 7 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 15 - - Draught at Arrogant Sour Festival 2018. Shared by Werckmeister, thanks!
Brownish, hazy body, with a small, yellowish head.
Aroma of overripe fruits, leather, moderate vinegar, some berries.
Tastes similar, with more berries.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes medium dry, a bit sweet, wooden, leathery, with overripe fruits, berries.

Very nice. Characterful and balanced, with leathery barrel notes and lots of fruits. Not outstanding, but very well to drink.

Bottle: Poured a clear reddish color ale with a medium size foamy head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some cherry and oak notes also perceptible. Taste is a mix of tart notes with some cherry notes, some oak and subtle residual sugar notes with some hints of acidity. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable Flanders red style with just enough depth.

Bottle. 2012 vintage. Beermoth, Manchester. Colour of red wine vinegar. Barely a head. Nose has tinned prunes. Red wine dregs. Juicy Fruit gum. Some wood and a bit of glue, oddly. It’s kept the plum character really well. Missus reckons it’s all stewed plum. Taste is nicely bittersweet, with light, tangy sourness. Juicy and soft mouthfeel. Light carbonation. Tangy finish that dries out as it goes.