17.01.2014, 0,375l bottle @ home:
Big slightly fizzy longlasting head. Aroma is funky fresh fruity, brett, citrus peel, citrus, hops, leafs, old cats piss, grass, hints of oak. Taste is slightly funky fruity, citrus peel, grapefruit, brett, oak, hops, leafs, white wine, tropical fruits, hay. Longlasting mild bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Very nice.

Pours a pale gold color. Mild to moderate haze. Medium white head. It puffs up well at first and then settles down, leaving a fair bit of lacing on the walls of the glass. The aroma is sweet with wonderful complexity. There’s floral hops, wheat, white wine, French oak and light funk note. It’s earthy with light hops. Honey, chardonnay, sweet tangerines, peppercorns, fresh barnyard notes. The taste starts with that same floral/citrus sweetness and then dries out with a very tasty dose of French oak. The finish is earthy and funky with a bitter undertone. The oak and hops go together surprisingly well. Mouthfeel is a bit prickly and relatively light. Interesting beer and much better than expected. This is a lot more HF-ish than other HF/Grassroots collabs brewed elsewhere. That said, Mikkeller/De Proef has been doing some excellent work with sours and such, recently, so I don’t mean to take credit away from them. Anyway, this was a winner.