500mL bottled 2/7/24, drunk 8/10/25.
Clear, deep brassy-golden with a large, off-white head that settles out at cover.
Funk and cheese rind in the nose with mild oak and lots of lemon. Almost a tea-like quality to it; rich black tea. Smells like it's going to be very lacto-forward.
It is quite lacto-forward but not in a bad way. Not too much of the biting, drying cheese rind-like lacto that gets very cumbersome quickly. A lovely maltiness, with soft, chewy wheat helps balance and the tight, fine carbonation helps disperse the acidity, as well. Still a fair bit sour, but no acetic, thankfully. Not much oak tannin, though some good oak flavors at points. Orange, lemon, black tea and mild funk with mild Brett, but mostly lacto-induced acids. Very nicely structured, polished beer that should age gracefully for many more years (but still enjoyable to drink now).