8/10
Lovely fresh tartness, apple up front m melting into stone fruits—ripe peaches and apricots, pineapple and passion fruit, smooth silky finis
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2019
at 22:18
9/10
This is a stunning beer, funky tart mixed ferment, dark rich rounded, mild vanilla from the barrels
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2019
at 20:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crisp and fairly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a lighter orange glow and a thin, and very fast-dying off-white head that starts out at about two centimetres tall and fades to nothing. Aroma of very pungent soured and tart fruits, with some apples, pears, oak, foeders, berries and then a ton of the wild and bretty yeast - very nice and elegant throughout. Light-bodied; Sharp soured and tart apple and pear flavours dominate up front with a light dose of spices of allspice and canella with a touch of lighter and fresh coriander seed, but this really is about the tart fruit and the yeast - in a great way, this is elegant, effervescent and dry, but showing some subtle sweetness and a good deal of fruits and being ultra complex. Aftertaste is clean, very tart, but dry and yeastie with the spices showing through as well. Overall, a great and very enjoyable beer that hits all the right notes, as you'd expect, and reminds me of a very complex and dry gueuze, fresh off a long barrel aging and straight from Belgium, except this isn't that style and is from Vermont! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in New York (Columbus Circle), New York on 02-December-2017 for US$5,99 sampled just over two years later at home in Washington on 15-December-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2019
at 08:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite hazy golden, peach and orange coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall, off-white head. Aroma of very nice soured, tart and very fragrant berries, brett, funk, yeast and especially the oak foeders that show a ton of character, with a tiny bit of alcohol and hops noticeable at the end, but this is all about the sour funk, in a great way. Light to Medium-bodied; Very strong sour and tart fruit notes up front that show a ton of pears, apples, apricots and even some peaches with a dash of guava and tropical fruits and then layering the wheat and yeast with a dash of white grapes, the faintest bit of hops ever and a soft acidic and vinegar not towards the end. Aftertaste shows the very tart fruit-based notes very nicely with a good layering of those, a good deal of brett, some dry oak and wild yeast notes with a tiny bit of wheat and softer supportive characteristics towards the finish. Overall, a very nice and incredibly tart, wild and funky beer that shows amazing throughout the nose and the initial part of the taste and goes down easily for a great beer, almost any time of year! Well recommended, especially if you can find this in a store! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 21-November-2018 for US$3,49 sampled just over a year later, at home in Washington on Day #12 of the 2019 Advent Calendar for Christmas on 12-December-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2019
at 13:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Lior D. Clear amber. Cherries, dust, oak, funk, sour, juicy, vinegar note, medium-bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2019
at 19:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can on the train home, 68011, 18/10/19. Golden with an off white cap. Nose is tangy citric peel, funky melon, grass, weed. Taste comprises sharp citric zest, yuzu, on the turn melon, lemon sherbets, green berry nip, wood must. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp citric climax. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2019
at 16:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BD Castlegate. It pours hazy very pale yellow with a 5hick, foamy white head. The aroma is bright and zingy, loads of sherbet, sour candy, refreshers and dib dab. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, puckering, bright acidity, sherbet dib dab, lemon - lime, sour candy, zingy action and refreshers with a drying finish. Medium body and lively, foamy carbonation. Fun in small amounts, but a bit of an enamel ripper after a while (aka too much acidity). Novel.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2019
at 10:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BD Manchester outpost, 04/10/19. Lightly hazed orange golden with an off white covering that dissipates edgeward. Nose is tangy tropical fruits, guava, stewed fruits, papaya. Taste comprises tangy tropical fruit, tabgy guava, stoned fruits, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a tangy finale. Ok sour.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2019
at 09:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Lior D. Hazy golden. Vinegar, oak, wine, fruits, a bit of acetone, sour with a sweetish note, acidic, medium-bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2019
at 18:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Manchester Outpost. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is nice sweet sticky mango, guava, sticky tropicals sugar, white grape, nectarine. Flavour is composed of semi sweet tangy tropical, guava, mixed tropical, white grape,. Palate is semi sweet sugar dust. Moderate carbonation. Tangy.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2019
at 15:16