6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Some cherry and lots of citrus. Pours hazy pinkish with ok head. Sour and tangy finish. Sampled at Fathead’s in Pittsburgh.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2016
at 08:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
At the brewery: pours murky light brown with a beige head and it dissipates kind of fast. Aroma is a tad funky, plenty of dark fruitz. Taste is a tad sweet, a bit bit sour. Body is not too heavy. Not my favourite of the Draai Laags.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2016
at 22:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
At the source bottle: pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma is orange, funk, creamsicle, and vanilla. Taste is orange and funk. Nice balance. pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2016
at 20:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly clear deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big sour lemon, cherry, raspberry, blackberry, orange, raisin, currant, red wine, pepper, hay, straw, musty funk, caramel, toasted oak, bread, light vinegar/leather, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour lemon, cherry, raspberry, blackberry, orange, raisin, currant, red wine, pepper, hay, straw, musty funk, caramel, toasted oak, bread, light vinegar/leather, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate tart/sourness and light yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, cherry, raspberry, blackberry, orange, raisin, currant, red wine, pepper, hay, straw, musty funk, toasted oak, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/sourness balance, with zero astringent sour flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, dry, moderately acidic, and lightly tannic/grainy/creamy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.4%. Overall this is an excellent sour amber ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and fairly refreshing to drink; due to the modest acidity and high carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2016
at 20:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the brewery: pours bubbly grey gold with a more loose white head. Aroma is funky as all hell... Basement, musk, armpit... You name it. Taste is not as funky as the aroma, but still has a nice earthy bitter and some sour funkiness. Nice complexity. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2016
at 10:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a muddy river water looking brown with a loud fizzy tan head. Aroma is a earthy brown ale malt with some vinegar. Flavor is tart like a Flanders red ale but then comes more of a malt you would find in a nut brown ale. Finish leaves some red wine vinegar on the tongue and lips. They basically made a brown ale and fermented it with wild yeast. It works though, with a super tart/sourness followed by a earthy malt.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2016
at 17:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Paid $9.69 U. S. For a 500 ml bottle at 7 Eleven, Kittery, ME. Color is a clear golden amber color, fast dying head. Aroma shows straw, grass, lemon rind and yeast.
The flavor has a dry citrus hint with mild yeast, light traces of a wheat like backbone. Has a mild tartness with a bone dry texture. Yeah, this is the kind of sour ale I enjoy, more tart without any harsh sour pucker. Decent brew.
The flavor has a dry citrus hint with mild yeast, light traces of a wheat like backbone. Has a mild tartness with a bone dry texture. Yeah, this is the kind of sour ale I enjoy, more tart without any harsh sour pucker. Decent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2016
at 20:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the brewery: deep red purple body with a frothy head. Aroma is blackcurrant, wine, and maybe tree. Taste is fruity and very dry at the end. Blackcurrants are pretty dank in here. Nice complexity. Better than the rating implies.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 15:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At the apirce. Pours a brownish red with a white head. Aroma is cherry, tree, and sugar. Taste is somewhat sour. Light woodiness. Pretty good but not great.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 16:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
At the source: pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is leathery funk and the like. Taste is subtle funkiness. Very refreshing funky taste. Just the right amount of carbonation. Quite good.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 15:10