Draft @ Steele & Hops, Santa Rosa, CA. Pours a dark brown color with no head. Has a fruity sour tart woody dark fruit aroma. Fruity sour tart woody dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody caramel and dark fruit finish.

Bottle @ Rincon Valley Tap Room & Bottle Shop, Santa Rosa, CA. Pours a slightly hazy yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak sour woody bourbon aroma. Fruity malty spicy sour yeasty woody bourbon flavor. Has a fruity malty sour woody bourbon finish.

Bottle @ Rincon Valley Tap Room & Bottle Shop, Santa Rosa, CA. Pours a hazy red color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour tart woody grape aroma with hints of cherries. Fruity sour tart woody cherry and grape flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody cherry and grape finish.

Bottle @ Rincon Valley Tap Room & Bottle Shop, Santa Rosa, CA. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour woody peach aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty woody peach flavor. Has a fruity malty oaky woody peach finish with weak yeasty hints.

Draft @ Rincon Valley Tap Room & Bottle Shop, Santa Rosa, CA. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty hoppy bretty weak sour aroma. Fruity malty spicy bretty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty bretty sour hoppy citrus finish.

[1/28/17] Bottle/Can/Crowler/Growler at a bottle share at Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. Cloudy yellow. Funky, oak, fruitiness, vinous, tart, bitterish note.

[1/27/17] Draught at Steel & Hops in Santa Rosa. Reddish brown. Oak, wine, red fruits, cellar, a bit of vinegar, caramel, a bit of roast. Sweetish and sour. Medium-bodied. Very nice.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is a bit odd with a dominating malt and phenolic profile which I was not expecting. Chocolate, coffee, toasted bread and nuts with some grassy and peppery phenolic notes. Some light dark fruit notes with raisin, plum and prune. Lighter oak and bourbon notes. Pours dark brown but not quite black with a medium large, pillowy and frothy, dark tan head that recedes to a thin film rather quickly then lingers. Medium lacing and small legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a balanced, medium light sweetness. Acidity is well rounded and not very sharp. Lots of malt character with chocolate, coffee, roast and toasted bread. A lot more dark fruit notes with raisin, plum, prune, berry and black cherry. Much less phenolics with only light pepper and grass notes. Light oak with some light red wine and faint bourbon notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a much better beer than I was expecting based on the description and aroma. I’m not a huge fan of dark sours, but this one is pretty nice. The acidity is present, but mellow and the dark fruit notes compliment the dark malts rather than clashing with them. The barrel character also adds some nice complexity. On the basis of flavor alone this may be my favorite dark sour.