6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
'Wild black ale' from this modern craft brewer in Ripley, basically a stout of mixed fermentation, thanks to Craftmember for sharing at In De Wildeman in Amsterdam. Loose and thin, open, pale yellowish beige ring of a 'head' on a blackish beer with hazy, deep mahogany-chestnut brown hue. Aroma of strong 'drop' (liquorice candy) and salmiak, sherry vinegar, blackcurrant jam, elderberry leaves, very old red wine, ink, damp wood, plum peel, shoe polish. Sourish onset with subdued sweetish core, unripe plum, blackberries and elderberries, bit wry, softly carbonated (near flat, actually), smooth and resinous mouthfeel; hard caramel-like maltiness, bitter chocolate note, toasty bitterness accentuated by wry tannins and the sourness, liquorice and cassis aspects in the finish, late earthy hop and coffee grounds bitterness; lingering sherry vinegar tartness with solventy notes, bit ink-like. Weird concoction, sour stouts can turn out very good in many cases (even if rarely made) but this one seems to contain too many harshly clashing flavours to work well, a problem I encountered in more of these LandLocked sours. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2018
at 18:41