7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 mL bottle, #1664 of 4344. Well this bottle is about 8 years old, and as I'm the first to rate it in 5, I have to think I'll be the last. Picked up at S&H cellar clearance. Glowing golden bright orange pour. Lots of active head. Aroma has some floral and citrus notes, with a salty lime background. Some funk. Tart first sip, but drinks on the light side, a lot like the gose brews of a more typical and modest strength. Unique sour flavors, with a dry finish. Subtle grape like note hides behind the floral front. Love the lasting funk, and dryness of the sea salt. I'm guessing this is my only sumac beer. Very enjoyable, and clearly this has held up all these years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2023
at 01:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Beer #5 of my 10,00th Beer Milestone Celebration! 2016 Vintage Mostly clear copper coloured body with a light orange glow and a nice three centimetre tall off-white head that fades very quickly and leaves not a sign of there ever being a head here - but the tint of the body is very nice indeed. Aroma of strong caramelised ginger, a dash of oranges, some spontaneously fermented yeast, a dash of oak and funky foeder notes, but the ginger really defines this one - very strong and reminiscent, at least in the nose, to a moscow mule. Light to Medium-bodied; Tart and funky orange, citrus and oaky, dry, foeder notes dominate, but the ginger is right behind with a crisp, inviting and very spicey component to the tart and citrusey beer, but the dryness and tart qualities really stand out at the finish, all from the yeast, oak and yeasts here. Aftertaste shows a pretty good balance of spices (ginger and some coriander seed) along with a fresh orange and bitter grapefruity quality, all while bringing out some light sugars, a big hit of yeast and a lot of dryness and tart qualities - very nice and complex throughout, while being quite easy-drinking. Overall, a very nice beer that is tart, funky, grassy, citrusey, floral, oaky, cedary, herbal, yeastie and still somehow quite drinkable - the citrus is nice as are the ginger qualities - great throughout, and I'm happy I added this to my 10k beer celebration, it was that good! I sampled this 37,5 cL bottle as Beer #5 [of 21 - 10 (for 10,000) of Each side of the 10,000 Beer Milestone and the 10,000th itself!] of my 10,000th Beer Milestone, purchased from Glen Ro Spirit Shoppe in Monroe, Connecticut on 05-September-2022 for US$12,99/for two (buy one, get one free deal), bottled in 2016 in American Oak, sampled at my house here in Washington on 01-May-2023.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2023
at 07:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@SBWF2018. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is watermelon, some brett, mild floral and fruity notes with some wood. Flavour is very similar to the elements of the aroma. Nicely dry palate and quite smooth to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2022
at 01:10
7.2/10
Syrup from canned peaches, with a bit of salt, boiled down and added to the brew. Maybe a big of vanilla, but no age character.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2022
at 22:49
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Beer #9500! Super hazy deep copper and orange coloured body with a light copper glow and a a soft bronze tint, all with a fairly fast-dying off-white head, only about two centimetres tall at first that fades to just a thin layer a few seconds later. Aroma of super tart, soured, funky foeder and bretty notes with a lot of fruits here as well showing some strawberries, passionfruit, hibiscus, lemons and best of all gueuze notes in the nose with most of this one smelling from the funkiness than anything else with seemingly a great sour quotient. Medium-bodied; Strong soured and tart notes dominate at first with some lemons, grapefruit, bretty, lactobilly and especially foeder notes from oak, cedar and even a deeper woodsie note that brings out the complexities from the yeast here with a lot of funkiness, some softer grapes and raspberries and ending with a great layer of sweetness captured on top of the soured, tart bretty flavours from spontaneous fermentation. Aftertaste shows the very robust, rich and soured/tart notes front and centre with enough of a malt body from wheat to support these flavours, while still being easy-drinking, but the spontaneous fermentation, bretty and overall yeast notes are amazing here with perhaps one of the most complex and robust finishes I've had in a long time - great for Beer #9500!!! I sampled this 500 mL bottle, purchased from Whole Foods in New York (Columbus Circle), New York on 30-June-2016 for US$14,99, my birthday many years ago, sampled some six+ years later at my house here in Washington, as Beer #9500. If I would have known this one would be so good, I would have bought a bunch, even having to bring it home with me and paying this money on each bottle, this was something special. Drink it, or to be honest, hold it for a bit longer, if you have one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2022
at 07:49
8/10
Tried
on 05 May 2022
at 18:54
8/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2022
at 23:51
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 02:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 02:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 02:28