7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
5 oz pours at Mugs Belgian Blast (I had to have a few). Pours with absolutely no head or lacing at all. Looks like gelatin its so still. Golden color. A strong aroma and what I get most is lambic sour apple. Imagine the Lindemans Pomme but not so gay. Or more like a real sour tart beer with strong hints of granny smith apples. Also get something thats like a rotting yeast producing some nice sourness and moldy bread. NICE. A very syrupy mouthfeel, surprising and not that liked. Taste is similar. Dont feel as much brett as I would expect.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2006
at 09:43
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Mugs Ale House Belgian Blast - this one seemed to be the most sought-after beer of the event, and for good reason - pretty much perfectly still, with a few large bubbles around the edges - mild funk in the aroma, but oak and white grapes are what come through the most - the flavor isn’t so much sour as it is tart and tannic - this beer picked up A LOT of the chardonnay’s characteristics - some damp oak coming through - I went back for several glasses of this.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2006
at 09:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
A hazy orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of coriander, oranges, and bread. The flavor is sweet malty combined with a dry spicyness. The body is thin. I’m not very impressed.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2006
at 09:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Mark’s Sour Tasting on 06/16/2010. Batch 004x4. Clear golden body with a small white head. Tart fruit and funk aroma. Big tart and barrel flavor with fruity notes. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. 8/2/9/4/17 - 4.0 Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Clear golden body with a thin frothy white head. Sour fruit and funk aroma. Big sour flavor with some light fruit and faint caramel. Light body with high carbonation. 8/3/8/4/16 - 3.9 11/29/2006: Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. Hazy amber body with a small creamy white head. Sweet but sour oaked aroma. Dry sour fruit flavor with some light vanilla hints. 8/3/9/4/17 - 4.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2006
at 15:39
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Cloudy orange body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sour fruity aroma, with some funkiness. Big sour flavor, light fruit and more funk. Medium light body with high carbonation. 8/3/9/4/17 - 4.1 11/29/2006: Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. Batch 001. Hazy amber body with a small white head. Pungent sour aroma. Sweet oaked flavor with some sour kick, and some gentle caramel notes. 9/4/9/4/18 - 4.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2006
at 14:59
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks to droopy49 for this one. Pours fairly clear, light golden in color, with a large, lasting, tight white head. Fruity aroma. Slightly sour like an apple cider cellar. Some leather. Very complex and agreeable aroma. The flavor starts with some sweetness which is quickly overcome by a slightly acidic tartness that finishes dry and then turning spicy. I really liked the playfullness of this beer. The flavors and aromas are complex, yet this is light and very drinkable. Well done.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2006
at 17:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
"Draft". Golden amber beer with a little white head. Great tart aroma with some fruitiness. Dry, tart flavor with some good earthiness. It was called "Temptation with some watermlon" and I agree. There;s good brett with some added fruitiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2006
at 19:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Fest 11/11/06 Nose of watermelon and barnyard; hazy gold coloration with a ring of bubbles on the glass edges; Flavor of tart watermelon, with some yeasty barnyard funk!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2006
at 16:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Fest 11/11/06; Nose with tart citrus and wood accents; slightly hazy gold with a small white head; flavor tart with some grape fruitiness mixed with the woody accents and some yeastiness. 7/4/8/4/15 8/13/08 375 ml bottle Batch 001 from Russian River; Nose of light tartness and funkiness with some light oaky wine notes clear gold with a very small white head (light puff of gas released upon loosing the cork); flavor is just medium tartness with some woodiness; decent but not great, rating will stand, just a fairly smooth sour!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2006
at 16:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from aspidites; Thanks Mike! Nose was cherries and woodiness; hazy orange with a small off-white head; flavor of tart cherries and the everpresent oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 14:35