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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.