8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle on 04/03/2011 from Once Upon a Vine - South. 2010 Bottle, best before 08-2020, LGB 11 13918. Slightly hazy reddish brown body with a small foamy off-white head. Sweet raisin, sour cherry, fruit, caramel and light balsamic vineagar aroma. Tart cherry flavor, some caramel, fruit and balsamic vineagar notes. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 8/4/8/4/15 - 3.9 11/28/2005 - 1987 Vintage. Poured a brown color with a thin white head that fully diminished. There was a slightly musty wine aroma which may be mostly due to being 18 years old. Very light with a rather sweet flavor. 8/4/9/3/16 - 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2005
at 07:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Brown coloured with reddish tints, lasting beige foamy layer, lively carbonation; sourish-malty nose, balsamico too; moderate fruity sourish character, quite dry, some bitterness very late in the finish, traces of a musty "cellar" taste. Quite easily drinkable, well balanced, light and pleasant sour ale. A good beer to begin with a journey into the world of the beautiful belgian sour ales...............
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2005
at 11:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tan-pink creamy head with large bubbles in; body is opaque drab red. Aroma is sharp raspberry with hints of sourness. Taste is subtle raspberry with unidentifiable notes and a sharp edge. Aftertaste is quite dry. Sourish. Well, not bad, but not that exciting, either. (0.33l bottle. 2002 vintage sampled in 2005.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2005
at 14:21
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
(Bottle 25 cl) Deep red - almost Burgundy - clear with a purple head. Very strong - but artifdicial - cherry aroma. Also the flavours are artificial and cloyingly strong cherryish. Weak underlying tartness. Avoid. 231005
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2005
at 15:52
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
A deep red beer with a pink head. The aroma is artificial with strong notes of marzipan, as well as light notes of cherries. The flavor is very sweet with lots of cherries and marzipan.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2005
at 06:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Kulminator. Cloudy pink color, big pink head. Intense fruity aroma, lots of cherry, quite tart. Taste is very tart, very fruity. I could drink this stuff over and over again.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2005
at 00:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Brownish red colour, mediumsized brownish head. Aroma is bitter fruity with strong cherryish notes. Flavour is plummy, bitter and has hints of cherry and strawberry. Long dry bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2005
at 13:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Dark brown coloured with an mid-sized brownish head; fruity, sourish nose with a tinge of caramel, also: balsamico, port; initial sweet-sour fruity taste, mild sweetish flavour; gentle fruity-sourish finish with a touch of "barrique" and some "iron" (?). Not so complex as the "Goudenband", but very pleasant and going down well. Moreish !
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2005
at 05:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Almost no head; deep red-brown colour. Deep cognac-like aroma. Powerful, sourish, sharp taste of dark wood, red wine, and cherry. Very, very good. An excellent Flemish sour ale!
Tried
on 17 Sep 2005
at 16:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Strong mulling spice aroma -almost overwhelming clove with hints of pepper,nutmeg, and cinnamon. Dark red color with no head. Cherry clove flavor with same spice hints as aroma. This tastes better room temperature or even a bit warm as it is very much like mulled wine or Glühwein (thus the name). A nice Christmas drink - avoid if you hate cloves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2005
at 19:43