8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 10
THANKS! to Mathieu87 & PriorL. Hazy golden. Nose is sweet wood, lots of it, horse blanket, wine & faint walnuts / oxidation. Flat & bit watery but otherwise excellent. Oak, nuts, Sauternes, vinous, lots of oak, dry, light vanilla, bitter hay in the back. Barnyard. Light sourness. Pretty rich & interesting. Good stuff.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2015
at 08:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
No head, ochre-golden beer. Very grapey, even vinous nose, old wine, old barrels, barnyard, horseblanket, bit nutty. Winey, vinous, even Sauternes-like! Absolutely stunning taste. Blossoms, honey, lactic acid, and balanced! Quite slick (certainly for a lambic), flat as a pancake. Very special bottling - normally on draught only, which would have been better for the carbonation, Iām told. The taste is divine.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2015
at 04:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty licorice and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 01:53
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Faster ā11 a dark sour ale which pours a mahogany brown with ruby highlights. The nose is tangy coffee & caramel. It has a tingly effervescent carbonation that made me blink twice with a delicious Nutella hazelnut chocolate character some oakey wine barrel notes and a dry sour finish really nice stuff. In terms of taste easily as good as Brunello though quite different.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 04:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Stronger ā11 another dark sour this one is a cola black with a light beige head. The nose is sour tart pine nuts with a dash of fruits. A zesty light body which is screwing with me as the first flavor hit is chocolatey stout then sour vinager tartness with a bit of red berries & oak. Maybe a touch of smoke as well? Another winner.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 04:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Better ā11 based on an IPA with s copper color and a soapy head - on cask. A really interesting nose barrel, must, & hints of vanilla. Lightly ascerbic body with a silky mouthfeel. The taste is bitter nutty and sour. Good stuff. Very nicely balanced and not as mouth puckeringly sour as some of their other sours.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 04:10
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Alpha blood barleywine 11% a very IPA like copper gold pour with a big dank resinous hop nose. American barleywine or Double IPA you decide. Big full malty body with a smooth mouthfeel & round carbonation. The taste is caramel, orange rinds, pine, biscuit, dankness - really good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2014
at 00:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sour Pete ā11 a ruby brown with a wisp of a beige head. The nose is sour, somewhat weizenbock banana bread-ish then hints of peated malts. The taste is sour tart berries and chocolate spread. Chocolate fudge, bready tart Ā - Quite nice.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 00:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hoppadendum IPA 6% a gold pour with a soapy white head. Catpiss & funk in the nose, the taste is bitter but balanced - pine bark & lemon with a dry finish. Really easy to drink though that aroma/flavor dichotomy made me do a double take.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 00:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mikan blend ā11 a glowing gold with a slight orange tint. The aroma is Mikan orchard rather than the zest so fairly old with a woodsy quality as well as the expected tartness. The taste is very sour, Mikan, pithy, acetic & acidic but delicious.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2014
at 17:31