Bottle split at Bruce’s Pad, thanks to LKS, 24/06/14. Light black with moderate tan spotting and edgework. Nose is light roast, earthy cocoa rinse ,lactic notes. Taste comprises dark toffee, bitter dark fruits, almost sour, lactic rinse, sour dark berries. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a tarte red berry edge. Infected unintentional sour !

Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours darkest brown. With a small light tan head. The nose is rich, roasty, tar, chocolate, earthy, mild acidity, coffee and tar. The taste is toasty, earth, decent acidity, earth, dark fruit, plum, coffee and ash with a short, dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation.

Bottle shared in London - picked up at Kris Wines. Pours brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has some tangy wood, earth, some cocoa. Light sweet flavor with a bit of off-putting tang, dry cocoa, earth, wet wood. Light bodied with average carbonation. Tangy wood finish, some moist earth, berries. Definitely a bit off. Still some interesting stuff here but it’s not as it should be.

Botte split at Bruce’s pad, thaks to LKS for this Oxfordian Sour, 27/03/14. Lighty hazed golden amber with a moderate off white swirl and edgeing. Nose is light caramel, raspberries, tarte wild berrie. Taste comprises tarte berr fruit, tangy raspberries, light acidity, woody twinges, background citric zing. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid approachable easy drinking sour.

27th January 2014
Tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light, semi dry and crispy. Light sourness and floralness. Raspberry.and blueberry, nice fruits. Light finish. Not bad.

Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Andrew for this one. Pours clear gold with reddish tint and a frothy, off-white head. Tart raspberry and strawberry in the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor with underripe berries, slight acidity, bitter berry pits. Light bodied with average carbonation. Moderate sweetness to finish with more tangy raspberry character, mellow acid burn, slight bitterness. Well balanced, nicely dynamic. Solid.

Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours pale pink with a small yellow-white head. The nose is fresh, fruity, tangy, berry, candy, jam, light acidity and sherbet. The taste is tart, tangy, jammy berry, dark fruit, candy, citrus peel and some acidity which lingers. Dry, lightly tart finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Nice balance. Pretty tasty and enjoyable stuff.

Bottle from Millets Farm near Abingdon. Red-amber with a thin off-white head and maybe just a little too much fizz. Pungent smell of raspberry cordial with hints of dry sherry. Bucketfuls of fresh raspberries and raspberries up front; strikingly tart, sharp and sour. Some woody notes come through and a little bitterness before a long dry finish. Lovely stuff!

Bottle from S H Jones Bicester. Hazy pale gold lasting thick white head. Spicy wheat beer aroma. Lots of pepper and spice. Black pepper. But only some bitterness on the finish. Interesting if explosive beer. Good flavours. Food lemon. Spicy lemon perfumed beer. Good.

Bottle from S H Jones Bicester. Hazy reddish orange colour thick beige head. Hugely carbonated. Big berry aroma. Sweetish. Yes sourness comed through. Fir a UK fruit sour beer it’s great. Compared to Belgium it’s a little too sweet. Damn good though and utterly drinkable.