Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at Craft Clerko, massive thanks to Manuele for unearthing this from the cellar, 08/07/13. Murky cherry red with a light tan head that dissipates edgeward. Nose is woody, soured berry fruits, light oxidisation, damp wood. Taste comprises light must, funk, tarte berry fruits, lightly soured berries, rich fruit tang, dank wood, earthy, tarte apple skins, soured red grapes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tarte finish. Solid sour affair.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Grapefruit and hay aromas. Sweet caramel and grapefruit front to back and into an abrupt earthy pith finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle #518. Amber beer with a cream head. Tart/sour aroma with light fruit. Tart/sour flavor with light fruit, earth, and light oak. Medium bodied. Tart/sourness and oak linger with summer fruit and earthiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; Bottle #1048, Batch #9, 2007 vintage. Pours lightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of sour cherry, green apple, red grape, pepper, clove, floral, oak, hay, red wine vinegar, funk, light leather, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky yeast notes with moderate oak barrel presence. Taste of tart cherry, green apple, red grape, floral, clove, oak, hay, red wine vinegar, funk, light leather, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of fruity and earthy tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart cherry, green apple, red grape, clove, oak, floral, hay, red wine vinegar, funk, light leather, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of fruity, tart, and earthy yeast ester flavors; with moderate malt, oak, and acidity; and a great sweetness/acidity balance with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a fairly slick and moderately acidic mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Flanders red ale. All around nice balance and complexity of fruity, tart, and earthy yeast flavors with moderate malt and oak balance; and very smooth to sip on for 8% with the moderate acidity. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Aroma is fairly malty with some nice caramel, toasted bread, light chocolate and nuttiness. light complimentary oak character. The acidity is nice and light with some cherry and berry notes. Pours a fairly clear amber brown color with a moderately thick light tan head. The head recedes steadily but a thin film remains on top and along the edges. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor starts with some light maltiness with some caramel and light nuttiness and toasted bread. Moderate acidity brings in a nice cherry and berry flavor. Mid palate you get a medium low oak note. Medium low bitterness. Acidity dries out the finish, but its still fairly sweet. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall a nice beer, but its lacking some of the complexity I expect from a nice Flemish Red or Oud Bruin. A good beginner sour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
750ml bottle during poker Friday night. Decided to do a European night which was nice. Pours reddish brown with thin soapy head. tastes of dark cherries, vinegar, tannic, grape skins, oak, and licorice. A touch thin but very tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared with Lupuloadicto. Rubi colour with a good lasting head, off-white colour. Flavor is acidic, wood and slightly apple. Flavor is mild sourish, wooden notes are present. Maybe infected; I must try again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Red amber colour, white head. Aroma of red wine, red fruits, funk, caramel and redcurrant. Light sweet flavour, light funk, malts, red fruits and some acetic acid. Quite thin body, dry, red wine finish.
(From 75cL bottle @ ZZT VII, Oirschot 2013. Thanks for sharing, ceasar!)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ ZZT VII, thx to everyone for sharing their bottles. Typical flemish sour aroma, but not really complex enough. Bit thin on the flavor. Maybe on the fresh side.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Caesar, hazy reddish color, virtually no head. Smell and taste sourish, unripe fruits. For me it’s a bit I too I sour, but it’s a nice beer.