Lci... Nice... Drink not too cold.

Light yellow, very little head, nice carbonation. Fruity, vinous, sour, green grapes and some oakey barrel. A bit of barn funk. Very nice.

The 2020 edition of this ‘oud bruin’ spiced with Habañero peppers, 37.5 cl bottle shared by Craftmember, cheers! Yellowish pale beige, audibly fizzing, moussy head quickly disappearing completely (I assume under influence of the peppers), hazy caramel-bronze robe with amber glow. Aroma of redcurrant, lots of moist old wood, indeed fresh and smoky Habañeros, blue plum, green tomato, rosehip, passionfruit, raw cucumber, elderberries, raw rhubarb, roasted bell peppers, hint caramel, something cheesy. Very crisp, fruity onset, rhubarb, plum and gooseberry impressions with a more acidic redcurrant edge but generally ‘accessible’ and primarily lactic in nature, sweeter note of apple somewhere too; medium carb, supple body. Hard-caramelly and lightly peanutty malt core buried under ongoing fruity-lactic tartness, a bit yoghurty, with growing tannic wood effects adding dryness – abruptly switching to the Habañero effect, manifesting itself as a burning, smoky chili heat, as in, indeed, raw and fresh Habañeros. This heat, however, works remarkably (and unexpectedly) well with the sour fruitiness and tannic woodiness, keeping everything focused, crisp and even refreshing till the last drop. Bright and vibrant, probably the first sour ale with chili peppers I come across, but what a pleasant surprise this is; you will admittedly have to really like capsaicin heat, but if you do, this is a definite ‘must taste’. I recommend, but to chiliheads and sour ale lovers only – and since I am both, my rating here may perhaps be a tad on the high side…