22nd August 2015
Bottle share at the Bottleshop. Hazy paleish gold beer, small white head. Minerally crisp palate. Nice light sourness, touch of lemon. Good white wine vibe, mildly sweet. A light crisp finish brings a touch of white wine vinegar. Refreshing and nicely mildly sour, no bloody lactic nonsense.

Pours ruby with a quickly fading head.Nose shows soft cherry and some funk along with white wine and soft french oak notes.Similar flavours. Cherry, soft oak, confectionery, cough syrup, some acidity. Some cheese-like notes too unfortunately.

Bottle shared at bottle shared at bottle sop many thanks to Kenny. Aroma is tart cherry, earthy, woody raspberry, musty. Hazed orangr pinky orange with a thin pink head. Flavour is composed of tangy cherry, woody pips, hint of smoke, cherry, light musty. Palate is crisp and sour, highish carbonation. Prickly finish.

Bottle massive thanks to Kenny. It pours bright red with a small white head. The nose is earthy, funky, musty, cherry skin, wood, ham and raspberry pip. The taste is crisp, bitter, tart, cherry peel, raspberry pip, some acidity, granny smith apple, earth, light smoke and cheddar towards the finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Crisp and juicy. A bit smokey, but still decent.

Smells like pinot noir from beginning. Some roast and light oak. Creamy consistency with some oil. Milk chocolate. Pretty nice. Pours black with good head and carpet lacing. Tap at Black Squirrel.

Pours yellow with a fading head.Nose shows funky wild yeast and soft custard and vanilla notes along with elderflower and lemon.Flavours are similar. Gentle acidity, funk and woody notes.Carbonation is too high.

375ml bottle into tulip glass. Subdued sweet malt nose, pepper and hops in the background. Caramel sauce appearance with thin film of suds. Effervescent in the mouth, immediate hop hit. Finish is dry citric acid intensity and long. Really good beer but too bitter for a bitter (if you know what I mean).

Bottle. Pale straw gold with a white head that’s soon gone. Damp wheaty aroma with old lemons, lime, apricot stones. Husky and grainy sweetness, some nectarines, lime, mouldering lemons, mellow apples, hint of hard spice. Moderate sourness, damp laundry funk. No bitterness. The minerally feel that works well in some other Moa beers doesn’t work so well here and maybe there’s a little too much sweetness, but this is pretty good and not entirely unlike a gueuze.

750 mL bottle, shared by obguthr maybe? 4/10/15. Clear pale golden, thin fizzy off-white head, decent retention. Aroma of sweet apples, vanilla, honey. The taste is apple juice, vanilla, honey. Thin bodied, mild lingering tartness.