Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the Alibi Room, Vancouver, as Storm James’ Insane 14 year aged Lambic
Hazy amber color; nice head. Pungent aroma, with some acetone, but also nice fruits, berries, candies. The flavor is extremely sour, but this one, compared to other Storm’s Lambics, seems to have more fruits, and also some residual sweetness; unfortunately again there is some acetone; there is some roasted ham flavor too (strange, uh?), and a nutty trace in the end.
Extreme but interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at St. Augustine, Vancouver; listed at 8% ABV
Black color, with a nitro-like creamy head. It has a mild aroma of roasted malt. Nice roasted malt and black chocolate flavor, with some residual sweetness (that is a nice complement); smooth mouthfeel; good bitterness level.
Not complex, but pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draught as "Storm James’ Insane 14 year aged Lambic"@The Alibi Room, Vancouver
Deep amber color, small steady off-white head. Medium-bodied. Tart fruity aroma. Flavor - wow, this is SOUR - I mean extremely sour and then fruity too. Leaves also salty aftertaste. Huh, did I mention that this is sour?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught @ The Alibi Room, Vancouver, BC
Note: Tap list says James’ Insane 14 Year Lambic - Pours orange with a small smooth head. Tastes more like a gueuze than a fruit lambic. Aroma has hints of sourness, berries and yeast. Taste is very sour with notes of cherry and berries. Smooth finish, which balances out the sourness quite nicely. Not as dry as the Belgian gueuzes. Great take on a classic style.
tiong (21350) reviewed Cassis Lambic from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, BC
Tap list says Storm Insane 12 Year Black Currant Lambic - Pours orange with a small head. Aroma has hints of sour fruits and maple. Taste is quite sour and a bit sweet with notes of fruits. Sticky, sour finish. Surprisingly good, actually tastes somewhat like a real lambic, although a bit sweeter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at The Alibi Room's 200th beer menu event, split with manuchampions, pours a murky reddish brown. Nose is a mix of sweet and sour fruits, wood and bourbon. Flavour is more dynamic and unusual than the aroma suggests - wood, oak, slight bourbon, sweet fruits underneath and of course a sharp tartness (though no where near the tartness of the 12-year aged lambic by Storm). Glad I only had half a glass of this due to its sourness. Very interesting concoction.
Earlier Rating: 6/24/2010 Total Score: 3.8
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours reddish brown. Overwhelming sour fruit aroma. Flavour is intense! -sourness to the max, cherries, sharp tartness with a long lingering sour finish. A unique one for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Churchills. I am sure this needs to be merged with the Cassis Lambic (Cassis=Black Currant, and from reading the other ratings, this sounds like the same beer). Oh, and it is Black Currant, not "Current". Pours with a hazy amber-bronze with an off-white head. Aroma is strongly acetic, vanilla, woody, woodsie, musty, mead, currant, and very complex. Taste is HUGELY ACETIC, sour, aggressive, throat rape, vinegar, berries, acid burn. This is probably the most acidic beer that I have ever had! Dry, burn, light bubbles. Intense!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown,small lasting white head. Nose is exactly like root beer. Taste is a perfumy pipe tobacco, quite unique
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at Vij’s
Cloudy blond color. Fruity Lager, with strong bitterness, a bit yeasty and sour.
It’s probably the first poured glass of the day, and either the beer is off or Storm has to tell Vij’s how to clean the lines.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Cassis Lambic from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at St. Augustine’s, as Storm James’ Insane 12 Year Old Lambic
Dark amber color, almost hazy; creamy head. Sour aroma, some acetone, glue, malt, earthy, aggressive. But nothing compared to the aggressiveness of the flavor, sharply acidic, full of acetone, too chemical. Sharp but short final, a bit astringent. Nice try, not bad, but excessive to me.