6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler shared by goldtwins - hazy dark red, soapy lace - cane sugar sweetness in the nose, with notes of plum and vanilla - fairly light-bodied for the style, and the alcohol is hidden very well, making this a very dangerous beer - aside from that, the flavor is of very clean, sugary sweetness (no stickiness, but very sweet) - some hints of plum and cherry, a splash of belgian yeast spiciness - not all that complex for a quad - it verges on boring.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Jul 2009
at 21:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-750ml bottle–at the end of the bottle, why not, says swirl because….pours a white head and murky straw color. Aroma is yeast, light grain, vinegar. Taste is sour, yeast, light grain, vinegar. Interesting. Thanks yobdoog for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2009
at 09:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a murky pinkish orange with a bit of head and aromas that are decidedly tart and have a bit of raspberry. Flavor is a very sour yet full mix of raspberry, lemon and funk. Unlike other raspberry \"lambics\" I’ve had, this comes across as full and very robust.
Second bottle (after 7 months aging). Seems a little less pink in appearance, lively carbonation, no head. Aromas of similar to before, maybe a little less fruity and a little more tart. Flavor seems to have lost a little complexity... not bad, but more of a punishing sour with much less fruit presence and a little bit of an almost metallic edge to the aftertaste. Sad to say that I liked this much better when it was young.
Second bottle (after 7 months aging). Seems a little less pink in appearance, lively carbonation, no head. Aromas of similar to before, maybe a little less fruity and a little more tart. Flavor seems to have lost a little complexity... not bad, but more of a punishing sour with much less fruit presence and a little bit of an almost metallic edge to the aftertaste. Sad to say that I liked this much better when it was young.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2009
at 23:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
This is the Brett version. Tap @ the brewpub. The pour is an extremely dark, hazy, muddy, golden, with no clarity. Looks thick and solid. Aroma is right away a brett bomb, all pineapple and herbal/barnyard brettiness. Flavor really did it for me as far as brett goes. On top of the pineapple and barnyard/herbal there is a nice light tart aspect surrounded by light rubber, a juicy kind of rubber. This is what got the 9, this rubber aspect. which is common in lambic (particular in 3F gueze) is here but not so dry and abrasive. Like I said, its juicy rubber if you can imagine it. The aftertaste is wildflowers and that herbal/barnyard. Awesome stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2009
at 11:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Goblet pour @ the brewpub. Color us a very red and pink hued brown, thick, cannot see through it yet it radiates just a little bit. This was an interesting beer, not sure what kind of yeast did all this. The aroma is like cheery pie crust and cola mixed together. A weird combination of malts and yeast, cool and different. It is similar in flavor but is a bit muffled by the strong carbonation. However, the carbonation helps offset the thicker mouthfeel, this juxtaposition adds nicely to the original structure of the beer. The flavor get s a bit earthy vegetable (in a good way) as well. I would be interested to see this recipe.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tall weizen glass pour @ the brewpub. The beer comes with a thick, strong head that leaves a thick lacing as it subsides. Cannot see through the beer as it is a completely dark brown mud color. To me this came of a weizenbock more than anything else. The aroma is dark airy esters, think brown bananas. Taste is similar but a bit more watery, think watery black bread with some banana ascents.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
I was a bit impressed by this beer so I decided to rate it out of the sampler at the brewpub. Usually fruit wheat beers suck a lot but this was rather well done, at least the aroma, which was all natural fuzzy apricot skins. If you could smell fuzzy fruit this would be it. Doesn’t smell artificial or cheap. But with the flavor there is only so much one could do and it comes off as an overly clean and uninteresting wheat beer with some fruit ascents. Its pretty to look at as well, a thick wall of glowing golden that one cannot see through.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampler @ brewpub. Color is a hazy brown color with a lightly sticky ring of white head sitting atop of it. The Quad is strong, it comes off as a lightly cherry/alcoholic kind of Quad. But it doesn’t get too strong on the alcohol (for its strength) and does not go into the syrupy sweet region of beers in this make up. I would prefer a little more time on this but even at this point it was fun to drink. You can put a few of these down without realizing.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle 66cl.[ Trade by acrdz ]. Light light unclear medium red orange amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry - sour / tart, wodd, oak, honey, grape notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, acidic and sour with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090116]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2009
at 05:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL shared by yobdoog, thanks a lot Trev. The color is hazy, glowing, dark straw/golden. It has a large, thick, foamy head. Its all weird brett. The aroma is very herbal yet sweet type of brettiness. Some light cleaning product in there as well (maybe I can call it light acetone). Taste has a bit stronger on the cleaning product. This covers up the nice other bretty herbal aspects. Dare I Isay this is becoming too wild.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2009
at 23:26