7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at RBNAG-2009. Golden-orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sour, alcohol, peaches, sugar. Flavour is sour, alcohol, citrus, peaches. Medium to full body. Interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2010
at 21:35
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler thanks to David. Pours bronze with a red hue and an off-white head. Aroma is a bit weak with a nice pine note but a bit one note. Flavor is similar with a strong hop presence and a combination of grass and pine.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Apr 2010
at 17:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 75cl, at RBNAG -09. A next to clear, orangey golden beer topped by a small, off-white head. The aroma is intensely sourish and warming in a very nice way. Peaches and white sugar also springs to mind. Dry, acidic flavor with hints of farmhouse, some peaches and even more acid. Medium to full body, warming and pleasantly carbonated. The alochol lasts for a good while, but in a really pleasant way. A really lovely sour ale that I would love to have available at all times. 091107
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2010
at 11:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Dusty’s Tap Room, Okemos. Hazy red body, thick, creamy head that leaves nice lacing. Soapy, piny hops assert slight dominance over Munichy caramels and berries. Nice, herbal, bitter finish. Well-balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2010
at 19:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ RBESG Grand tasting 2009. Hazy golden color, with a medium white head. Lovely peachy aroma, and a very nice sourish peachy taste. Quite enjoyable even for someone that isn’t a big fan of sours. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2010
at 04:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th Annual MBG Winter Beer Festival, Grand Rapids. Murky orange-brown body, medium cream head. Oaky nose, sour and fruity, tangy, and herbal. Quite oaky body, lactic and tangy, with sour, tart fruits. Good complexity.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2010
at 13:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
5th Annual MBG Winter Beer Festival, Grand Rapids. Murky orange-brown body, medium off-white head. Sour, lactic nose with balsamic vinaigrette, wet hay, and tropical fruit. Wonderful. Complex, delicious body with sour, puckering lemon, balsamic vinaigrette, grassy, wet hay and tropical fruit (pineapple, banana), with a tart finish. This was the standout of the show, an exemplary sour beer. Thankfully, I was able to acquire one sample; alas, I was unable to secure another, and my fossil longing is stored here, on Ratebeer, for digital eternity.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2010
at 16:58
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle sampled@RBNAG 2009, Vatlandsvåg. Dim reddish orange with a thin off-white head. Aroma is fruity and acidic with a Bret profile. Flavor is fruity aromatic, quite mild Bret impression, very refreshing with a funky, dry finish and well hidden alcohol. This is simply good, interesting and fun in a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2010
at 07:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - barrel aged honey crisp cider, 6.75% abv. Should this be a separate entry? - Hazy yellow, rich apple aroma. It’s sweet with a good, full flavor. I think my palate was shot as I wasn’t really getting the barrel flavor in this one, but perhaps it just blended well with the whole and contributed to what seemed to be a fuller flavor than the other ciders I tried there. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2010
at 20:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - pale yellow with an aroma of golden apples as you would expect. It’s a light, sweet drink as is common with ciders. There’s not enough going on here, but it’s drinkable enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2010
at 20:40