Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Big cherry and raspberry, and just a wisp of vanilla. Ruby red pour with decent head and lacing. Tart finish. Nice balance. Tap at Sovereign.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375 ml bottle from The Referend, via delivery, 4/15/22. Bottled June 10, 2019. Purchased and made back in their NJ days. Unclear golden-orange color with a slightly fizzy white head. Tons of white wine flavor and aroma. Lots of funk.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle split at Columbus, thanks to LKS, 31/07/19. Lightly hazed berry red with a crimson crown. Nose is tarte berry fruits, cheery skins, funk, damp cloth, wood must, herb, lemon rind. Taste comprises funky cherry skins, red stoned fruits, funk, basement, red berry must, oak, damp straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced acidic tickle. Solid stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Really nice stuff. Crackery grapefruit, sharp unripe pineapple and passionfruit. Finishes tangy. Golden pour with decent finish. Tangy tart finish. Bottle.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
375mL bottled 8/7/17, drunk 4/3/22. Clear golden-brass with a small, white head that steadily fades to nothing. Well, that's pretty spectacular...Beautiful, mineral-rich nose featuring a soft dose of sulfur, infinitely approachable lactic acidity and even a touch of tropical fruit. Honey and no alcohol or flaw. If you put this in a row of 10 other Belgian lambics, I'd be hard-pressed to believe you could pick this one out as American. In the flavor it continues to deliver. Soft, lightly slick, malt and wheat-based texture is well-attenuated but supple. Juicy grape showing hints of tropical fruit with rounded, mild, but flavorful and balancing bacterial/yeast acidity giving off a gentle, endearing funk. Wow, this is god damned amazing stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Black Christmas March 2022, magnum bottle, vintage 2018, 4 years old
Hazy to cloudy blond colour, with no head. Strong aroma of apricot and almonds. Strong acidity, it's fruity, but missing a higher level of complexity.
Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from magnum at Black Xmas (2018 vintage). Quite hazy pale gold with small white head. Subdued apricot, slightly toasted nut. Interesting, there’s a certain subtle ness to it with a sour underlay. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
375 ml bottle from the Referend, via delivery, 3/13/22. Bottled 8/17/18. Purchased back in their NJ days. Clear gold, bubbly, fizzy white head. Lemon and grass. Acidic, vinegary, and tart. Pretty good.
Oaky sweet funk with nice apple hints, like a light cider mixed with a medium funk oak straight saison. Fun! Almost perry vibes.
Bottled Jun 2, 2020. Pretty awesome kiwi fruity funk upfront and almost like a juniper finish. Gnarly flavors from just spruce but the base must be rye heavy? Whatever it is it's a great blend. -.20 rating cause the acidic finish is kicking my ass today.