Bottle shared at the Beau in London tasting, last group tasting for 7 months - who knew, thanks to Leighton 11/03/20. Cherry red with a crimson cap. Nose is cherry skins, funk, tart berry fruits, damp straw, light acidic nostril tickle. Taste comprises cherry stones, funk, red berry compote, cherry sherbets, damp hay, barnyard twang. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering climax. Decent kit.

Draught at Covenhoven: pours pale yellow with white head. Aroma is apple and pears, plenty of funk. Taste issomewhat sour, a bit cidery, nice finish, not acidic, good.

Bottle thanks to Grant. Pours a cloudy ruby with small off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is cherry skin, oak, funk. Thin body, tart cherry, spice, oak, light funk, very good.

375mL bottled May 2020, drunk 10/30/21. Clear, copper-brass with a hint of amber. White head immediately fizzles to small ring. Oak-accented Brett with big apple and pear overtones and a deeper peach/strawberry fruitiness. Exceedingly fruity. Some musty cellar funk, cidery and with good minerality. Not too big on the acidity, seemingly, with prevalent lactic and very light acetic notes. No booze or flaw. Heavily tannic in the mouth, surprisingly so. I wonder if that is the char? It's definitely a bitterness not a sourness from bacteria. But it's not problematic and works nicely with the hint of honey from the malt, round, full texture and tight carbonation. I don't think I'd be able to guess apple brandy, but there's definitely a liquor-like character on the end, which does resemble apple tannin. Quite dry. Enjoyable, for sure, if a bit stiff. Not even hot or boozy, just tannic, liquor-like and strong for lack of a better term. Lingering cider, interesting malt and apple tannin.

375mL bottled May 10, 2020, drunk Oct 28, 2021. Pale, straw/white-golden with little/no head. Great clarity leaving sediment behind. Dusty, peppery, herbal and lightly tart apple and barnyard notes. Very delicate and doesn't beat you over the head with bacterial/yeast acidity. Soft and malty in the mouth, with green apple undertones but no heavy tannin, which I generally think impedes these apple sours. Wheat and very slight touches of honey from the malt balance the easygoing tartness, with light apple sugar, no barrel character and no flaw or alcohol. No acetic notes and only light lactic acidity. Absolutely stunning and really impressive to have it come across this delicate. Still, even at 4.9%, this could have just a bit more flavor/body/complexity.

At Snallygaster. Poured a slightly hazy ruby red color with a small off-white, slightly pink head. Aroma was cherries, tartness. Flavor was a touch acidic, tart and tasty.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark ruby with small off white head. The aroma is cherry skin, oak, funk, earth. Slick body, cherry, berry, port wine, wood, nice tartness, very good.