Thanks to hopdog for sharing this rare bottle. Hand painted, bottle labeled 12-15-06. Some of the coolest wax dippin’ ever! Pours a deep brown with a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that laced. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, oak, caramel, toffee, vanilla, woody, cherries. Flavor was a mix of the same, nuts, really not getting the brett. Lots of toffee and dark fruits.

Poured a murky red purple color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of Brett L., roasted malts, cocoa, dried fruits, vanilla, oak, and some anise. Taste of vanilla, oak, brett, cherries, cocoa, dark fruit, light vinous, some tartness, and a bit of alcohol in the finish.

Huge thanks to beastiefan2k for sending me one of these rare bottles. Bottled labeled 12-15-06. Tag also says only 150 of these were bottled. This was probably the first waxed dipped, corked and caged bottle that was also hand painted that I’ve seen. Great presentation! Poured a dark brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, dark cherries (chocolate covered cherries), roasty, wood, and a hint of a vinous quality. the wood came out in the aromas the more this one ’breathed’. Tastes of chocolate, woody, vanilla, plums, raisins, cherries, and again the same hint of red wine. The brett was really non-existent, but that didn’t matter as I really enjoyed ths the way it was. I would have said this was a cross between a Dubbel and a Stout. I also noted that this was just ’different’ and I had a hard time defining on what just that difference was.

750ml bottle drank at the brewery with the brewers and Gregis. Aroma is boozy with earthy and herbal hops. Taste is boozy with milk chocolate, caramel, spicy hops, and a little funkiness. Maybe it needed more time in the bottle for the brett to come out?