 Davinci (296), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 On tap at maproom. Hazy yellow pour with white head and little lacing. Nice muscat and vinegar nose, some grain, funky brett and yeast. Flavors of muscat, horseblanket, bandaid (very mild though), grass. mild lemony tartness. Creamy moutfeel really brings this one home for me. A very pleasant surprise... would love to sit a bottle of this down for a year or so.
tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 750ml from Immy. January 2007. Excellent tart, bretty aroma. Wood tannin, a touch of funk and some grape and tart apple skin as well. Wonderful nose. Pours a bright copper with lively carbonation and a nice sized white head. Mild tartness with a touch of lacto funk on the tongue. More wood and grape tannin with a nice malt base. Really reminiscent of something Jolly Pumpkin would kick out. Floral, earthy, malty and tart. Very nice. Creamy, medium bodied, excellent and not overbearing carbonation. A very nice surprise indeed! Thanks Tim!
JohnnyJ (1356), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 19, 2008 Jan 07 bottle. Pour is orange/gold with nice (slightly fizzy) white head. A bit of fruit such as apple and sweet berry. Oak, sweet malt, caramel, and the alcohol did come through. Hints of funkiness. Good beer and complex, just not anything incredible.
Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 10, 2008 July 2007 - Wild bret aroma. Beautiful orangey cider color nice lacing and ead. Fruity, lots of apple present and a wild lambic like sourness/funk. Seemed more lambic-like than saison-like. The sweet barrel aged wine/oak hints makes this much more palatable. Good beer.
jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 4, 2008 Updated: Mar 5, 2009Bottle at Jerry’s. Clear red amber with creamy, beige head / Nose of estery, winey, violets, honey, and funk / Light to medium body, effervescent and acidic, with long finish / Flavors of violets, Sauternes, cherries, apples, oak, butterscotch, and brett / Great, on a par with Jolly Pumpkin.
hapjydeuce (774), Del Mar, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 26, 2008 January 2007 bottle, shared with the gf. Deep copper color with a medium haze and some initial off-white head and hints of lacing. Pleasant fruity notes come off the surface with traces of citrus, poached pear and a bit of raisin. Some light funk is noticeable, and I really couldn’t pick up the barrel influence until diving into the flavor. Sweet vinous taste with more citrus and caramel malt that leans towards the hot side, with a modest tart ending. Oak wood is faint, but hiding there. Good carbonation and a somewhat numbing mouth feel. A bit boozy, but a nice sipper.
DrHomolka (731), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 19, 2008 750ml. January 2007. Pours a cloudy orange color with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is lemony, subtly sour, touches of vanilla and hay and just a tiny bit of barnyard. Aroma in general is nice though subdued. Flavor is smooth and slightly peppery and estery at first - Orval comes to mind. Doughy and bready that leads to a pretty dry finish. Moderate funkiness, low level of tartness and acidity, high drinkability. Medium bodied. I cannot find any influence from the oak/wine. This earns marks for its drinkability. This is a good all around beer that is nice if not exceptional.
fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 18, 2008 Corked bottle, vintage 2007
Hazy copper-amber color, shining; the foam is initially quite frothy, but reduces to a thin consistent layer. The aroma is immediately sour, some vinegar, sour apples, wood and a hint of wet cellar. Good mouthfeel, medium body strength, with dryish malt flavor, and a light woody acidity to make it more complex; there are even traces of ammonia. It has the right bitterness, and in the final there is a very light astringency too. Interesting.
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