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Alpine Beer Company Briscoe Lambic

Alpine Beer Company Briscoe Lambic

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A Sour Ale brewed by
Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Alpine, California USA

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243.8/5.03.74/5.0Special5%60.8Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A Straight Lambic--style ale. Barrel aged for 15 Months in oak barrels formerly used for red wine. Sour from the special addition of wild yeast and select bacteria. So...DRINK ALPINE ALE or GO TO BED!

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 padrefan98 (643), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20

Jul 15, 2008  
Thanks to toncatcher for sharing. Aromas of sour funk and tastes of wine and some sour fruits. Cherries, plums.

 General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle shared by iowaherkeye. Yum, thanks. My sample was from the bottom of the bottle. Yum again. The yeasty, sludgy stuff is often the best. Poured a cloudy yellow-orange color. The head was white. Lovely funkified aroma reminiscent of distant cow pasture, moldy old leather shoes, and apple cider vinegar. Slightly sweet up front with a spicy, tart, mouth puckering finish (like an apple cider that sat around well beyond the freshness date). I tasted tart cherry, sour apple, oak, and a splash of white wine vinegar. The spices lingered pleasantly on the tongue along with the acidity. Deliciously funky.


 hopdog (4646), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Rate beer rating # 4,600. 375ml bottle acquired in trade with Dunk (thanks!). Poured a medium and cloudy golden color with no head. Aromas of wood, some funkiness, vinous, light citrus, and some vanilla. Tastes of vanilla, lighter vinous quality, citrus, some funk, and some wood. Light tart finish. Very soft body with almost no carbonation.


 TomDecapolis (2480), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a hazy golden/orange with no head. Aroma was floral, perfumey, fruits, funky, tropical fruits, orange and cherries. Flavor was sweet, orange, floral, lightly sour/funky, smooth, oaky and grape skins.


 egajdzis (3021), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Poured a murky golden color with no head or lacing left on the glass. Aroma of brett, citrus fruits, vanilla, grass, and white grapes. Taste of grapes, green apples, some cinnamon, vanilla, and a lengthy sour finish. Thanks for sharing Steve!


 pepsican (765), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 14, 2008  
gold pour with no head. Aroma is vinager, oak, funk. Very strong, mmmmmm! Flavor is a little more toned down. Wine tannins, oak, dust, nail polish remover. Acidic, tart, yum! The carbonation is lacking this from standing out as elite, but very good.




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