 ¾ (5009), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 Sample from a 750ml bottle. Pours clear pink (filtered? it’s not bottle conditioned, at least). Nose is soft cream, mellow lactobacillus prickliness, fruit note is tart but candied and resembles jolly ranchers without the extreme sweetness. Prickly and soft up front, medium frothiness, mild sourness, mild acidity, leaves a lasting dry tartness on the tongue. Good overall, I like it, especially the lingering dryness, but the rest of it, I like it but I’m not exactly sure why,
Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 Pinkish yellowish color. Small white head that unfortunately doesn’t have any pink shades. Fairly nice nose with hints of cherries, as well as some wood. Flavor doesn’t have a lot of depth, but has some nice elements of cherry , sourness and wood. Nice balance of sweet and sour. I like this ale quite a bit.
puzzl (2650), New York, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 29, 2008 Sample at a tasting. Surprisingly nice, as I wasn’t really expected much out of this. Very buttery, oaky aroma, a touch of cherry flesh. Taste has loads of cherry up front and in the finish, but is blocked by some chemically character most of the way through. Decent acid with a nice touch of complimentary sweetness.
fiver29 (732), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle shared at Cleveland tasting on 8-23-08. Thanks!! Bottle pours a reddish color with a off white head. Has a nice tart aroma with some cherries added in. Flavor follows with some nice tart cherry, lemon, some must flavors, and finishes with a mellow tartness that I like. Overall this is nice brew. I am glad I got the chance to try it.
bhops (334), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 21, 2008 bottle thanks to mar. Pours reddish/pink, with aroma of brett and cherry. Flavor to match... sour cherry and red wine, with medium palate. Overall a great sour.
mar (1972), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 17, 2008 bottle thanks to jimbowood. amber pinkish pour with a no real head. great sour/tartness on the nose along with cherries and brett. wow, what a flavor, cherries with a great sour note and a smooth woody finish. very impressive.
bb (2941), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle. reddish color with just a little whitish lacing. Dusty, cherry aroma. Tart, cherry flavor with backing lemon, green apple, and oak. Medium body. Tart/sour lingers with the fruitiness in balance. Acetic in background. Refreshing. Not bad.
BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 Many thanks to spacecyote for this treat. Cherry and brett funk in the aroma. A sweet body with a very tart flavor for an american sour. A beautiful red color with a faint cloudiness. One of the best American sours I’ve had on par with offerings from the Lost Abbey and Russian river. Alpine continues to impress as one of the best breweries I’ve ever tried.
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