Arbor Brasserie Greff Framboise

750ml caged and corked bottle labeled bottled on 9 ’05. Light gusher. Poured a medium to deeper and cloudy reddish/pinkish brown color with a larger sized pinkish off white head. Aromas of raspberries, vanilla and woody. Tastes of raspberries, wood, vanilla, and a little funky. Lightly tart but mostly sweet. I liked the wasy the raspberries were done.

Poured a hazy, red brown color with a light, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of raspberry, light vanilla, and wood. Taste of wood, oak, raspberry, citric acid, and a bit of lactobacillus as well.

I really was predisposed to like this beer. I’m a fan of Arbor, have had a few others of their special 750 line and thought them at least good. Well, this one is fascinating, compelling, even, in it’s balls-to-the-wall brettiness. True enough, the rasperries (such as they are findable) are minerally and tart and very dry, not at all sweet. That’s good. The brett here is so stinky, so dirty diapery, that it took me by surprise. Even compared to other highly bretted beers this was out of the park weird, which is why I could drink it (well, half of my half of the bottle is a lot) despite a pronounced soapy, medicinal feel in the flavor. I have no idea if those flavors are related to the brett overdose that is this beer or not. Overall, thin also. Stringy. This is one wacked out beer - proceed with caution as it is $18. Good thing I like brett...