Reddish-brown with an decent off-white head. Nose is balsamic and cherries up front, a little nut and earth in the back. Flavor is more acidic and contains some balsamic, citrus, wood, and earth. Funk comes in the finish. Palate is rather fizzy and stings the tongue, but it’s also a little thin and watery... that said, these qualities help balance the overwhelming balsamic. Enjoyable stuff and quite refreshing, though the balsamic is a little strong for my taste.

A bottle tasted at Vastarannan Kiiski with Mirjukka. White head. Reddish copper colour. Some "coke"-sharpness in the nose. Mild sourness in the taste. Also slight sweetness and maltiness.

"Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale" is the beer label that I saw, anyway... aroma of sweet chocolate and tart cherries; murky brown body with light tan head that forms huge and soapy, then diminishes into rockiness, but ends only in some typical ring that looks soapy--chaotic lacing remains after the glass is emptied; tastes damn tangy, but good, malty; great beer, but nothing awesome.

On draft at Naja’s Place labeled as Monk’s Cafe. Deep ruby red in color with an off white head that went away very quick. Very nice aroma of sour cherries and quite carbonated. Flavor is very nice, tart, tangy,sour goodness. Some Balsamic in the background with a long tart woody finish. I really enjoy this one every time I’m at Naja’s. Very nice on one of those hot So Cal summer afternoons at King Harbor.

250ml bottle (Janoinen Lohi, Helsinki, Belgian Weeks)<br /> Very deep red, wispy head. Beautiful sour ale aroma, slightly cheesy - is that my feet?, sweet and dark. Quite lively carbonation. Sweet and tingly palate from the sourness. Almost sherbety film coats the mouth. You can lick ’sour’ off your gums for quite a while! Soft sweet malts and fruits. Some butter and phenols too, but only a hint of those. Quite delicious - more bite than many sour ales, and that’s what I’m looking for!