Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Sour Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

(350ml bottle) Purchased from Whole Foods in Seattle for $2.99. Pours a large foamy almond-head with a red-brown body. Nose is very malt vinegar. Flavour of rotten apples, vinegar and rose water. Pretty plain as far as sour ales go.

Bottle - Labeled Monks Cafe. Ruby pour with mahogany highlights. Thin skin of off white bubbles. Aroma of cherries and wood with a promising sharp tang. First impression is the zesty carbonation and green apple & cherries. Has a very soft sour tang that quickly fades into fruity sweetness. Too sweet and lacking in the sour.

11.2 oz. bottle labeled with Monk’s Flemish Ale name from Joey @ southbay drugs and liquor via mailorder. Smells like fruit, dominantly berries. Poured with a decent head. Slightly sour, but taste rapidly fades away to an almost vinegar like cidery taste.........but not quite vinegar this is a nice fade actually quite nice. Mouthfeel is a bit lacking but the aftertaste is quite cidery with the earlier (near vinegary fruity) note that I talked about earlier... now that I think about it it’s like a softer pear raspberry lambic cider if that makes any sense at all, except with a more malty less acidicy feeling in the stomach, hence i could drink a few. I think this beer is under-rated and would reccomend at least giving it a try if you can get a hold of some. Unique in itself, but not in a bad way. :D

11.2 oz. glass bottle- color of mahogany, with a thick tan head - nose is floral, sour, earthy, and green apples – taste of sour, crisp, cidery, and light- body is medium, and with medium high carbonation – aftertaste of crisp, short, and clean

Bottle. Pours a rubyish crimson with a small white head. Aroma of wood, lactic acid, malts, mild fruitiness. Flavor has a metallic twinge which I really did not like. Only slightly sour with none of the sharp acidity I love from the my favorite sour ales. Not very complex at all and actually tastes kinda watery. Blah.

Aroma of sour cherries and doughy. Color is a highly carbonated ruby red with a matching thin head. Flavor is very tart and has a "biting" quality on the back of the toungue. Medium bodied, somewhat salty aftertaste.

Looks like nothing special. Both malty and sour. Not particularly fruity, more like a darker ale with a good amount of tartness to it. Quite refreshing, would be a good summer alternative to a pilsener or lighter beer. Goes down easy and tastes pretty good.

Pours a little head that falls into no head with a little lacing. Color is deep dark purple. Smell is of sour dark fruit. Taste is buttery and sour with flavors of apple. Mouthfeel is pretty good, a little smoother than water. I don’t think I like the sour ales as much, but I would probably give this beer another chance.