michael-pollack (2639), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 19, 2009 750ml Bottle (2009 Vintage): Aroma of light tart fruit, oak, wood, funk, red fruits, slight red wine, slight vinegar, and a hint of Brett. Poured brown/very deep amber in color with a small, fizzy, off-white head that diminished very quickly but lasted around the edges. Cloudy. Not sparkling. Full of tiny, small, medium, and large-sized particles throughout. Complex flavor is lightly sweet and lightly tart. Tastes of oak, light funk, light tart cherries, slight red wine, wood, slight Brett, slight fruit, and a hint of vanilla. Medium body. Tingly, then dry texture. Lively carbonation. Oak, light funk, slight tart fruit, and slight Brett finish is dry. 13%ABV is amazingly hidden throughout and only notable for its warming effect on the body. DaSilky1 (1957), San Diego, California, USA Nov 1, 2009 From blaire at hamiltons just for complaining that hanssens cassis was flat, which was expected anyway...but bliare was drunk and a free beer was expected as well. Pours a hazed amber..the head stayed thin but full, thick around the edges, and of an off-white head. Nose of mushy apple, some sweetness, some high alcohol refineness, but not necessarily refined in of itself. Flavors packed more apple, caramel, yeasty sweetness...full bodied, boozy, and super clean and sexy. The apple notes are fresh and crisp...the alcohol is strong and always there...nice ale fo sho. zvikar (423), Tel-Aviv, Israel Nov 1, 2009 @ a tasting, thanks Shahar, pours deep red with a stable creamy head, aroma of honey, caramel, cherry and red wine, flavor is citrusy with sour cherries, cherry liquor and alcohol warmth, medium to full bodied, sticky texture. Impressive brew ChristianScheffel (4481), Odense, Denmark Oct 30, 2009 Cloudy amber with a small off-white head. Complex aroma of wine, tannins, and berries. Sweetish flavour dominated by the oak, with vineous alcohol warmth. Tannin tartness in the finish tomer (365), Rishon Le Zion, Israel Oct 29, 2009 At a tasting, many thanks Shachar, small light stable head, hazy light brown with strong reddish taints, aromas of raspberry, vinegar, red wine and spice, flavours of cherry, prunes and vanila oakiness which is probably from the barrels, fruity sweet and sour aftertaste. Excellent. Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Oct 28, 2009 Rustic thick burnt orange pour. Blueberry, wine barrel, chocolate aroma; heavily tannic and oaky, full and dark. Very fruit with berries and pit fruits, and a bit of honey.
Similarly rich tasting and heavy in wine affectation, but still quite bright. Some nuts, especially pistachio, and definitely lots of alcohol which sometimes is just way too strong. Sugars come out with a watermelon flavor; very juicy and cloyingly sweet in those moments; bubblegum and other herbal yeast flavors mid palate; very dark and bitter with nut skins for a brief moment to offset the sugar.
Crisp but very firm texture; lots of wine afterward, but more dominantly sweet than tannic. Satisfying for flavors, but this concept could have been much much better executed. It needs a less effervescent and more robust base. gyllenbock (244), Stockholm, Sweden Oct 12, 2009 Sample from bottle. Yeast, cellar, berries. Sweet and quite complex. Nice aftertaste.
Enjoyit (1706), Vadum, Denmark Sep 29, 2009 Unclear brown of color with a weak beige head. An aroma of sweets, spice, port and wine notes. A flavor of wine, sweak sour, spice and sweets.
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