sar50 (12), , Rhode Island, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jan 7, 2009 Served out of a champagne bottle with a healthy pop when cork is removed.
Color is dark with ruby highlights when held up to the light.
Smell of some roasted malts with both a faint oak and cranberry bouquet.
Taste is malty with some roasted notes and well balanced hop bitterness. Very tart from the cranberries with a bitter and unsweetened flavor of fresh cranberries. Finishes very dry.
This is a very interesting beer. If you are expecting, sweetness from the cranberries, you will be disappointed. But this beer has a very tasty base beer and if you like the taste of fresh cranberries this is right up your alley. Definately a sipper meant to be shared with good friends.
KimJohansen (7047), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 24, 2008 Dark brown with medium beige head. Sour aroma with plenty of fruits, barnyard and leather notes. Sour flavour with cranberries, barnyard and leather notes. Sour finish. Excellent! Miver (566), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 26, 2008 750ml bottle acquired in trade with Tertons. Thanks!!! Poured hazy brownish amber in color with a small beige head. Aroma is tart. Notes of cranberry, cherries, oak and light funk present in the nose. Tastes of a fresh lambic that needs a little age, but in general the cranberry notes came through. Oak, and light funkiness present. Dry finish. As this one breathed and warmed up it gained more character and was more enjoyable. dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 20, 2008 Bottle, at WeeHeavySD’s Halloween tasting, with thanks to WeeHeavySD. Pours a deep, dark amber-brown with a small, white head. Intense cranberry aroma, very sour. Taste is very dry, of tart cranberries. Big carbonation. Lingering tart, dry cranberry taste. Tasty and quite intense. wetherel (1623), Encinitas, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Nov 18, 2008 Smokey berry. Medium red brown color. Lots of tongue burn sourness. Chunks of cherry. Very good. WeeHeavySD (2980), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 2, 2008 750ml via trade with alldaydrinker, thanks dude. Shared at my Halloween tasting 09. Pours blackish red/brown with a tan head. Nose is amazing. killer fantastic. Its super tart with a lot of cranberry. Amazing nose. Taste is sweet and tart with cranberry. Awesome taste as well. Really excellent. ogglethorp (887), Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Sep 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark brown/ruby color with a medium tan head. Aroma is cranberry, oak, funk, cherry. Flavor is chocolate, cranberry, oak, funk, earthy. Medium body, high carbonation, finished dry and tart. Very different, the dark color for a lambic threw me off. Has this cranberry/chocolate thing going on almost black-forest like. RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 9, 2008 750ml bottle. Thanks to miketd for sharing. Aroma: Burnt popcorn, Fresh and dried cranberries, light barnyard funk, oak. Nice tartness in the smell. Appearance: Dark reddish brown in color and murky. Khaki colored head was small and foamy with fair retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Roasted grains/burnt popcorn, cranberry juice, dried cherries, woody oakiness. Funk is light with a barnyard/horse sweat character. Nice tartness and a dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: This was alright, but didn’t really wow me. The burnt grain aroma/flavor didn’t really mesh well with the funk and tart. Cranberry flavors were there, but could have been more pronounced.
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