Buzzards Bay Farmhouse Reserve Ale

Formerly brewed at Just Beer (fka Buzzards Bay Brewing)
Style: Sour Ale
Westport, Massachusetts USA

Wow, thank you Josh for opening this one up. I’ve been trying to get this one for a little while now! 750ml corked and caged bottle. Poured a deeper amberish / brownish color with a smaller sized off white head. Initial pour was clear which clouded up towards the bottom of the bottle. Aromas of woodiness, vanilla, brett, funky, and citrus. Tastes of wood, vinous, caramel, funky, vanilla, citrus, and earthy. Light to medium tart finish. Very drinkable. I wish I had some more of this!

Cloudy brown. Brett and lots of yeast in the aroma and flavor. Just a little sour but I suspect it could become more sour over time. Some barnyard character.

Courtesy of BDR. Dark copper color with no head. Light aroma of oak, vanilla and a touch of sourness. Bone dry malt and wheat taste. Very herbal and spicy. Bretty horseblanket finish. A little astringent.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Thanks Brad! Thick, rusty orange, heavy with sandy mist and a thick foam. Like a foggy sunrise. Pale malt and cherry pit brett aroma; nutmeg and cinnamon lend a delicate spicy dryness to the flesh of pineapple and citrus; barrenly dry, and quite distant but still fulsome, in the character of a detailed malt and brett dominant farmish beer. Awesome, with some soft acetic acids sharpening it up.

A sparkling, fresh but musty crisp brett flavor, with cherries, pears, and apples; warm, and tart, quite far from sour, but alternately sweet, rich and bready, with some pleasant, juicy red fruit characteristics that stand in lieu of the typical puckering sourness. Lots of must and easy-going funkiness near the finish.

Palate is medium-full, and quite dry; funky mold and blue cheese-smacking finish, with some floral sweetness and lingering adhesive textures, and very long! A cool blending of flemish and farmhouse styles, enlivened pleasantly by the unique brett signature; fun stuff.

Bottle shared at Cleveland tasting on 8-23-08. Thanks!! Pours amber with a white head. Has a slight oak aroma and some citrus. I get lemon mostly. Body is medium with a fair amount of carbonation. Taste is very lemon and citrus undertones with a nice malt background. Is a nice clean beer and is overall a nice brew.

Sampled @ RBSG, courtesy IrishBoy. Cloudy amber color, thin off-white head. Moderate acidity on the nose, grains, slight alcohol presence. Nice citric tartness on the taste, grainy middle, very dry citric lingering finish. Subtle, but really nice.

This ale pours a medium orange gold color from a 750ml bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is malt, some oak and some citrus. A medium bodied ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, lots of orange and spices. A touch of funk. Very smooth taste, with a touch of alcohol bite. Interesting beer. I can taste the barrel influence, but don’t get a lot of funk. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

750 ml bottle. Hazy crimson brown with a fuzzy balsa head. Nose is clover and lemon candies with hints of pineapple. Medium body with a tang; gets a bit thick and gritty. Taste is lemon yoghurt, peel and apple with quinine and lime. Has a nice earthiness.