durhambeer (609), Durham, USA Aug 19, 2008 Bottle shared with emagee’s 1,000th rating. Thanks, Ethan! Light, bright golden color. Very slightly hazy. Nose of muscadine, lemony-citrus, lemongrass, apricots, peaches, floral notes, and a tart yeastiness. More bready/yeasty on the palate than expected, losing some of the fruit tartness, but still very good with a dry crisp finish. Delicious.
doubleo (954), San Diego, California, USA Nov 19, 2008 750ml bottle, Batch 2. Thanks to GlouGlouburp. Pours slightly hazy pale yellow with no head. Smells of grapes and vinegar a bit of earth and straw as well. Tastes nice and sour with lots of grape flavor, good acid but not instant heartburn. A bit of hay flavor. Very nice, not to aggressive. Just a touch of wood, tastes like new oak to me. Medium body, good carbonation. BlackForestCO (620), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA Nov 17, 2008 Batch 2 bottle shared by Crosling. Poured a bright straw yellow color with a thin white head that diminished to nothing. Sweet, citric aroma with hints of lemon, tart grapefruit, some light peach and a bit of funky yeastiness. Tart, moderately fruity entry with some barnyard yeastiness and a moderate lemon flavor with a bit of tart grapefruit and just a faint hint of oak. Low carbonation and a tart bite. I agree with Mes, definitely one dimensional, there didn’t seem to be any nuance or balance to this brew at all, it was just a lemon bomb with an awkward off taste. I didn’t detect any grapes, and the oak was faint to barely recognizable. MesandSim (4559), Highgate, Greater London, England Nov 2, 2008 <i>A Mes rate: bottle at the Harry vs Wolfman fist fight.</i><br />I have to be honest, this is not a good looking beer. A pale dirty yellow brown with a white head that vanished almost instantly. Full on lemon aroma, there is some excellent barrelly sourness and wooden notes but it’s completely overridden by the citrus. The flavour is similar. Just way too much lemon. To be honest, it’s a bit of a charlatan if you ask me. It’s just a pretty standard blonde with lots of tarty lemon added. It seems to be the only source of acidity and tartness. Even the dryness feels forced. The finish is excellent but it’s just lemon again. Don’t get me wrong this is a nice beer all round (apart from the looks) but it’s certainly one dimensional and rated far to high if you ask me. trevor211 (138), Seattle, Washington, USA Nov 1, 2008 Thanks to luttonm for the taste. Pours incredibly light - almost like a Belgian wit bier - with a small head that fizzles to nothing. Aroma is very tart, with lemon and grapefruit, and a little funk, too. Flavor adds some depth, with yeast - somewhat like a saison. The muscat grapes come through as well (those are fantastic grapes). Very tart - almost candy tart - but I can certainly see this being one I’d like better every time I got the opportunity to try it. A treat, for sure. luttonm (86), Seattle, Washington, USA Nov 1, 2008 750ml (batch 2) thanks MaxxDaddy. Clean, champagne like pour. Looks, smells and first taste is of lemon juice. Utterly tart and keeps going far longer with the sour than most anything I’ve had. Crisp, strong taste of moist citrus and lemon. Dry, long finish with some yeasty/farmhouse notes. ’Yesterday I woke up sucking on lemons’.
very nice
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