 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Oct 16, 2009 GABF 2009. Pours sparkling dark yellow with an average, frothy, off-white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (hay, straw, cereal), light hop (grass), average yeast (earth, musty) with notes of grapes, wine, cask, and ginger. Medium bodied, gritty texture, lively carbonation, and a sour finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and sourness.
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Oct 14, 2009 draft @ the dray - clear, dark gold with lots of lactic sourness on the nose; dry, soft and super sweet; lemons, sugar and almost syrupy; the sourness takes a back seat and lets all the apples, oak, yeasty spice, sugar and dry malt; samples direct from the barrel room may have spoiled me on this one; pretty much a masterpiece that crushes stylistic guidelines
bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
Oct 9, 2009 (Draught) Pours a lightly hazy yellow body with a small off-white head. Aroma of horseblanket, citrus, apple, and leather. Flavor of citrus, sweet tarts, vinegar, sour apple, delicate herbs, and some wood.
BuckeyeBoy (1639), Boise, Idaho, USA
Oct 6, 2009 2009 GABF Taster and out of the bottle later in the week. Pours out a maroon/orange topped with a sand head. Aroma out of this world tons of stuff going on. Pit fruit, bitter grapes, sweet cherries and oak. Taste just as crazy. Lots of cherries, sweet candy, oak, and plenty of tart to balance everything out. The guys at Cascade have done it again.
TampaBrew (726), Tampa, Florida, USA
Oct 3, 2009 Pours a deep purply amber. Nose is insane! Dark fruits, raisin, tart fruits, unripe grapes, sweet sugar, fruity esthers, mild grains, lactic sourness, wood, candy sugar, some hints of spice. Flavor is super full bodied candy, sour apple, tart grapes, vinous, red wine characters, wood, soft fig, dates, lactic sourness. This beer is absolutely amazing! I need more.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Oct 1, 2009 Bottle shared at GABF 2009. Pours a murky purplish-amber color with a nice off-white head. Aroma is tart with red wine and cherries, also a hint of sweetness. Flavor is mostly tart with a little sweetness to balance. Red wine, cherries, and other dark fruit notes, wood, Candi sugar, and tart citrus. Complex and very good. Palate is sharp and acidic with medium body. ABV well-hidden.
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 30, 2009 GABF 2009, Big big sour tart bomb. 10% ouch!! Probably most sour beer to date, almost overbearingly so, Huge tartness & acidity, Nice beer but I preferd the vine
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
Sep 30, 2009 9/26/09 notes: poured at GABF, and at two after-parties. Nose has sharp vinegar, lemon, and must. Flavor actually starts equally sharp, but dances around the mouth with a good sour bite and much maturity. The wood has lent smooth, musty flavors here. Mouthfeel strikes me as being a bit muddy. Overall, a great sour that leans towards notes of wood and vinegar.
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