De Dolle Cosmos Porter

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Porter
Diksmuide, Belgium

Draught at ZBF09. Sour aroma, quite bad, and seems infected. Muddy dark brown colour. Big stable light brown head. Fortunately, the flavour is better. Quite acidic and fruity, some raisin and strong lactic and lemony acidity. Very interesting. Tastes good, but in small doses.

On tap@Zythos Beer Festival 2009. A thick fine-laced brownish head resting on a foggy, dark brown colored body. A superfresh aroma from the lactic acids. Sourcream and yoghurt paired with some inviting sour-acidoulous fruits. Unripe black currant comes to mind. Suggestions of apple-vinegar and wood. Taste has a some subdued caramel notes and a hint of roastiness. Otherwise a pleasant fruity acidiulous sourness is dominating. Lactic acids also well prononced in the flavor. Feels light and vivid in the mouth. Lingering tart fruitiness in the ending. Awsome beer! Utterly refreshing, with the unmistakable De Dolle signature.

brown coloured body with a off white head a sourig fruity aroma a sweet sourig fruity taste with a sourig bitter finish

Draught @ Zythos march 7th 2009. While waiting in a que to get my glass of draught, I heared it was somewhat like a Rodenbach Grand Cru. A beer I dislike utmost. This porter is more of a sour ale that is gone bad. Acidic and mouthwringing sour, only with lots of fantasy it reminds you of unripe fruits. This beer is not larded with much bitters either. I fed this liquid to the plants outside. Yuck. Sorry plants.

On draft several times at ZBF 2009 (unblended). Juicy apple cider-vinegar aroma, very acidic. Pours an unclear somewhat murky brown with a hint of red and a very fine small fizzy head. Wow, super acidic, so much lacto, of course everyone made the connection to it being more of a Flemish Bruine than a porter, tart and quite juicy, like the aroma it tastes like cider-vinegar, apples puree. I could taste this one for several days after. Great consistency, super fine sparkling carbonation, medium bodied. My favorite of the festival.

Draught @ Zythos 2009. A hazy brown colored beer, with a thick foamt beige head. The aroma of dark fruits, like cherries, with a little sourness. The taste is a little sour, fruity like cherries with gleams of sweet. A little bitter. The aftertaste is bittersweet.

Tap at ZBF 2009. Hazy brown old fashoined Porter with an slightly sour taste and hints of caramel.

Tap @ ZBF 2009.
Pours muddy brown with a nice, creamy, beige head. Great duration. Aroma is very woody, some clear fruity and woody tartness. There is a touch of roasted malts as well. Fine mouthfeel, highish carbonation. Flavour has nothing to do with a porter, but is otherwise wonderful. Plums, raspberries, caramel, wood, residual sugars to balance the tartness. Great ,long, sourish aftertaste. Reminded me quite a lot of Goudenband.