Drakes BrettAmber

Tasted on tap at the Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Festival on 11/15/2008. This sour ale poured a medium brown color from the tap. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel and soft, fruity and bretty. A medium bodied sour ale. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are earthy and floral. Touch of funk, horse blanket and must. The funk is kind of subdued but adds a nice presence to an amber ale. Not as funky as I thought it might be but it works. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly funky.

A favorites from the Bistro Barrel Fest, pours beautiful reddish brown with no head. The nose is Brett funk, sweet malt and caramel. The flavor is the same, with the Brett standing out and a sweetness following. Lively on the palate and a great oak finish.

Draft. Rich amber beer with a big cream colored head. Malty, yeasty, tart aroma. Tart, malty, yeasty, lemony fruit flavors. Medium body. Tart, malty, fruity (lemon & stone fruit) lingers.

bottle from rodger. Still as its straight from the barrel. Very vinous and winelike. Sour undertones. Nice.

On tap at Toronado. This dark amber ale poured with a thin beige head and a sour aroma. The sweet caramel malt base is overwhelmed by the brett-induced sour fruit flavor. However, the result is very pleasing to the palate.

On tap @ Hamilton’s 4/18/08, during CBC insanity. Shared with Bikesandbeer, my girlfriend Cyn, WeeObese, Darkelf, and others. Pours cloudy dark red with a bright white ring. Nose Bretty, sweet, and overall nicely tart. Taste is bretty, sweet, sour, and overall a big mouthful of yum. Towards the end of the glass some of the amber of the original beer begins to come out. I really liked this, it was a big ole sour pucker fest served in a pint glass.