 goldtwins (3738), Nesconset, New York, USA
May 8, 2006 Bottles opened @ Flossmoor for the RateBeer party. Huge thanks to the guys at Flossmorr with hosting and most importantly opening this brew. I loved it. Poured a clear amber with a ruby hue. Big raspberry, fruity, and funky aroma. Very nice wild notes of leather and wood. The flavor is tart and fruity (raspberry of course) with more leather and wood. This beer was pleasant, refreshing and very tasty. Lively carbonation on the tongue.
BeerBunker (95), Burbank, Illinois, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Pours a rusty brown color with almost zero head. Carbonation is very heavy on initial pour. Aroma instantly punches you in the face with sour fruit. After the sourness settles, you get hints of hops, bananas, citrus. Taste starts out malty, but is instantly taken over by sour fruit and hops. Nice alcohol burn in each sip, with a long-lingering after taste of bitter hops. Very smooth mouthfeel aided by the carbonation. A very quality beer that I would drink on a regular basis if it was possible.
CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jul 14, 2006 Sampled from bottles graciously opened by our hosts at Flossmoor on 4/28/06: Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Sweet, fruity raspberry aroma has some good caramel maltiness and nice tart presence. Starts with a pleasant malty and fruity sweetness with good authentic character and bursting with lots of sweet raspberries. Well-balanced with a light tartness and good oaky notes. Very similar, but better than New Glarus Raspberry Tart. An awesome fruit lambic!
Shag (1787), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
May 31, 2008 A murky orange with a pinkish white head. The aroma is rather sour but also malty with some apples, raspberries, vinegar and some nutmeg and caramel. The flavor is rather sour and funky with some raspberries, apples, cherries. A nice funky tart flavor. I like funky tarts! Overall a nice beer!
Cornfield (4330), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Jul 9, 2006 Matt treated RAYBOY01, dm9831, and me to this gem at Flossmoor’s 10th anniversary. It’s one of two versions of the De Wilde that he and Andrew had worked on. It poured an amber body with pink highlighting and pretty much no head. The fruit was in the aroma, but the Brett took over, leaving this with a funky sourness and a touch of oak. Lively on the tongue, the raspberry came forward in the flavor, but the Brett ran the show, delivering a funky, fruity, woody taste treat. I’ll do a rerating when the other bottle is popped. Flossmoor Station, Flossmoor, IL
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