Iron Hill Lambic de Hill

Formerly brewed at Iron Hill Wilmington
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Wilmington, Delaware USA

I must say that I would stack this and the IH Cassis against any foreign contenders, so I see these as being rated hugely low. I had this in a sampler with the cassis, and the pour was turbid gold greenish with off-white head and a tart fruity sour mashy nose. The flavor was iontense sour mashy malt without the cassis fruit but with teh earthy gueuzey flavor profile of a great gueuze. Smooth, tart palate. For Gods’ sake, people, lambiocs are supposed to be acetic/tart. You should downgrade them if they weren’t, not if they are, you donkeys!!!

Hazy amber with a tiny off white head. Aroma had acetone, sour berries, sour cherries and wood. Flavour had loads of acetone, lacto, sour berries, brett, lacto and extreme sour berries. This one finished extremely sour. I love it.

No head ot speak of; nearly clear orange-amber beer. Very citrussy, leathergrease, lemon, flowers and obvious Brett. Some acetic even, lots of lactic. Dry taste, bit of liquorice over the mild lactic acid, more lemon touch, and just a touch of caramel. Dry, sharp sourish MF, but no real acidburn. Nice, somewhere between sour ale and gueuze (rather than old lambic). BIg thanks to CK!

Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #30. ]
Clear medium orange color with virtually none head, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing head. Aroma is barnyard, leather, acetone, lemon, flowers, breet. Flavor is light to moderate sweet, heavy acidic, acetic - vinegar and sour with a long long long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finsh feel is light alcoholic or maybe its acetone. But quit nice. [20090501]

Bottle, sampled at WeeHeavySD’s J&J Friday the 13th Tasting, with wetherel, toncatcher, DenverLogan and others. Cloudy deep yellow with a white ring of lace. Funky, infected nose with some light tones of cherry, lemon and oak. Really funky, sour taste with plenty of drying, yeast qualities. Tart but smooth finish. Very enjoyable.

750mL bottle from WeeHeavySD tasted at J&J’s Friday the 13th tasting. Cloudy yellow color. Lots of acetic acid. Some floor cleaner ethyl acetate, which though considered a flaw in lambics and wines, but I’m starting to like. I think it is a necessary aroma component, the question being how much is acceptable, and how to control it.

bottle from bockyhorsey... hazy orange brownish to cloudy amber with a thin white ring for a head. the aroma is not quite as tart as the kreik but it is along the same line... lemon, grassiness, earthy, musty funkiness,lacto and some minerality. the palate is incredibly sour but once again, like the kreik, lacks some depth of character. it is sweeter with flavors mocking the aroma which are joined by a distinct note of sea air-like saltiness. refreshingly tart, sharp and prickly.8/4/8/4/17/4.1

Sample at IH Wilm. Pours a lightly hazy golden orange with a medium bubbly white head. Aroma of horseblanket, hay, oak, vanilla, funky and light tart notes. Flavor was tart, lightly acidic, really strong funk going on, barnyard, Brett and lactic.