Livery Cask Aged Belgian Cherry Wheat

GTMW. Dark amber body with small off-white head. The aroma is banana, cherry and caramel. The flavor is banana, cherry, caramel and brown sugar. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Draft sample at the brewery. Poured hazy reddish copper with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate complex sweet tart citrus aroma. Medium to full body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet sour finish of moderate duration. Solid complex beer thaty would go well with spicy food or a good cigar.

Nice aroma that is loaded with Cherries, caramel malt, oak, vanilla, brown sugar and very nice. Cloudy ruby-brown without a head at all. Sweet and woody with lots of cherry and brown sugar. There is a slightly sour tinge in the end, but overall it is sweet and warming. Thin body, slightly astringent with very light carbonation. On tap at the GTMW 2006.

On tap at the Great Taste of the Midwest. Poured an ugly caramel brown showing very little activity. Nose was quite full, with tart cherries, lightly-smoked toasty caramel, and butterscotch. Cherries, oak, light smoke, and vanilla bourbon in the flavor, with a long, tart cherry finish. A bit slick on the palate with very low carbonation... Rather solid overall.

Draught. Brown-copper with a small white head. The aroma has caramel, butterscotch, tart cherries, leaves, and dark malts. Sticky sweet with tart cherry substance. Interesting warm body. Not bad at all.

Draught at 2006 MBG Summer Festival. Pours a hazy orange-copper with a spare diminishing off-white head. Very nice aroma with lots of oak (whiskey or bourbon-ish) along with sour cherries, malt and hops. Flavour follows the aroma but is a little more subtle then the aroma suggests. Average body, I found it a little thin. I liked it, it’s definitely an interesting beer.

Draught sample at MBG 2006 Summer Festival. Hazy ruby-brown with a small head. Strong, inviting aroma of sour cherry and oaked whiskey. Very nice flavour - tart cherry and wood notes, and not as much alcohol as the aroma (and abv) suggests. Really enjoyable, and a great way to start the day at the Festival.

Draught. At 2006 Michigan Brewers’ Guild Festival. Opinions were very mixed about this one, but it worked for me. Cloudy ruby-orange-brown with a small off-white creamy head. Aroma of sour cherry, slightly sour white wine, masses of oak, and booze - really tickled the old nostril hairs. Even more oak character in the taste, again sour cherry and sourish off-dry white wine, lighter alcohol presence, and yeast. Average body, very woody and atringent mouthfeel - a little flat - and a tangy linger - my notes: "This really works!"