 hapjydeuce (564), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 27, 2008 Updated: Jun 17, 2008
I managed to get a bottle at the Toronado grand opening in San Diego on May 24. Firstly, a MAJOR thanks to wetherel for calling me and letting me know that a few bottles were in the cooler for sale. I wasn’t planning on driving down from Carlsbad until I got that voicemail. Split the cost with Katie, we couldn’t believe that more people weren’t buying them up. Just pure craziness to have two bottles of this rarity side by side as we drank with wetherel and alohaC at the bar. It’s pants-creaming good. Hazy dark yellow color with medium white bubbles and swirls. Rich and rounded oak wood aroma with wet hay, lemon and biscuit tones with barnyard funk. All flavor components blend together amazingly well. Some citrus and light toast up front, with lighter barrel tones and brett acidity on the finish. Perfect amount of tartness, drinking multiple glasses was no problem. Slightly dry and a wonderful body. My first thought before I poured it was not to overrate due to hype, but all of my expectations were met. Flat out an incredible ale.
General_Gao (2509), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Sep 1, 2008 Many thanks to pepsican for bringing this bottle to iowaherkeye’s’ farewell to Iowa’ tasting. Batch 001. Poured a cloudy light orange-yellow color with a white head. Enticing, funky white wine vinegar aroma. There was also a whiff of something from the dusty corners of my cellar (in a good way). Light to medium bodied with pleasant, moderate acidity. Dry white wine, funky unripe grape, and cider vinegar rounded out the flavor profile. The yeast laden last splash at the bottom of the bottle was especially nice. Mouth puckering, saliva-stimulating goodness! Thanks Andy!
pepsican (727), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Aug 31, 2008 batch 001. Hazy amber pour with a nice sized white head. Silage and earth aroma. Flavor was silage, dust, grass, earth, stomach acid, lemon, oak, and orange peel. Tart dry finish with the sourness coming through but not overpowering the beer. Very nice.
Hophead22 (167), Redlands, California, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle at Toronado San Diego, 2008 version. Poured a really nice bubbly hazy yellow, very good white head as well. Smelled very dry and you could tell it was sour as well. Very easy drinking beer, went down quite smoothly, very dry and sour on the palate as well. Great beer.
maniac (1976), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle at Toronado during the RBSG Pub Crawl Tour on 08/01/2008. Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Sour, but sweet aroma, with some light apple and fruit. Sweet sour flavor with light fruit. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
ABUSEDGOAT (1903), California, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Updated: Sep 2, 2008Rating 1900. Bottle picked up at Toronado. Cloudy yellow color, moderate head with good lacing and retention. Aroma is barnyard action, oak, wood, funk, tart, sour, citrus etc. Medium bodied, really nice balance of sourness and sweetness. Very drinkable despite all the stuff going on. Very similar to RR Beatification. After sampling that recently, I found it more lemony and tart compared to CC.
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