 WeeHeavySD (1539), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
May 11, 2008
750 @ Bill’s sour tasting, generously provided by deftim. Thanks buddy. Pours yellow with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet and tart. Taste is sweet, tart, oaky, sour, and very nice, and overall quite good.
TURDFERGUSON (1000), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 17, 2008 750mL Bottle courtesy of sauceyhops. Thanks Gabe! Rating #1000. Pours a yellow-orange-golden with a small white lace into my Cantillon tumbler. Lots of brett, barnyard, leather, oak, grapefruit. lemon, granny smith apple. Very acidic, yet still insanely drinkable. Alcohol nowhere to be found. This is pure deliciousness. A wonderful collaborative brew that improved with every sip. My top rating for rating #1000. Word. Thanks Ratebeer.
Foolish_Mortal (931), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 17, 2008 750mL bottle. Yellow-gold color, slightly opaque, with a medium sized white head. Wet hay, sharp phenol, citrus acid, and an earthen woodiness in the aroma. Soft, rounded tartness up front, flush with fruity esters. Grassy, plasticine components manifest. Some horsiness segues to the finish, with a lingering, complex lemony acidic character and a high, keening woody note. Mouthfeel is medium, rather dry.
cloudskipper (9), Alameda, California, USA
does not count  Jul 16, 2008 750 ml bottle poured into Russian River Barrel-Aged glass. Thin white head dissipated quickly. Aroma is a little citrusy, leaning towards lemon, oakey, tart. Taste is very much a balanced sour, right up my alley. Not too overpowering, no particular flavor standing out above the other. Quite carbonated, and leaves a bit of a dry mouth. Just outstanding. Glad I got the opportunity to have this.
BMan1113VR (628), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 15, 2008 My 600th rating. From the "Open Eyes" tasting. Thanks Markus for the opportunity to go down to San Marcos to get this beer on Patron’s Day (and thanks to Tomme for talking to an annoying 21 year old ask questions)! Isabelle is an amazingly briliantly complex American Lambic! Pours with a hazy golden body with a light, small white head that stays for a while and leaves a touch of lacing. Aroma of pinneaple, cinnamon, lemon, brett, oak and a high amount of sweetness. The aroma is endlessly complex and seductive. Taste starts with some orange, brett, horse blanket, and pineapple, nice and tart. Light and naturally fizzy carbonation and a relatively creamy, but at parts dry mouthfeel. Great!
hopscotch (4379), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle... This beer rocks!... Murky golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. The aroma is an earthy, acidic bath of sharp cheese, lemon pulp and cinnamon bark clinging onto a mess of wet straw, must and burlap. Medium to full-bodied with tingly carbonation. The beer acidity is allowed to express itself, but the reins are pulled before it can truly run rampant... controlled sourness. Mellow sweetness and passable bitterness provide a semblance of balance. Tart, coarse, dry finish. Thanks to TheCheeseMan for sharing this world class beer!
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