Mestreechs Aajt (5% ABV, unsweetened)

Bottle courtesy of Tyler that I took to Paul’s place for Kan’s visit. Pours a clear dark black without any head. Slightly sweet barely sour aromas. Touch of wood. Bit of chocolate, sweet candied malt. Finishes a bit sweet. No real sourness going on here, just the faintest touch of acid.

11.2 oz swingtop, courtesy of Tyler Anderson. Aroma of sweet, red apples gone to rot. Slightly sour, dark caramel, with more than a little malty backbone. Taste is sweet apples; caramel apples with acedic notes and oak. Watery-thin, a bit of sugar and sourness on the backbone with a cidery finish. Definitely agree with Tyler here on the oud bruin aspects of the beer, along with the fruit aspects. I really like this beer. It reminds me of a traditional bock gone sour.

11.2 oz swingtop bottle. No clue on the age of this one as there is no dating anywhere on the bottle. Mildly funky aroma, though little acetic acid. Stale and slightly rotten dark fruit. Wet cardboard. Light balsamic. Brown sugar. Not a whole lot left. Pours a near still cola brown save for a few scant bubbles around the edge of my glass. Flavor is fairly mild. Plums and dates with some sweeter dried apricots. I find this to be really fruity at first with some oud bruin characteristics coming out toward the back of the tongue. Lots of wet wood and some leaf pile too. Palate isn’t totally dead yet. Very light, prickly carbonation with a fairly oily mouth feel. Probably decent in it’s prime, but definitely showing its age. Thanks for leading me to this beer John!

Where the wild beers are; 2008. Considerable sourness. Brown/red appearance and low carbonation. Vinegar, balsamic, some sugar, fermenting fruit, and a little sweet malt. Lots of yeast. Quite sour. I am glad I got to try it before it disappeared.

Bottle pours a brown body with a thin tan head. Sour balsamic vinegar notes, dry woodiness, overripe fruit, and a light lemon note. Decent.

Bottle @ Dutch Ratebeer Session. Aroma has grain, cherry, port/sherry. Clear, amber-red coloured with an off-white, thin, lace. Taste is sweet. It has cherry, oak, port/wine and balsamico vinegar. One of the best dutch beers and certainly the best brew from Limburg (the part of the Netherlands where I was born & raised)... And just a few dutch people who know...

Bottled. Clear orange red color, short head. Sour, tart, oak wood, slight vinegar, cherry fruit. Sweet sour taste, very fruity. Nice stuff.

Swing top bottle @ DTS. It is a shame Gulpen doesn’t any longer produce this brew. I have been wanting to try this beer for years: my patience was richly rewarded! Cream sherry, caramel, pear, porto in the aroma. The beer has thinned a bit but the flavor remains intense: cream sherry, balasamic vinegar and the last remains of oak. This beer has aged very gracefully. Almost perfect!!