Mestreechs Aajt (5% ABV, unsweetened)

Formerly brewed at Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Sour Ale
Gulpen, Netherlands

Dark brown with just a few bubbles on top. Nose of lightly tart cherry/dark berry pie, vinegar soaked oak, and subtle hints of chocolate, caramel, and honey. Flavor is similar- a bit more tart. Finishes dry with aged malt and oak. Smooth, medium body. Unique, finesse brew. Very nice.

Pours a very dark garnet that is clear. Minimal head but a fair amount of lacing on the way down. Nose is berry like with an almost inky edge. Flavor is smooth. Berry tones that are strong but not overpowering or overdone. Sweet and even. Feel is close to syrupy. Extremely drinkable. Could go for this a lot, especially at the price. Definitely worth a try...or two.

Date: 09/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

clear brown, wispy beige head, specks of lace, sweet woody aroma with traces of tart fruit, rich fruity malt flavor, nice tartness balances sweetness from caramel malts, touch of wood adds bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Appearance: Pours a clear, still, dark brown body. Smell: Aroma of raisins soaked in balsamic vinegar and aged in wood. Taste: Intensesly sweet-sour raisin flavor. Subtle wood character. Finishes sweetish and acetic. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. No carbonation. Drinkability: Not really too much to say about this one.

Pours a transparent dark ruby mahogany with hardly any head. Aroma of sweet toasty, doughy, tart cherries with some caramel and light maple syrup. Body starts mostly still with a good viscosity of sweet chewy caramel malt and good balance of tart fruitiness. An enjoyable, quite drinkable Flemish sour.

Shared by Dickinsonbeer. A darker color more like oud bruin. Aroma is lightly sour, light roast, faintly acidic. In general light and lightly sweet. Taste is sweet cherry, very light, not much past that. It’s Dutch but the way I like to think about it is if the Germans made a Flanders Red, this would be it.

Swing-top bottle from State Line. Lovely sour nose, acidic with vinegar and wood. Dark dark ruby pour, comes off looking more like brown, with a quickly-diminished head. Taste is not as sour as expected; indeed, though this is the unsweetened version, there are firm notes of sweetness. Woody with a touch of yeast far in the back, a trace of apple but no sign of vinegar, and a good helping of cherry. End is nice and dry, though, a nice blend of dryth and lightly tartness. This seems very organic, very natural without being raw- very tasty! Medium body with a vinous feel in the throat and around the gums. Not really to style - sourness doesn’t pucker anything - but that makes it all the more sessionable. Extremely refreshing. I’m a big fan!

Bottle sampled. Pours deep murky red with a small beige head. Aroma of vinegar, acidic, and sour cherries. The flavor is sweet, cherries, and finishes with a tart dryness.