 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear red with a small beige head. Lots of bubbles. Tart cherries and oak dominate the aroma. Flavor starts out malty then ends with a hint of oak and tart cherries. Very nice. I (and suprisingly) my wife really liked this one.
talon1117 (631), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Pours a mostly clear, mahogany color with a fairly small, fizzy, pillowy, off-white head which is mostly diminishing and leaves minimal lace. Nose is a bit faint and simple but pleasant; notes of canned cherries, light caramel, faint yeast funk, and faint vanilla. Flavor is better with more depth; cherries are tart, more vinous, and jammy, sweet malts are more apparent and richer with caramel, vanilla, and a bit toasty, the oak is earthy and apparent slightly, the yeast funk is still underlying, the tannins and acidity are moderate. The palate is lively to fizzy, prickly, silky, and more than medium. Finishes fairly long with more oak notes and vanilla coming into play with the yeast funk still in the background and the cherries slowly diminishing into nothing. This was a curious beer; the nose and appearance were nothing but every aspect after that was solid. The tartness is great, the vinous tannins are intriguing, and the palate has a great feel. Overall, it was enjoyable and worth the try; not nearly as warm as others have, but it has been set aside for some months now. Solid NB brew.
asedzie (457), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Bottle. Aroma is mild cherry sweetness, breadiness, thick malty, light roasted notes. Flavor is mildly dry with wood, earth, light cherry tartness, very light toasted grain. Lightly bittersweet and tart on the finish. A beautiful, quite complex beer!
scoth (294), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Pours clear scarlet-brown with a thick cream-colored head, some lacing. Smells of cherries, bread, plum and hay. Medium, velvety and sharp body. Tastes of ripe cherries, apple cider, and citrus. Very sour mid-palate, with just a little hop bitterness in the finish. Delicious and very similar to kriek lambics.
DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 Bottle from BevMo in Vacaville, CA. Poured and amber color with a fruity aroma. Tasted of cherries but just didn’t sit well on the palate. Seemed almost like artificial flavoring. Not worth the $9.99 price tag.
BuckeyeBoy (1696), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 Bottle Pours out a dark amber topped with a soap tan head. Aroma of pit fruit and cherries along with some sour notes. Tast was nice a good cherry tast a little tartness. A touch of the NG Belg Red even.
ratman197 (3273), Arvada, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Bomber poured a clear reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of sour cherry, oak, light carmel and a hint of cocoa. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a tart finish. Flavors of sour cherry, oak, light carmel and a hint of spice with a crisp lingering tart cherry finish.
NickTheElder (25), California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Bottle shared by Hophead22. Sour aroma like tart berries. A dark clean reddish brown color. Has a slight sour cherry flavor.
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