 JoeM500 (1877), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
Aug 23, 2007
Sweet cherry and vanilla nose as it’s pouring from the 12 ounce bottle. can the nose be tart??? as I raise the glass to my face, the aroma is alarming my senses that something tart is about to happen!!! Beautiful dark orange color with a thin layer of white head, sheeting lace of tight, tight bubbles run the inside of the glass as i take my first big sip. Cherry, cherry, cherry, very similar cherry taste to that first moment of drinking their Belgian Red. Instead of getting the sugary sweet rush, as with their Belgian Red, the aftertaste is immediately dry and slightly salty/smokey. Great body, the definition of "medium" here. Cheery tartness teases the roof of mouth in the aftertaste that also hints of vanilla and some faint spiciness.
alexsdad06 (616), Ohio, USA
Aug 9, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Enigma pours a slightly hazy brown color with a hint of red and a small off white head. The aroma and flavor share almost the same qualities: Cherries, apples, vanilla, oak, and an acidic touch. The beer is listed as a sour and it does have some sour/tartness to it, but it is not over the top. Everything works pretty well together. This is very smooth drinking and full bodied at the same time. Very similar to the Belgian Red which I like alot. Yet another solid beer from New Glarus.
beerbill (1243), Laurel, New York, USA
Jul 8, 2008 12 oz. bottle with a special thank you to Secret Santa (Christmas) for sending me this one. Pours a cloudy dark amber with a very thin off-white head that completely disappeared after the first sip. Very pleasant aroma of sour cherries, grapes, and apples. The flavor is equally enjoyable with both sweet and sour cherries in good proportion, grapes, and apples. Some oak in the flavor as well. Very mild bitterness at the finish. While I would not call myself a sourhead, I certainly enjoyed this beer.
badbeer (404), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Unplugged Enigma, released October 2, 2006. Not from the unmarked previous batches.
Poured a murky reddish brown color, with a good off white colored head with surprisingly, good retention. Smell is of oak, vanilla, subdued cherries, sour apples, and a hint of bourbon. Taste starts off sour, but slowly and seamlessly transfers into an oaky, vanilla, boubon finish. There is tartness throughout the taste, but everything is blended together so nicely that there didn’t seem to be an overpowering flavor, all parts were seemingly equal. Medium bodied, lower carbonation, little bit of a dry oaky finish. Drinkability is good in the sense that it’s a pleasure to drink, but I felt this one is a sipper. Try it before it runs out again.
lb4lb (1340), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Bottle in trade from IowaHerkeye. Thanks dude!
Pours amber with a light beige head. Smell is sweet, cinnamony, and some cherry sourness. Taste is mildly tart, lightly sweet and bubbly with a nice lightly funky, rich brown ale maltiness underneath. Malty, lightly tart and enjoyable. Medium to thin bodied.
pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 6, 2008 6-6-08 bottle
Cloudy amber brown with a thin ivory head. Smell is cinnamon apple strudel. Flavor is fruity yet vanilla big and apple like. Not very "sour" per say - but it works very well. Palate is a hint on the weird off side for me.
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