Oskar Blues The Duke

Formerly brewed at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Sour Ale
Lyons, Colorado USA

Name: Duke of Lyons
Date: 01/29/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub

dark burgendy with a slight haze, frothy beige head, streaks of lace, tart aroma with a touch of light cherry and woody character, a touch of sweetness appears in the aroma after a while, rich tart malt flavor, I get a lot of wood, tartness starts off strong and becomes well tempered after warming, tart wood like sucking on a cherry pit

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4

(Hand-bottled, courtesy of jimbowood) Pours a hazy reddish brown body with a spare white head. Aroma of sour cherries, earthiness, oak, and light toastiness. Flavor of sour, balsamic vinegar, and apple with an aggressiveness towards the back of the tongue which ends dry.

Hand bottle acquired in trade from jimbowood (thanks!). Poured a deeper and cloudy brownish-red with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of cherries, oaky woodiness, and funky. Tastes of sour cherries, vinegar, wood, and earthy. I would lick my lips a minute later and they were still sour.

"Duke of Lyons" on tap at the Brick Store 1/29/07: Pours a transparent mahogany with dark ruby hues and an airy, wispy light tan head. Has an authentic fresh earthy oaky tart aroma with some subtle caramel maltiness and vinous dark cherry notes. Body starts with some lightly toasty malty sweetness, showing up more as it warms, with nice fruity complexity and lots of oaky woody notes. Could use a touch more malt for balance, but otherwise very authentic and enjoyable.

Courtesy of Jimbowood. Pours an amber/tan with a foamy white head. Smells of vinegar, oak, some sugar, some cherries. Tastes of cherries and very tarte, but lacking in any complexity found in many other examples of the style.

Bottle shared by notalush. Clear brown beer with a thin head. Lovely nose with lots of woody character Earthy and leathery with a soft cherry character as well. Flavour is quite dry with a soft tartness throughout. Baked cherry and a light raspberry tartness. Leather and lactic acid with a juicy fruitiness on the back. Nice stuff.

Draught (growler). Head is small, fizzy, mostly diminishing. Body is hazy dark reddish-amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, caramel), with notes of cherry, wood, cranberry, red wine, cinnamon. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Very good stuff, and my favorite beer so far from Oskar Blues. Lots of aromatic character and delightfully tart. Difficult to stop drinking, owing to the great balance.

<Draft @ Falling Rock: Clear dark red amber color with a small off-white head. Great tart aroma with notes of sour cherry and wood. Tart and fruity flavor with a semi-dry finish. I didn’t find it very complex but it was so tasty and drinkable not overly acidic.