Piro Bruin

Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cloudy dark amber color. Light sour and fruity aroma. Light body structure, some sweetness, light fruity touch. Ends with some strawberries. Simple among the Flemish Sour Ales, but still quite good.

Bottled (BB 09/2006)
Dark red ruby, small steady off-white head. Aroma of vinegar, coffee and plums. Slightly sour, same time sugary, roasted flavor. Quite "easy to drink" Flemish sour ale.

(33cl bottle) Pours a brownish amber body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of mustiness, white grapes, old books, balsamic, and light grain. Flavor of subtle sourness, raisins, light cherry, wood, and vinous.

(Brewed and labelled following the recipe(???) of the former Bevernagie brewery at Lichtervelde) Head gone in seconds, reducing itself to little brownish rim; deeper brown beer with reddish shine. Very vinegary-wooden nose, even a bit too much - smells like vegetable - preserving vinegar. Again vinegar (& woody) and not too refined. this is the taste idea, but much more extreme than St. Jozef at Lichtervelde would have done. Fruity-vinous flavours. Sharp mouthfeel, definitely. Aftertaste is a bit less sharp, much more rounded. It's OK. But I imagine the nose could put off scores of people.

Bottled: Reddish brown coloured. Huge dense brownish head. Has a huge vinegar nose. Notes of prunes. Flaovur is full of vinegar as well. Is sour and has a balanced fruityness. Is dry and medium bodied. Ends on light sour fruitnotes. I really dig this beer.

(Bottled) Clear, dark reddish amber color with a small, lacy head. Sweet, somewhat sour aroma of raisins, plums, cherry and port, with a hint of metal. Sweetish flavor with a slightly sour background, roasted malt and some metal. Medium-bodied, a bit thin palate with foamy carbonation. A decent and drinkable, sweetish flemish sour - but not very memorable.

Dark brown colored, medium sized beige head. Sweetness, mild chocolate, raisins, sourness and some aroma from port wine, fine aroma. Medium bodied. Mild vinous tones, raisins, sourness and cherries in flavor, mild metal in aftertaste. Some lace in glass.

Clear ruby red beer with a creamy, fast reducing head that lingers on as a film. Sharp acidic aroma with a nice touch of vanilla and fruit. Caramel and sugary sweetness balances the sourness in the flavour. Medium body, rather soft on the palate with a refreshing dry finish. A refreshing , yet complex beer.