Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Thanks to BDR. Watery brown pour with no head. Woody dry nose with a flavor of dark pitted fruit and some oak.

Thanks to egajdzis for breaking out this 2004 bottle. Pours a deep ruby/brownish with a small bubbly off white head. Aroma of old sour cherries, tons of oak, strawberries, light alcohol, some earthy notes (kind of like being in the woods in the morning after a nice rain), cherry pie, bretty notes but not over the top, floral, vanilla and the slightest hint of some bourbon. Flavor of tart cherry pie, oak, very light alcohol burn, vanilla, pie crust, horseblanket/barnyard coming through as I spend some more time with it, but the brett characteristics are still not over powering. Love the tart cherry notes! Kind of like a "motherless mother".

Headless, dark cherry colored, vinous in aroma and texture, slightly acetic. Appreciable alcohol. Not particularly bretty but some faint aromas of the pasture.

Two 2008 Bottles courtesy of Ibrew2or3 and CigarCityBrew. Pours a clear amber with a off-white head that fades leaving some lacing. Aroma of cherries, oak, alcohol, slight caramel, and a hint of vinegar. Taste is citrus, funky yeast, oak, cherries, and slight vinegar. Medium thin mouthfeel with a moderate amount of acidity and very smooth alcohol. Very good.

Shared with cbkschubert. Pours a golden brown color with a very small tan head. Very light spotty lacing. Smells like Brett. Thankfully for me it tastes better than it smells. Light caramel malts, tart cherries, and very light oakiness, with a tinge of vanilla. Leaves a little tartness after the swallow, with a very slight alcohol warming affect.

2008 375 ml bottle via the Sinners program - Pours a hazy dark mahogany color with a 1/2 finger thick light tan head that faded pretty quick. Very light lacing. Aroma is tart cherries and oak/bourbon. Flavor is lightly tart cherries, dark esters, caramel, and oak. The tartness lingers on the palate. Medium body. Slight alcohol warming on the stomach. A nice beer, but not my farorite style.

Bottle acquired via Sparky27...Thanks Eric!!! Rusty cinder-colored body with a small white head that disappears in a blink. Nose is cherry skin, red wine, dark fruit, brown sugar and damp wood. Flavor is bold and funky...sour plum, oak, vanilla bean, brown sugar, and again red wine. Unique, tasty, and tart...a gem!!!

sampled blind with the phoenix crew...

2005 black label 750ml opened (finally) by footy... cloudy woody brown pour with no head. soft notes of bourbon, brown sugar, wood, dark red cherries and fruit with a bit of tart dry funk. the flavor is very oaky/vanilla, malt/brown sugar and soft bourbon with a slight tartness in the middle palate. it gets a bit sour as it warms. smells a whole lot more like bourbon than it tastes and a whole lot more like a strong ale than a sour. medium to full body (probably from the yeast at the bottom!) very well balanced and refined from rudy’s careful aging process... 8/4/8/4/18=4.2

2008 via rusty "don’t call me chilis" chiles... hazy brown with a thin tan head that sticks around. smells like ’funky’ cherry blintzes... tart cherries, cream cheese, sour cream, yeasty cheesy funk and a touch of bourbon/wood/dryness. there’s even a creamy lactic phlegm build up in the mouth. malty sweetness with soft wood up front, cherries, sour cream, fruit and funk. quite tart and fruity. almost like a sour rather than a strong ale and a whole lot more aggressive, brighter and fruitier than the 2005... 9/4/8/4/18=4.3

2008 vintage sampled 9/27/2009 via rudy ’the foot’. it has a definite pronounced funkiness and band-aid quality. these aren’t necessarily bad but they do distract from the remaining fruity brightness (which has faded noticeably)7/4/7/4/17/3.9