watchnerd (22), San Mateo, California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 1, 2008 750 ml bottle. THE definitive Flemish red. Sour, fruity, yeast, with just a hint of citric acidity. Wonderful.
 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 31, 2007 This was my first sour ale, so my judgment of it may be off. I will have to try some more and then possibly re-rate. It was a mahogany color on the pour from the bottle. Aroma of cherries with a slight smokiness apparent from the oak. Beer startes sweet and smoky, but quickly the sour taste of tart berries comes through. By the finish, the sour taste was all that was left.
ilovedarkbeer (1367), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2007 Pours a brown red color with lots of bubbles and a small brown head. Smells sour and like cherries. Taste like sour bread and yeast and a bit of cherries. Just ok not my cup of tea.
downender (2629), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2007 Bottle. Red/Brown coloured with a moderate, off-white head. Huge acetic aroma with some cherry fruit. Flavour was very sour with vinegar and oak to the fore, before a very long and dry finish. very enjoyable.
Quack-Duck (3293), Bodensee/Schwarzwald, Germany
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 bottle. Red colour, small head. Aroma and flavours of vinegar dominate, with a fruity touch. Not my favourite style so far, I’ll try again.
faroeviking (6122), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Bottle. Small local gathering. Pours a clear red-brown colour with a short fizzy head. Sweetish aroma of vinegar with fruits (mainly cherries) and wood. The flavour is very sour with cherries, nice sweetness, wood (oak), dark fruits and some strawberry in the end. Sour dry well lasting fruity finish.
pivnizub (5080), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Bottle: Deep reddish amber coloured, clear, small foamy layer, complex sour, vinous aroma with traces of wood, balsamico, fruits and vanilla; strong sour, a bit adstringent flavour, medium bodied; very fruity (strawberries) and sour-adstringent finish, underpinned by some malt. Good, refreshing and complex.............
Skeegle (499), Maryland, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 1/10 | 4/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Updated: Mar 4, 2008I thought this beer was extremely acidic, to the point of being not only cloying but to where it tasted like a salty clout on the tongue. I thought the sourness, which was beautiful, was totally overwhelmed by a tawdry, chintzy salty/vinager/salad dressing taste that seemed like a side effect of the beer and not at all an intended result. I was really looking forward to this beer, but the sheer lack of balance really turned me off to the point that I had to pour the beer out halfway through as it tasted like an apple fruit juice drink that someone sloshed around a bag of salt ’n vinegar bag of potato chips. I love sour’s but I was not a fan of this beer at all. It has a wonderful aroma and appearance, and the palate is nice and full with lively carbonation.
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