 joeneugs (371), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 Light orange color with a small, disappearing, fizzy white head. Tart aroma (go figure!) with hints of brett, yeast, leather, funk, and lacto basillicus. Taste is the same. Very sour! Mouthpuckering, with leather, brett, lemon, horse blanket, and an oaky, dry finish.
AmEricanbrew (1999), Almost, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 11, 2009 Batch 3. Pils color with a fizzy white head. tart citrus aromas with mild barnyard. Light/medium body with mild carbonation. Very Gueze like,dust bowl dry and tart flavors of lemon, weathered dry driftwood, dry hay. 2nd pour produces some yeast chunks which adds some bread flavors and tempers the tartness a bit. Authentic American Lambic if there is such a thing.
PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 Tart and fruity with sourdough and apples. Nice and tight tartness. Fruity and sour. Simply outstanding.
SuzyGreenberg (1408), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 375 ml bottle - batch 2; thanks bitbucket; cloudy straw gold; pungent nose of dirty feet, brett and a little minerally; texture is quite thin and body is flat;lemons, grass and lots of sour funk; not fruity like the supplication and temptation, so not quite my type of sour ale
750 ml bottle - batch 3; thanks bruce; side by side with batch 2 (above) same appearance, but with a much fresher funk as opposed to the dirty funk; still not my type of sour, but found it much more enjoyable fresh
vyvvy (2068), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 29, 2009 Rating #2000. Batch #2 ~ thanks to xmarcnolanx. Pours hazy orange with a small whispy white head. The aorma has lots of funk and bugs - citric acid, brett, lactic sourness, etc. There is also a dry fruitiness, lemon, grapefruit, earthiness and everything seems grainy and husky. Medium crisp dry body with micro carbonation. The taste starts off with heavy earthy and citric notes and is very dry with a mere hint of oak. There is also dried apricots, spiciness, pepper and barnyard traits. The finish is tart, grainy, dry and bugged-up in the best way. A great beer to have for this milestone rating.
thirdeye11 (558), Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 24, 2009 Updated: Nov 17, 2009( 750ml bottle thanks to sprinkle, batch 3) Pours an opaque pale yellow, nose of oak, sour cherries. Taste is cheek-puckeringly sour, funky, more oak, and continues finishing sour and delicious. Nice carbonation. Can’t describe this beer as anything but one dimensional: sour and tart, but in a really enjoyable way.
dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 24, 2009 Batch 002, 375ml. Pours a nice straw yellow gold with orange hue and medium white head, lots of lacing. Aroma high of citrus (mostly grapefruit), strong yeast, vinegar, and some tart fruits. Flavor matches well and comes together nicely, but lacks the depth I would have hoped for. Due to this, sourness starts to dominate. Enjoyable, but wouldn’t have a bottle by myself again. I think this is best shared.
Sonicdescent (382), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Pours an almost orange hue. Looks like it could have had some massive head but I poured it slowly as to not disturb the sediment layer.
Smells of sour apples, vinegar, funk. A tad muted compared to their other sours.
Taste is similar to scent. Very tasty, sour, funky.
Mouth is medium in body and medium to high in carbonation. I felt it could have been a little more bubbly.
Overall am east drinker and a great sour overall but my least favorite of Russian Rivers sour offerings.
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