Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)

Nose is strong with apple peels and a deep earthiness. Pours a lucid light amber. Taste is sour, nice light hay, slightly spicy, musky, turns tart on the back end and finishes with a sour apple taste. Very dynamic flavor profile.

Bottle huge thanks to mes for sharing, had at mes’s gaff. Alround rating: Got a whole boon gueuze glass of this, yummy! The most gueuze like non-gueuze iv ever had. Tart acidity, Girardain like balance, the pale malt is almost impossible to find but is light and biscuity, theres notes of sweet and sour lemons, hints of mandarin, brett is showing nicely. Perfect carbonation. Absolutly outstanding beer.

Had at hellbilly’s tasting. A fermented sour aroma with an orange body and white head. A good sour flavor with some dryness on the palate. A good sour! Thanks Jason for sharing this one.

big thanks to jason for letting us have a crack at this! hazy burnt orange color with a fleeting white head. it smells a lot sweeter than i was expecting... along with cement, tart orange, cinnamon, malty richness and flowers. the palate is incredibly dry yet not overly sour... very tannic, bitter and dry with a big ol’ dose of maltiness thrown in... orange, spice, flowers, a bunch of stink and tart unripened grapes. prickly sharp feeling cuts through a lux body. 8/4/8/4/18/4.2

Big Thanks to Styles for bringing this highly sought after brew over! ....... Pours a cloudy brown w/ hints of red. Nice 1 finger off white head and some lacing in my Rodenbach tulip. ....... Aroma is a little muted at first but as it warms a little there is a nice blend of some funk, barrel, lemon, cherry and slight vineagar.... Flavors follow suit w/ some more of the cherries and wood coming through as it warms...... Not as tart as I expected, but nice balance of flavors and dangerously drinkable...... Glad I got to try this and likely will again in the future. Worth the initial price of $20, not so much the going rate of $60 Also we should have had this before the Veritas 004 because that blew this out of the water.

Tangerine pour with only a whispy eggshell colored head. Aroma fills the nostrils with Granny Smith, lemongrass, brett, barnyard, and freshly blooming flower garden. Flavor is also quite floral, with citrus pith, jolly ranchers, and aged balsamic. Nice creamy mouthfeel for the style. Really enjoyed this one!!!

Bottle: The aroma consists of light sour cherry, yeast, and wood. It pours a hazy dark amber with some sediment and a half inch off white head. The flavor starts with light sour cherry, yeast, and faint caramel. The finish has strong lemon tartness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

On tap at Brouwer’s Sour Fest. Pours clear dark reddish orange with a nice white head. Aroma is tart cherry and apple with a slight cheesy funk. Tastes similar with a little caramel malty sweetness poking through. Very smooth with a tart honey finish.