Samuel Adams Barrel Aged Red

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Sour Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy orangish red body with a small white head. Aroma of wood, raisins, plums, and light horseblanket. Flavor of raisins, old wooden barrel, earth, musty, caramel, somewhat dirty, and cheese.

Tap Night of Funk. Reddish/gplden pour with stong strong aroma of mustyness is the best descripton. Definite barrel age taste with hints of sour vanilla. It was odd. I did not hate it, it was interesting.

Tap at Night of the Funk. Another sour flop from Sam Adams. Believe it or not they nailed one that was at this fest though, the 6 year old (!) unblended lambic, but that isn’t the beer in question here. This one poured gold (huh?) with an oaky, buttery, light vanilla nose. Notes of grilled cheese/American cheese confuse my palate. The weird savory balance really throws this one off. It is actually decently close to an Oud Bruin in a weird way but they’ve still got a lot of work to do on this one. More sour, less, err, grilled cheese.

sample at NotF. Pours a red syrupy note with no head. Nose is pungent, very strong and musty. Palate is smooth and syrupy. FLavors of light biscuit and toast, the brett leaves a cheesey note and its very sour and overwhelming in the mouth.