jbrus (4871), Delft, Netherlands
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 | Oct 26, 2008 Bottle@LCRBM08. Wow! I think that says it all. Amazing beer with an unbelievable balance between sweet, sour, cherry and oak. Blisscent (75), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Sep 1, 2008 Updated: Nov 5, 20094th Annual Belgian Fest at Ebenezers. One great Lambic Fruit that has a very intense aroma, surpassing all of my favorites in the Sour style, and having a very cherry and sour taste and then again reminding me of how well it exceeds the very best. Overall it surpassed my expectations with a loveable taste and complexity.
20+ (maybe 30) year version sampled. Jimrbb (16), USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Aug 26, 2008 Cloudy amber. Earthy, sour, fruit, complex. very gueuze similar. too sour for me
Rare but superb.
A good Struise beer. TEJA (288), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Jul 31, 2008 When a gang from Monks Cafe were down at the Struise farm for brewing a new beer, Urbain brought forward 2 different Dirty Horse beers in decanters. The 20 year old was a litle clowdy but had a marvelous smell of sour ale combined with stable and wet earht. The tast is sour but not as dry as a gueze and have a more complex maltiness. The taste lasts long and is supurb. airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 | Jun 24, 2008 Noordhoek Farm-
Lightly Carbonated with a soft, effervescent scent. Loads of Sour, dank, musty cherries, that evolves to an earthy, mushroomy, slightly barnyard aftertaste. Zinfadel like jaminess, with a slight pepperness hidden in each small sip. This beer constantly evolves with each miunte it is in the glass. lululegrand (94), gent, Belgium
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 | Jun 21, 2008 Noordhoek Farm Lo-Reninge. Thanks Philippe for letting me taste this very rare Struise Sour Ale. Cloudy orange ale with small white head. The head is not to long lasting but the beer has a very nice slight fizzy caracter. aroma is is not as dry a a gueze and not so sweet as a faro. Dirty Horse has a superb smell, lots of thing happens with the aroma, its like constantly changing. Malts, lemongras, sour fruits, but also wood, wet earth, leather, wax and horse saddle. Taste is very equal to the aroma, just think some old hops and wood with it and you will be close.
what a delicious beer. Thanks Phil for your time and letting me taste this fantastic beer. GilBier (75), Dendermonde, Belgium
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Jun 16, 2008 Updated: Jun 17, 2008At the Struise Farm in LO. Friday the 13th, well it looked more like my Lucky Day !
Served in a Sluuswachter glass. Stange color, it is golden orange-red with a slight hazy caracter. Aroma is Mega complex and very well balanced. Horse blanket in the nose, wood, musty apple, sour cherries, earthyness mels like Old and wize. taste is great and full of elegance. Sourmalty with musty sour apples, dry biscuits, sheepsbarn aroma, goatscheese, tart cherries and death leafs. Carlo and Urbain Thanks !!! lilannie (383), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Jun 14, 2008 Updated: Jul 19, 2008Shared by Urbain at Struise farm. Served from a decanter.
Aroma: horse blanket, Rodenbach yeast, earthiness, apples, minerals, light sour cherries, sourness, and some grapefruit
Appearance: Semi-bright, semi-hazy deep red
Flavor: sour and acidic, sour apples, hay, woodiness, some tart cherries, fresh pears as it warmed
Palate: smooth but sharp and acidic
Overall: a wonderful beer, really blooms as it warms. Fabulous
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