Trinity Old Growth Wild Ale

Brewed by Trinity Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Bottle (70°)… This beer rocks!… Pours hazy and brown with little fanfare. The nose is straight-up acidic, acetic and vinous. Full-bodied with lackadaisical carbonation. Very acidic and acetic and fruity – cherries. Even at this warm temperature, the beer is still skull-fuckingly sour despite the sweet cherry component. Finishes tart and fruity. World class beer all-the-way!

bottle @ Tampa xmas gathering. pours reddish brown, no head. aroma and flavor, yep, we have a sour bomb, palate has hints of peppery sourness possibly from the wood, mild cherry tartness with lingering vinegar acidic finish.

( 750ml bottle ) Pours a clear yellow body with small white head. Aroma of wood, barnyard, vinegar, florals, grass, and citrus. Flavor is damn funky! Wow! Vinous, citrus, and vinegar. Tongue raping acidity with a bone dry finish.

I had a few of these at FoBAB 2009, thanks to the recommendation of htsprint1’s wife. It poured a darkish amber body with little of any head. The aroma was strong with vinegar backed by sour cherries and unripe lemons, but it only hints at the face-puckering sourness in the flavor. Some folk have called this beer one dimensional, but I think they’ve mssed the fruit, hard wood, and the strangled malt, struggling for a stronger presence. This was poured from bottles at the festival, giving me a hope that I’ll be able to savor this again.

FoBAB ’09. pours ruby with no head. nose is loaded and I mean loaded with vinegar, mild cherry notes. flavors are very acidic, lots of vinegar, and nothing else. oh man i you like drinking straight vinegar than this one is for you.

Sample @ FoBAB 2009. Pours brown with a small head. Aroma of heavy citrus, barnyard, and funk. Very strong sour flavor. Good stuff.

Sample at FoBAB 09. Brown pour with some head. Big, funky, sour aroma. Really wasn’t expecting that much, but bam. Sour as hell. Liquid, funky, sour bliss. I thought the TPS report was good so I decided to try this one, and boy am i glad i did. Awesome stuff.

Mix this sour ale 50/50 with a good extra-virgin olive oil, and add a tablespoon of a fine dijon... and you’ve got yourself a fantastic salad dressing. (Somebody get me a bottle so I can actually try this, BTW) Huge sour tart, red wine vinegar flavors, wildly over the top and complex...with a very atringent and tart finish. Great sour ale on all counts!