 JorisPPattyn (4262), Antwerpen, Belgium
Apr 24, 2008
Medium yellow head; amber-foxy beer. Oak, vanilla, Bourbon, fruity esters. Mellow lactic & vinous taste, with brandy, coffee cream, terribly complex. Fruity flavour, as cherries lagered on oak. Very layered beer, well-bodied and viscuous. Excellent oak-aged beer (at least, that’s how it presents itself), complex as few other.
yobdoog (367), Woodridge, New York, USA
Aug 10, 2008 750ml bottle. Aroma of funk and sourness. Wood aging and some added fruit, maybe grapes. Dry taste and has some brett aspects and barrel aging. Similar to some Cantillon I have had. A bit of spice rounds this one out.
awaisanen (1132), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 22, 2008 From a 750mL Bottle, #196/632. Courtesy of valpoaj. Mostly hazy, pale gold colored pour with a quickly dissipating head of fizzy white. Mild brett aroma with hints of white grape and lemon. Chardonnay skins and oak tannins. Gentle pear esters and perfumey alcohol. Medium light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet, light malt sugars up front on the palate, followed by a wave of brett. Apples, pears, and leather. Some peppery phenol characters come out toward the backend. Nice and dry, with a pleasant alcohol warmth in the finish. The funky barrel characters work well with the lightness of the body, creating a dry, vinous treat. Thanks, AJ!
BlackForestCO (489), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle shared by mmtmatrix, thanks dude. Poured an auburn orange color with an off-white head that faded to a ring. Aroma of sour, fruity brett with hints of oak and barnyard funk. Smooth, lightly sweet entry with some funky barnyard character and some moderate fruitiness (light berry, some citrus) and a moderately dry, yeasty finish. Smooth, moderately drying finish. Pretty nice beer, I would certainly drink it again.
Crosling (1628), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Red gold color with a small, quickly diminishing foam. Really complex nose, with hints of brett funk, barrel (vanilla, white wine soaked wood, coconut), as well as some hints of fruit. Flavor also has a lot of complexity. A lot of oak character and funkiness. Vanilla, white wine, funk and it even finishes well. I have had this beer a couple times this batch. The original offering was much less funky and I liked it more. This sample is quite funky, almost approaching sour ale, but it is still of very high quality.
heemer77 (3634), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Thanks for sahring a bottle, Mark. the body is hazy and rusty brown with a kahki colored head. The aroma was funky with some vinous character. There was also a little bit of blue cheese. The taste is largely funky cpple cores. Again, liek the smell, it is also dry and vinous. Interesting.
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