enginaaron (73), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 19, 2008 Updated: Nov 29, 2008
Holy cow was that good. Strong sweetness pulled back in by a background sourness that is not overpowering by any means. Very mysterious: aged and non-aged beer. Some wood, some cherries, some raisin-y malt with a strong taste but not strong alcohol. Holy cow this is a huge beer. I love it! Wow this is a mysterious and thought-provoking beer. I looooove this!!
d07c0m (22), Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Notes of candy and fruit, dark reddish-brown colour. Initial taste is very strange, almost like a plum wine sans the alcohol bite of a stronger beer. Sour fruit lingers with after-taste.
 jredmond (1074), New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottle from saint bocks in montreal. Pours a dark, thick brown body with a reddish hue. Aroma is vinegar, tart. Taste is not as overpowering with the vinegar as expected. Notes are sweet candy, some tart sourness.
BVery (674), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Updated: Dec 29, 2009Tap. Reddish brown pour, nice lacing. Lots of flavor - fruity/cherries, much vinegar on the nose, and carbonated. Probably a great sour, but just not my style.
hawthorne00 (156), Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Deep red brown. Soft drink fizz faded to nothing immediately. Aroma has sour cherries and quite a lot of dank. Taste is sweet and sour. Residual carbonation is enough to keep the palate lively - it has some old vinegar astringency too. Good with soft and washed rind cheeses.
donfardz64 (441), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Bottle from Beerstore.co.nz. Pours brown/red with bubbly tan head. A nice, sour nose of cherries and vanilla. Mouthfilling sour cherry flavour with a sweet sugary body. The sour character is nice, but the sweetness kills then drinkability.
13mikey (175), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 12 oz bottle from the Four Firkins. Deep reddish/brown pour with a thin white head. Aroma is (go figure) sour, quite pungent. Reminds me of a malt vinegar. Flavor is also (obviously) sour but kind of sweet at the same time. Finish is tangy and actually a tiny bit sweet. I’ll need to try more sour beers (this is my first sour beer) to have a better gauge to rate something like this. Good candidate for future re-rating.
joechristenson (38), Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 On tap at the Bulldog, St. Paul. Deep ruby color, good lacing and a small but resilient head. Smells of sweet cherries, apples, and some plum . . . but definitely some must, too. Bold sweetness lingers on the palate, lively carbonation. Tastes of sour cherries, caramel, and maybe a sweet merlot/burgundy. Hints of cinnamon, almost like someone mixed in some apple cider. Hard to suss out all of the flavors and complexities -- I enjoyed this in a limited quantity, but anything more would be a chore. My girlfriend absolutely loathed it -- not for everyone!
stfrancis (30), Heffingen, Luxembourg
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Rich brown, nice beige head with good lacing. Aroma is woody and young wine. Tastes fruity and then mellows to a tangy light hoppy aftertaste. Lightly carbonated. A treat
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