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De Zolder, Brugge, New Year’s Eve. Sweetshop clarity and some sugar, but nibbles with genuine lambic/sour ale character. Lurking wood, acid, alcohol and even a hint of cheese. The natural sweetness of the fruit without it being overpowering. Definitely not a ’ladybeer’. A find.

Red with short lasting white head. Balsamic aroma with tart and cherry notes. Acidic and tart flavor with natural cherry notes. Very nice.

Bottled (BB 03/2008)
Deep cherry red color, small reddish head. Sour aroma of vinegar, berries and oak. Sour cherry flavor, some sugar sweetness, tart finish with some sugar. Standard cherry Flemish sour ale, not really complex, but reasonably drinkable.

Deep red of color with a reddish/pink head. A sour aroma with notes of cherries and no sweets. A flavor of sour cherries and lovely dry.

On tap at PP C-bad. Pours a dark ruby red with not much of a head, Sourness on the nose. Some carbonation but smooth on your palate. Sweetness quickly fades to puckering sour cherries with oaky vinegar. Nice finish and very good drinking sour ale.

12 oz bottle, into tulip snifter glass. Pours a luscious tone of pink-red with slightly red tinted, quickly dissapearing head. Nose is dominated by sour cherries, but unusual hints of vinegar, wood, and a very slight malt sweetness show up. Spritzy but thin on the palate, sour cherries give a slight puckering sensation, turns into a strange menthol-like finish. If you like the style this is a decent example.

12oz bottle: color is a nice redish brown head dissipates quickly doesnt have much aroma from what i can smell is a just slighty sour, taste is sour at first then changes to a citrus fruit taste over all pretty solid beer if your looking for something sour cant go wrong with this.

Ruby brown appearance with little had or carbonation. Sweet champagne aroma. Nice cherry tartness with a musty cork like finish. A little flat.