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pDev: 12.3%
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Flanders Oud Bruin
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tedsox31
Illinois
4.3
/5
rDev
+15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had this one on-tap at Hopleaf. It was served in a tulip glass.
The appearance is reddish-brown, and somewhere between translucent and opaque. Served to me with a very small head of foam, no lacing was left behind as I drank it.
The aroma that I got immediately was a nice fruity character, some yeast, and also a bit of a vinegar presence. There was also some oak and vanilla, but it was the fruit that dominated.
The taste is very nice. It is not as sour as some other sours that I have had, but there is a nice balance between fruitiness and acidity that appeals to me. Right off I can taste the fruit, cherry or perhaps raspberry. This is followed up by a nice acidity that does not overwhelm me. It finishes with a nice oak taste.
Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side but overall not to distracting. Some carbonation is there also, although it could probably benefit to have a bit more.
The drinkability is high on my scale. The sour taste is such that it cleans my palate and tells me to keep coming back for more, yet there are enough other things going on that it never becomes too much. This beer will not blow you out of your seat in terms of sourness like some Flanders, but I think that it is still a nice representation of the style.
Serving type: on-tap
05-13-2009 17:20:22 |
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lstokes
Illinois
4.43
/5
rDev
+18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
People are saying this is a tame beer for the style, and that might be true--I'm not sure I've ever had a Flanders red before--but it's so drinkable for a sour that I kind of fell in love with it.
I drank it on-tap in a tulip glass at Quotations in Media, and it was a dark deep ruby with a 1-finger beige head. The smell was very fruity and didn't give off much funk, and the taste was I suppose similar--fruity and sweet to start, then a nice clean sour cherry and raspberry, hints of oak and vinegar, didn't make you pucker or give you a funk buzz, relatively light mouthfeel, but kind of like drinking a deeper, darker, better lambic. That's what I thought to myself--"I'm glad I got this instead of the lambic, I get tired of the lambic sweetness quickly but I won't tire of this."
Would go out of my way to find again.
Serving type: on-tap
05-10-2009 14:02:12 |
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Florida9
Illinois
4.35
/5
rDev
+16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drank @ hopleaf
Served in a tulip glass
A: Dark caramel color with very little head. Slightly translucent.
S: Very complex and highly aromatic. Sweet and sour. Notes of bubblegum, lemonheads candy, and wild yeasts.
T: Quite tangy and sour, but in a positive way. Reminiscent of a brash young red wine. Light maltiness on the front end with the acidic finish and taste of fruity red wine. As with the smell, the flavors demonstrated a good deal of complexity.
M: Clean, crisp, and acidic. Heavy carbonation.
D: I must admit, I am not familiar with this style of beer. I typically do not enjoy Belgian beers for their lactic sourness, but this beer was different. The sourness, and I use the word sour for lack of a better term, was akin to the sourness or acidity present in wine, was well balanced, and was in no ways distracting or offputting. This was a very good beer. It was a pleasure to drink and paired well with food. I could not see it being one I could drink repeatedly as the unique flavor profile could be fatiguing, but, otherwise, quite enjoyable.
Serving type: on-tap
04-14-2009 00:49:33 |
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glid02
Georgia
4.1
/5
rDev
+9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Got this on-tap from BSP in Atlanta.
Pours a clear dark ruby color with a one-finger white head that seems to have an orange tint. The head recedes into a thin layer of bubbles on top and a medium-sized ring around the glass. There's not much lacing.
Smells good. There's a good fruity aroma, lots of berries. There are also slight tart and earthy smells.
Tastes good as well. Lots of sweet fruit flavors up front that are followed by a good amount of sourness and a dry finish. There's a mild oak flavor that pokes through every now and then as well.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a good thickness to go with lively carbonation.
Drinkability is very good. I had no problem finishing this glass and would've gladly had another.
Overall I was impressed. I'm just now getting into sours, but I was a fan of the way none of the flavors were too overpowering in this beer. Certainly worth a shot.
Serving type: on-tap
10-13-2008 02:49:27 |
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ruckzuck
Georgia
4
/5
rDev
+7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at BSP last week.
A - dark brown opaque body, cherry red hints at the edges when held up to light, and a thick beige head
S - fruity, funky, yeasty goodness with hints of spice
T - sour fruit with a whole lot of tart going on. The funk is present and there are still hints of spice. Delicious!
M - medium bodied with nice carbonation
D - I've been on a sour kick when I can get them on tap lately (started by Allagash Rosa) and this beer did not disappoint. Massively sour and funky. I really enjoyed it. I can see how this would not be for some, but I'd love to try more of these. Obviously drinking too many of these would probably have the same effect as drinking too many hop bombs (blown tastebuds), but I would've gladly had another.
Serving type: on-tap
07-14-2008 18:56:00 |
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soupyman10
District of Columbia
3.85
/5
rDev
+2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Solid pour, brown color with amber highlights along the glass's edges. Off-white creamy head, one finger that slowly dissolves down to a quarter inch film and then holds. Nose only starts to come through once the beer warms up. Mildly sour, with salty malt. Light toffee sweetness, and lightly vinous. Not bad, but certainly not overpowering nor overly complex. Flavor is nice. Dry swarthy spiced sour malt up front. That sourness heats up as the beer goes on. Dirty, lightly roasted feel shows up as well. Light toffee sweetness. Mostly sour overall. Body is solid, appropriate to the style, and the carbonation works well with the sourness. Overall, I was in the mood for a sour brew, and this one hit the spot. It's not really blowing my mind- and I could do with some more complexity - but its a solid beer, if it fits what you're looking for.
Serving type: on-tap
04-25-2008 22:44:43 |
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mep3222
New York
3.48
/5
rDev
-7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had this on tap. The sourness was very unique. I was not a huge fan of the sourness of this beer. Most times I find the sourness to be appealing, but this one I thought actually tasted metalic, but after drinking more I do not think it was a metalic taste but a weird aftertase from the sourness. I didn't think it was all that great as a flanders red, balance was not there and the complexity that I usually find in Flanders Reds was severly lacking.
Serving type: on-tap
07-08-2007 15:38:29 |
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Stimack
New York
3.9
/5
rDev
+4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Was able to give this brew a try last evening. It is a style I really like but very infrequently have so this was a treat. The brew was poured to a dark reddish color with a creamy head that was medium in size and left nice sheets of lacing down the side of the glass. Nice berry aroma, mostly cherry I believe along with a slight vinegar sourness that is subtle but noticeable. The taste is very smooth with a tart berry flavor, to me the berries come out more clearly here with raspberries, cherries, and maybe plum? Has a sourness to it but does not seem to be a pronounced as in some other Flanders red offerings. Over all I think that this is a nice offering, very tame beer based on the style which has its good points. I would get this brew again in the future.
Serving type: on-tap
03-10-2007 13:15:22 |
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DarkerTheBetter
Pennsylvania
3.95
/5
rDev
+5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I found this at Monks café.
This beer looks black in the dark back bar at Monks, but when held to the light, it glows a lovely burgundy. The head consists of a creamy collar that left a slight bit of lace.
Smells of a tart dry raspberry and cherry with a faint dry banana. Im also getting a hint of rye. Sadly, its also slightly metallic.
Tastes of tart raspberries and cherries that fades to dry with a little sour milk, oak and an almost Bret-like sourness.
The mouth feel is light to medium bodied with a thickening micro bubble.
This sourness of this one is unique. Try it if you like the style for sure.
Serving type: on-tap
08-21-2006 21:55:46 |
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audiojon
California
3.8
/5
rDev
+1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I'm a big fan of Flemish Reds, so when I saw that O'Brien's had a new one on tap this week, I had to try it. This was labeled as "Grand Cru," oddly enough. The bartender cleared that up for me and described as being similar to the Duchesse de Bourgogne but not as in your face. Unfortunately, I wish this were a bit more in your face; as it is it's a bit boring, but very enjoyable. In other words, I've had better Flemish Reds, but this is still a good beer. Def worth a try, and would make a very good introductory beer for those wanting to cross over to the dark (sour) side.
As for an actual review:
Smell is pretty non existant, not as much funk as I like. Taste is very good, only a light sourness unfortunately (I like to pucker), but it tastes great regardless of the sourness (or lack thereof). I could probably drink this all afternoon, and in fact may do just that. :)
Serving type: on-tap
05-07-2006 23:23:06 |
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TheBrewo
Michigan
3.9
/5
rDev
+4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
We pop the top and foam exploded from bottle in waves. Infected?! We’ll see. We pour a brew the color of an old penny. It holds a two and a half finger head of foamy, spidery bubbles, leaving thickly patterned lacing down the sides of the glass. Retention is nice. Carbonation appears quite high, and a thick haze is noted, with flecks of large white sediment suspended throughout. The nose is funky, with tart, but softly floral, Brettiness. The malts are rich, toasty, and sweet of caramels and toffees, with accentuation by warm oakiness, big musk, balsamic vinegar acidity, booze, and freshly cooked soap. With warmth comes lightening sweetness of juicy bubblegum esters, green grassiness, and more of that typical pefumy funk. Our first impression is that the flavoring is very sharp and tart at first, but this quickly falls away by the end. As we sip, the taste opens with fusel chemical bite, booze, synthetic lavender perfume, light grapefruit zestiness, big funk of yeast, tart berry fruit juiciness, and green banana meatiness. Coming to the peak is spoiled fruit bitterness, German lager malts and lighter pales, cane sugar, vinegar, and more of that juicy bite of puckering, yeasty funkiness.
The finish comes with wax, chapstick, mild diacetyls, faint oak, that big aromatic muskiness, lemony twang, and more of that continued yeast and puckered fruitiness. The aftertaste breathes of vegetal fermentation, mineral, mud, musk, lemon peel bitterness, cranberry tartness, black cherry sugars, major funk, and distant barreling. The body is medium, and the carbonation is lighter. There is great slurp, smack, cream, froth, and pop. The mouth is softly coated and cooled, with eventual warmth of the oak, and only mild dryness or pucker. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks nicely.
Overall, what we enjoyed most about this brew was the aroma and the mouthfeel. There is big perfume, funk, and sweetness from the aroma, hitting most of the necessary notes quite nicely. The taste, however, was a bit curious as none of the tartness (or substantial oak) lingers through the sip. It hits hard at the front of your teeth, but is all but indiscernible through the end and aftertaste, where basic cooked brown maltiness predominates. This is partially rectified by the soft, creamy slurp of the feel. In conclusions we did not feel that our bottle was infected. This beer marks a good representation of the style, but lacked enough jazz or cohesion to pull it to the next level.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2013 01:46:47 |
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deadonhisfeet
Kentucky
3.78
/5
rDev
+1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a Duvel tulip. The pour is a nice dark burgundy, a little hazy, and sports about a finger of off-white head that quickly dissipates. On the nose I get red wine notes, some vinegar, and dark cherries.
Light body with a nicely balanced sweet and sour flavor. Lots of fruity sourness up front with flavors of cherries, lemons, and oranges. At mid-palate a slight hint of vanilla creeps in, sweetening the flavor and softening the feel in the mouth. A faint lactic sourness hits on the finish that seems to clash a little with the fruit and wine-like acidity.
This is one of my favorite styles and I was happy to find another example I had never tried before. Not a bad beer, but the lactic notes kind of spoil it for me. There are far better examples out there.
Serving type: bottle
04-17-2013 23:03:59 |
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GuzzLah
Illinois
3.69
/5
rDev
-1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - pours a clear, red-brown with a short head, some lace and no bubbles.
S - Sour cherry, green apple, soft vinegar and some bubble gum. No lacto or barnyard.
T - like the aroma with a pleasant finish. Nice flavor, but not extreme.
M - medium body with moderate carbonation. Mildly sour and acetic for the style.
O - not an outstanding Flanders, but I enjoyed drinking it. Conservative without being weak and probably a good gateway to more extreme examples of the style.
Serving type: bottle
03-15-2013 03:23:31 |
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confer
Pennsylvania
3.7
/5
rDev
-1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had the 11.2 oz bottle. The beer pours dark brown with a rim of foam around the glass. The smell is tart cherries and very near a vinegar smell.
Taste isn't as tart as expected with a dull cherry juice like finish.
Not a bad sour, but I believe I'd reach for others first.
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2013 23:03:23 |
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Suds
Pennsylvania
3.8
/5
rDev
+1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Murky brown color with reddish highlights, this beer has a thick, tan, small bubbled head. Lots of carbonation. The smell is of candy apple and earth. Musty, mixed with a tangy sweet scent. Lots of yeast scent as well. The taste is both sweet and sour, with a little slant to the tangy side. Not quite mouth puckering, but rather cleansing. Fuller in body than I expected. This is a nice beer, on style, and very approachable.
Serving type: bottle
02-18-2013 20:55:41 |
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puboflyons
New Hampshire
3.65
/5
rDev
-2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the 330 ml. bottle with a bottle cap stamped 15:20/1703-25APRIL17. Sampled on December 19, 2012 and served at about 50 degrees.
It pours a very heady, dark amber with some ruby red hues when held to the light.
The aroma is sour, no question about it. But in more detail there are esters of wood, pale malts, cherry, and butter.
The body falls into the medium range with some astringency.
As far as the taste goes this is definitely a sour ale with notes of cherry and a low but lingering bitterness. I will admit that sours are not top on my list of styles but this one was not bad.
Serving type: bottle
12-20-2012 00:37:54 |
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Seanniek91
New Hampshire
3.88
/5
rDev
+3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 11.2oz bottle into an Affligem Goblet
Appearance- Beautiful amber/brown with very short lasting bubbly white head. Head left some nice lacing.
Smell- Apple cider vinegar. Brett. Some cherry, vanilla, and oaky notes, but all very mild.
Taste- Funky earthy taste (the exact flavors I'm getting are baffling me. I can't figure them out.) Some cherry and vinegar. Minimal oak (vanilla) notes. Tart, but not face changing.
Mouthfeel- Very very carbonated. Tartness makes me salivate.
Overall- This has been a confusing beer to me. Not the best Oude Bruin, but a decent one.
Serving type: bottle
12-15-2012 16:44:12 |
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spoony
Colorado
3.63
/5
rDev
-2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From an 11.2 oz bottle into a tulip. Best by date on the cap says 25 April 2017.
A-The brew is a dark cola color with only the slightest hint of ruby colors. There is a healthy, pillowy, tan head (two-fingers, at least) that really sticks around. Visible carbonation keeps a cap of head on the beer and leaves quite a bit of lace on the glass.
S-The smell is typical oud bruin...sour, funky cherries with a pretty big whiff of sweet vinegar and candied lemon. Just a bit of oak to be found.
T-The taste is tart, but not mouth-puckering. You get a little oak, but the predominant flavor is a sweet, slightly malty, light cherry flavor. There is just a bit of funk as the beer warms up.
M-Carbonation is pretty fine, but noticeable on the palate. The brew is medium bodied.
O-This is not the best oud bruin I've had, it lacked complexity and punch on the tongue, and it was a touch over-carbonated for the style; but a little more sour-power and this thing might move up a few notches. That being said, the appearance and aroma were pleasing.
Serving type: bottle
11-21-2012 02:52:20 |
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CloudStrife
New York
4.23
/5
rDev
+13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.2 oz bottle poured into a snifter. 15 April 17 on the bottle cap.
A: Pours a cloudy/hazy brownish ruby with a 1.5 finger off white head. Too hazy to see any carbonation. Leaves just a little lace.
S: Very funky and tart aroma. Vinegar in there as well. Can tell this one is gonna have a sour taste. Sweet malty aroma as well as oak.
T: Hits you at first with a funky tart taste that transforms into a sweet malty beer with an oak backing. There is plenty of a candied sugar. Ends with almost a wheat malt taste.
M: Fairly light body that feels heavier than it is. A good amount of carbonation. The sour aspect makes it fairly crisp.
Overall a beer I could really get into. Has the full fledge wild fermentation aspect along with a very realistic beer body. Perhaps a little sweet but that compliments the tartness.
Serving type: bottle
11-11-2012 22:15:36 |
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Jfriz25
Wisconsin
3.2
/5
rDev
-14.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Appearance- Pours a murky reddish brown. If you've ever donated plasma it's like a darker version of that.
Smell- Read some reviews after purchasing and wasn't thrilled but my first thought when I poured the glass was "maybe they are wrong.". Smells tart and funky wih some green apple coming out.
Taste- Starts fairly tart but it is overtaken by a artifcial rotten apple note. Not sure if this is an old bottle because it just tastes kind of stale.
Mouthfeel- Medium body with a decent amout of carbonation on the finish. Probably the highlight of this beer. If only I could drink it without tasting it. (ok that's an exaggeration but still)
Overall- I had never seen this on the shelf before and I'll never pass up the chance to try a new Flanders. I think I paid $6 for this bottle and it definetly wasn't worth that. If you literally had no other sour options fine but it is the definition of mediocre.
Serving type: bottle
09-20-2012 22:35:21 |
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falloutsnow
Illinois
3.55
/5
rDev
-5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From: Friar Tuck's, Savoy, IL
Date: Best by 13-Nov-2016
Glass: New Belgium globe glass
Strubbe's Ichtegem Flemish Red comes across as a more intense version relative to their Flemish Red Ale Grand Cru, and by intensity, I mean the noticeable "funk" and acidity in the aroma and taste. There is a definite bile or acrid urine component to the scent and flavor of this beer, but it's integrated fairly well, and I suspect that others would view it as fruit-like flavors. Somewhat amusing, I found this more palatable than the Two Brothers' Moaten, mostly because this actually had a character, whereas that beer was abnormally bland. An interesting Flemish Red, one I'd try again if it were free for the taking, but when I'm paying, I'll stick with Rodenbach or Jacobins.
Pours a 1cm head of light tan bubbles, very small and dense in size, with average retention. As the head descends to a ring around the glass, it leaves some significant streaks of lacing on the sides. Body is a rather dark brown for the style with few hints of red. Beer is also transparent, with light bringing out reddish hues and making some modest carbonation visible.
Aroma is somewhat harsh, with a definite bile or concentrated uric-acid-like component to it. This gives an emphasis of smelling more sour than it is. The strange acidity takes front billing, but behind it there's some very sweet raspberry and cherry esters, though no real oak presence. Despite the apparent unpalatability, I don't find this particularly unappealing.
The taste follows scent, with minerals and concentrated uric-acid tartness on the front of the palate. Fruit esters appear predominantly in mid-palate, sweet cherries mingled with ripe blackberries, over a base of soured malt base. Back of palate picks up chemical-like tartness, a bit like red wine, but still having that bile or uric acid-like component, along with continued brown malt sweetness. Overall, not particularly unpleasant, if you're into weird sour ales, but not something I'd necessarily seek out again, either.
Beer is medium-bodied with mid-level carbonation that creates a fairly creamy, smooth mouthfeel. Finish is dry, with little residual stickiness on the palate.
Serving type: bottle
08-30-2012 04:53:21 |
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NeroFiddled
Pennsylvania
4.5
/5
rDev
+20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ichtegem's Grand Cru
11.2 fl.oz. bottle; cap dated 18 JAN 2016
The label reads "ingr: water, malt, caramalt, rice, hops, yeast"
Carefully poured to leave the lees behind it's a clear, ruby accented brown color beneath a pillowy head of tan. The head retention is good. It eventually falls to a wide collar that leaves short walls of lace with each sip.
The aroma suggests tart, dark, sugary fruit: cherries, raisins, figs. There's a bit of yeast to it, some malt, and a touch of mineral character as well.
The flavor follows the aroma, and it delivers a pleasant balance between gentle sweetness and light tartness. Along with the tartness and fruit there's some caramel maltiness, but it's not overly done, and it doesn't stick in the mouth. It's actually quite refreshing with the mild sharpness upfront, the light sweetness across the middle, and a bit of grassiness and mineral character in the oaky-dry finish.
In the mouth it's light bodied but with a dextinous edge; and a creamy-smooth fine-bubbled median carbonation - not much is needed as the tartness gives it character.
Overall it's basically flawless, and a pretty good example of the style.
Serving type: bottle
08-27-2012 15:30:13 |
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Beelzebeer
Newfoundland (Canada)
4.33
/5
rDev
+15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
330ml bottle, best before April 5/16. This bottle is a year and half old, if not mistaken. Maybe a little less.
A - Dark, dark brown with 1-inch head, some lacing.
S - Dark cherry, sour
T - Medium-high carbonation off the top, gives way to cherries, sour, raisin, a little plum. Alcohol comes in at the end.
M - Carbonation doesn't last too long in the mouth. It dissipates a little too quick. A little astringent too.
O - Pretty nice. Definitely an oud bruin, not a flanders. Would recommend.
Serving type: bottle
08-02-2012 01:49:27 |
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soulfly1492
Pennsylvania
3.73
/5
rDev
-0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Aroma: Bold cherries and grape. Moderately sour. Some darker fruits, plums and figs. Mild spicy phenols. Low hop aroma. Moderate sweetness from dark malts.
Appearance: Pours a tall light brown head whcih fizzes loudly and dissipates in 30 seconds. A tiny bit of foam remains around the edges. Pale dirty brown with some red.
Taste: Bold dark fruity esters. Plum and raisins. Molasses. Mild pepper. Some alcohol at the aftertaste. No vinegar. Some black cherry, which turns a bit harsh at the end.
Mouthfeel: Medium stinging carbonation. Quite dry. Finishes very dry. Light to medium body.
Overall: Moderately malty, fruity, aged oakiness, slightly sour. Not the best, but certainly good stuff.
Serving type: bottle
06-24-2012 23:28:44 |
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tbeckett
Ontario (Canada)
4.1
/5
rDev
+9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle at Josie Bones. From notes.
A - Poured murky brown with a red tint. One finger of beige head. Nice drapes of lace and a film of retention.
S - Nice woody notes. Rich fruits and spirits. Cherry, dark fruit and sweet fruits.
T - Less dark fruit, more tart woodiness. Mellowed later with a sweetness. Woody, tart, and sweet all at once.
M - Good carbonation, medium body, frothy in the mouth, tart finish.
O/D - Nice. Enjoyed it as it captured the flavours I was expecting properly and fit the style. Balanced accordingly. Nice stuff.
Serving type: bottle
05-30-2012 04:49:49 |
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