Madamin - LoverBeer

emerge077

Illinois

3.21/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Expensive dainty bottle, split two ways. "Brewed in 2011" on the label.

Reddish brown apple butter color, pretty good clarity with softly textured foam that rises and parts quickly. No lace to speak of.

Very musty aroma, damp cellar and moldy cork at first, which seems to lessen after 15 minutes in the glass. A flash of cherry surfaces later on.

More damp musty wood in the flavor, can't say it really works in the beer's favor (though it can be a potentially positive trait in the right amount). Mild tartness, fruity with a touch of cherry, it finishes dry and fairly nondescript... kind of just drops off. Pretty unimpressed by this, and for the price I probably won't be returning to LoverBeer's lineup any time soon. There are far better Oud Bruins out there.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 04:49:38 | More by emerge077

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-12-2013 06:57:17 | More by themilkman87

anhigdon

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

05-10-2013 19:22:51 | More by anhigdon

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%

04-24-2013 23:36:36 | More by hoppymcgee

MarkyMOD

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

03-31-2013 00:20:18 | More by MarkyMOD

jlogan7

Maine

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-13-2013 02:20:44 | More by jlogan7

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

03-11-2013 05:01:21 | More by spycow

3agle87

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

01-19-2013 22:14:09 | More by 3agle87

Kasie

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

12-23-2012 19:53:27 | More by Kasie

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +2.3%

12-18-2012 05:15:05 | More by GRG1313

BeerBuddy2122

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

12-16-2012 09:16:04 | More by BeerBuddy2122

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pour is a cloudy brown with a thin light tan head. Nose is dusty and leathery with a strong tart cherry and light acetic acid. Taste is the same but less vibrant and bright. A little thin and watery in the finish with a touch of peppery spice lingering. Body is light and soft, lower carbonation and an oily finish.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 16:43:56 | More by cpetrone84

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

10-23-2012 01:12:29 | More by t0rin0

Burt

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +2.3%

10-20-2012 18:19:40 | More by Burt

Archemedies

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

09-23-2012 21:38:44 | More by Archemedies

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle: Poured a deep reddish color with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of oak with light tart cherries note with a light acidic edge and some sour notes. Taste is a well balanced mix between some oak with good notes of sour cherries with light acidic notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Well brewed with nice complexity while retaining a good drinkability level.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2012 13:57:56 | More by Phyl21ca

seth72104

Missouri

4/5  rDev +2.3%

09-14-2012 03:02:51 | More by seth72104

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.98/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

High levels of acidity and strong fruit flavor gives this Italian sour brown ale a ton of character and juicy, inviting delight to the taste buds.

Opening with an obvious brown hue, the beer also displays a rusty ruby-red color with haze and tawny gold highlights. The beer develops a part-froth, part-fizz spritzy white head that succumbs to the low pH as it reduces to a necklace around the glass midway through the session.

Mouthwatering aromas of tart fruit, stone fruit, toasted malt, balsamic and red wine create a menage that beckons for the first sip. Background notes of limes, sea salt, leather, and musty wood round out the more savory notes of aroma.

The sharp acidity hits the front of the tonuge with a surge of lemon, lime, and crab apples before the juicy malt flavors round out the wine and cider impressions. Cherries, toast, chocolate, sorghum, and prune provide rounder taste as the fruit and malt mingle delightfully on the middle palate. Richer fruit flavors of dates, figs, raisins, and plumbs weave into aged savory tastes of leather, fresh tobacco, and light worcestershire sauce. A return of lime twist in the finish cuts the malt to provide a decidedly bitter and tart, palate-stripping cleanliness.

The intense tartness and fruit flavor resonates differently to the trigemental senses of the mouth. Medium bodied, the malt richness buffers the palate from the acidity and allows for savory textures to match those in taste. A long dry finish of malt and fruit hide its alcohol well while offering mild fruit like pectin astringency to substitute the bitter balance from hops.

Madamin is a masterfully brewed and melded ale that makes me want to taste more sourness and earth flavor, but even those characteristics in this ale is more daft than is typical for oud bruins.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 18:39:51 | More by BEERchitect

YobroitsJoe

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

08-12-2012 16:26:04 | More by YobroitsJoe

corby112

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Draft at Alla Spina in Philadelphia, PA.

Pours a dark ruby/chestnut brown color with a two finger yellowish-beige head that slowly settles into a thick lasting ring.  Spotty lacing left behind.

Musty, funky aroma with lots of dry, earthy oak, funky bugs and vinous dark fruit.  Toasted oak and vanilla with bretty and lactic funk followed by tart cherry, raisin, grape and other dark berries.  Decent malt presence along with acetic vinegar but not a trace of harsh solvent.

Medium bodies with a tart, puckering mouthfeel that's decently tart/sour without becoming overly acidic/acetic.  Lots of toasted oak, sweet malt and vinous fruit for balance.  Vinegar acetic quality throughout but its cut by vanilla sweetness and dryness from the oak.  Sweet malts provide nice balance along with vinous grape, a strong tart cherry presence and other dark fruits.

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2012 23:50:34 | More by corby112

womencantsail

California

3.8/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The pour is amber in color with an off-white head. Rather sweet aroma for a sour beer. Lots of berries and grapes with a strange butterscotch sweetness, too. Quite a lot of strawberry flavor on the palate, which is actually enjoyable. Mild to moderate tartness and acidity, a little bit of oak and straw, and very high carbonation. Despite the sweetness of the aroma, I found this to be enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 20:43:41 | More by womencantsail

harrymel

Washington

3.33/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Brower's in Fremont.
Listed as 6.2% ABV at pub.

Pours a figgy cherry brown, almost like a diaphonous cola. Little surface foam is light tan and carries little appeal. Nose is dry oak, sour apple, hints of yeast (?) like a French yeast - a bit nutty. Interesting. Up front cherry, moderately tart and slightly sweet. The yeast character is in here as well, kinda suits the sweetness a bit and offers a more complex approach to the style than many Oud Bruin's I've had. Seems to cut the oak dryness and bitterness I sometimes experience and dislike in the style. Full bodied and almost creamy with a slightly dry finish. This is an interesting beer and nice to try.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2012 23:21:04 | More by harrymel

msarver16

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +27.9%

07-22-2012 05:59:59 | More by msarver16

ZethOfTheNorth

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +2.3%

07-13-2012 06:10:42 | More by ZethOfTheNorth

champ103

Texas

4.4/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a dark amber/red/brown color. At first a two finger white head forms and recedes quickly. Light lace.
S: Tart cherries, oak, light vanilla sweetness. Toasted grains, crackers. Everything works well together.
T: Like the nose, everything works together in balance. Tart, slightly acidic, cherries, apples, and pears. Big wood and oak flavors. A great balance with the tart fruits and toasted grains. I love it.
M/D: A medium body and carbonation. Crisp, clean and smooth at the same time. So easy to drink. It is a shame this has to end.

I really enjoyed this. A great treat that I find has exceptional balance. A lot of beers in this vain are overly sweet and vinegary. This has a great balance of tart, fruit and grains. Love it, and perfect for a hot afternoon in NOLA.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 04:57:43 | More by champ103