Far West Vlaming - Logsdon Farmhouse Ales

AlexFields

Tennessee

1.96/5  rDev -47%
look: 4 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

Opened at TN whales tasting 3/16/2013. Thanks to UncleJedi for sharing this.

Pours a thick hazy toffee color with a coffee like head.

Smells oxidized, like cardboard, kinda gross.

Taste is also kindof gross and oxidized, slightly acidic, tastes like wet paper.

Mouthfeel is bubbly and decently carbed but the body is thin, this is pretty hard to drink.

3.9/10

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 16:23:37 | More by AlexFields

writerLJBerg

Oregon

3.6/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

750mL from Beermongers.

A: Cloudy red with a topographical rusted head. No legs to speak of.

N: Yeast laden cherries. Very oaky. Black peppercorn, and intense florals such as chamomile. Some funky bleu cheese and new leather.

T: Nice sourness level. Hints of cherry and oak. Lemon tartness. Leather and leaves. Some sulphuric acid/acetone. Snappy, but not complex.

M: Well carbonated and alcohol is hidden. Saison character which I don’t think is a great thing in a Flanders style ale.

O: A solid beer and worth trying. Needs additional complexity to shine, but I will say it was better than its older brother Cerasus which actually has the cherries in it.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 00:49:27 | More by writerLJBerg

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottle thanks to Shmeal!

A: Murky brown/reddish beer. Looks like muddy water. Huge foamy head at the beginning, that was nice.
S: Smells great, mostly oak and fruity sourness. Cherries.
T: Taste follows the nose. Very oaky, fruity and a pleasant lactic sourness. Plenty of sweetness and yeasty funkiness too, great tasting beer.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth woody, sour finish.
O: Extremely drinkable. I'd gladly drink it again. Great beer, I really enjoyed it but it's kinda lackluster when placed next to Seizoen Bretta and Peches (both of which are fantastic).

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2013 05:44:46 | More by standardcherry

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.83/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottle FWV954, best by 08/2015.

Appearance - Deep reddish brown with an ample khaki head. Wisps on the surface and a chunky collar. Murky pond water consistency.

Smell - Exceptionally malty. Nutty malts. Caramel. Lightly acidic. Faint dark fruit aroma too.

Taste - Much better acidity here. Lactic sourness, grainy malts. Nutty and light chocolate malt flavors. Clean grainy finish.

Mouthfeel - Well carbonated. Dry and pleasantly tart.

Overall - Surprisingly good. I haven't been impressed by Logsdon's "sour" offerings, but this doesn't try to do too much.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 02:53:11 | More by Alieniloquium

mdaschaf

Washington

3.59/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had on tap at Brouwers during Big Wood. Review from notes.

A: Pours a pretty red/brown color with a small off-white head with great head retention and sheets of lacing down the sides.

S: Not much going on in the aroma, a little bit of tart fruit and must, but surprisingly faint.

T: Sour cherry, raspberry, and strawberry with a nice sourness on the back end. Slightly vinegary and bready.

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, slightly dry.

O: It was decent, but having seen the price for this one in bottle, I would pass.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 01:28:05 | More by mdaschaf

draheim

Washington

4.06/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750mL (bottle #FWV 647; best by 8/2015) into a tulip. Pours a clear reddish mahogany w/ a fluffy beige head that settles slowly, sustained by vigorous carbonation.

Aroma is tart and woody. That's all I'm really getting: sour cherries and oak. Smells tasty though.

Taste is woody and tart, tempered by an underlying sweetness. Refreshing.

Mouthfeel is extremely dry, with a prickly bite from the high carbonation.

Overall a really enjoyable sour beer from a great little brewery.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 05:14:32 | More by draheim

Gobzilla

California

4.1/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: poured a dark brown in color with semi dark mahogany highlights and a nice finger of bubbly head that left some good spotted lacing sticking to the glass.

S: nice bretty funk with lovely cherry aromas, a bit of oaky wood, signs of acidic vinegar, tart qualities with mild dark fruit character and hints of brown sugar.

T: the cherry fruit was more pronounced on the palate alongside great oakiness, plenty of barnyard funkiness, some vinegar flavor, mild spice character, hints of underlying vanilla and a touch of dark fruit.

M: the brew was medium in body with a good amount of prickly carbonation which had a mild funky, semi fruity, sweet, slight spice and tart finish.

O: definitely have been digging these logsdon beers, have to seek out more of their offerings especially for them being organic in all.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 20:33:32 | More by Gobzilla

dirtylou

Washington

3.33/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle, split

appearance: lovely label as usual - served in my hopleaf tulip, dirty garnet body, nice ring of beige head and a nice lace.

smell: ouch - not good, actually bad. musty yeast, some tart fruit, off bready notes

taste: some tart/sweet cherry, light vinegar, bready, earthy yeast, light oak. This was a pretty big miss I think for Logsdon - their saisons are so great - what the hell happened here? Improves significantly as it warms, but still only a light tartness and a slightly metallic tangy finish

mouthfeel: tart, dry, musty earthy finish

overall: meh. wish I hadn't shelled out the cash for two of these

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 01:31:24 | More by dirtylou

DovaliHops

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky, reddish brown color. Gets more and more murky with each pour from the bottle. Lots of bottle conditioning going on here. Large, off-white head. Scent is not too inviting. Although this one is supposed to be the most sour from the bunch, it is not the most funky, nor does it hold the most tart aroma from the Logsdon beers. Scent is more spicy, and slightly tart. Unfortunately the aroma reminds me of not-so-great breweries that make an attempt at wild ales. The taste is a step up though. The flavor is much more complex and overall better than the nose. Taste starts off immediately tart with cherries and a great amount of oak. Cherry flavors are more sweet than tart. Still tart, but not sour. Wish this beer was more sour. Drinks a little boozy as well for a 6.5% beer. I've had Cascade, Bruery, and RR sours that have higher ABV that have less booziness. Same goes for any saison I've had from Fantome. Finish is very saison-like, and probably the best part of this beer. Drinkability is okay. Mouthfeel is slightly acidic...but hardly. Very carbonated with a light body. Overall, I was hoping for something better. When I read the label and heard about the bugs being used with the cherries...I had high hopes. This beer is a solid beer...just not worth the price tag. I would much rather spend $20 on a wild ale from Cascade or Bruery.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 10:49:33 | More by DovaliHops

popery

California

3.73/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a brownish red. Very cloudy. Sort of a muddy look. Small off-white head that dissipates quickly. Not a very thick layer of foam to start, anyway. Lots of funky cherries in the aroma. Tends more toward fruit sweetness than Cerasus. The funk is a bit odd, sort of cheesy. Mild medicinal note. Some tannic woodiness. The taste is a nice tart cherry flavor, but it's a bit washed out and doesn't quite pack the punch that I was hoping to find. It's not super sour, though I wouldn't call it sweet. The finish has more of that tannic oak flavor. Mouthfeel is nice, though I'd prefer it to be a bit creamier and less fizzy. So far, this is my least favorite Logsdon beer, but my expectations have grown so much with each beer that it's probably not a terribly fair scale. Still, I probably won't be picking up any more bottles of this beer. On the other hand, I'd be happy to get a glass at a bar.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 09:08:13 | More by popery

Brandywine

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: super murky brown, totally opaque. Two and a half heads of a yellowish white head.
Smell: tons of tart cherries, malt, raspberry
Taste: cherries, overripe apples (in a good way), biscuity malts, cranberry juice, an interesting balance of tart and sour, with tart taking over at the end. Lots of effervescent carbonation clears the palate a bit too quickly. Finishes dry. As it warms up the cherry fades somewhat, replaced by some apricot notes.
Mouthfeel: On the lighter side of medium but with the carbonation its hard to tell.
Overall: A good sour but by no means amazing. None of the flavors really shone and it ended up being less complex than I would've wanted.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 01:39:21 | More by Brandywine

ngeunit1

California

4.23/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours a lightly hazy amber-orange color with a finger of frothy tan-khaki colored head. The head fades down fairly slowly leaving behind some nice lacing.

S - Aroma is a mix of cherries, vanilla, oak, toffee malts, sour and funky yeasts, and a bit of dark fruit.

T - Starts off with a mix of sour cherries, toffee malts, vanilla, and a bit of dark fruit. Through the middle, the oak comes through with some sour and tart yeasts and some funk. The finish is mix of cherries, caramel malts, vanilla, oak, sour and funky yeasts, and a touch of dark fruit.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a sour, tart, and funky finish.

D - Very drinkable. Nice Flanders red ale. Good barrel character and nice yeast flavors come through.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 05:49:52 | More by ngeunit1

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.78/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 10.5.12.
Bottle # FWV 659
Best By 08/2015

A - Pours a medium cola-like brown with a fizzy light brown head that fades rapidly down from three inches.

S - Funky farmhouse subtle tart cherry, woody.

T - Subtle tart cherry, wood, tanins, dark fruit, funk but pretty mild and smooth.

D - Good carbonation with a light body, smooth woody finish.

O - Hard to place, smooth, woody, fruit and silky.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 06:01:05 | More by HuskyinPDX

UCLABrewN84

California

3.6/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap for the 4th Annual LA Beer Week Beer Festival at Union Station in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a murky brown with a foamy orange-tan head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some malt, fruit, and vinegar aromas. Taste is much the same with an acidic finish on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but it smells better than it tastes in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

10-03-2012 04:00:32 | More by UCLABrewN84

HopHead84

California

4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

6/23/2012

Thanks for sharing. Snifter.

A: Reddish brown with a craggy form head that's beige in color. Great label on the bottle.

S: Expressive dark cherry aromatics are met by oak, currant, and plum. A restrained vinegar presence blends with soft vanilla notes and a little leather. There's a whisper of gingerbread.

T: Oaky and lightly tart with a pleasant vinegar profile. Fruit is reminiscent of plum, dark cherry, and apple. There's a light lactic presence and a low level of acetic acidity with a touch of spiciness.

M: Medium in body with medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is lightly tannic with a low acidity.

Overall: Well crafted and enjoyable, like all the Logsdon beers I've had thus far.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2012 04:43:44 | More by HopHead84