Lady Of The Woods - Cisco Brewers Inc.

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.95/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: bright, summer, translucent, bright white head.

S: mild oak, lemons, musk, funk, tart, grapefruit, mild toast.

T: mild sour and tart notes, lemony, tinge of wood, touch of fruit, funk, biscuits.

M: light and airy, medium carbonation, clean, refreshing.

O: light and refreshing sour. Mild in the sour department, but complex.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 20:42:15 | More by EgadBananas

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Big thank you to Msquared2 for this, a new brewery for me.

Appearance. Pours yellow gold with a light haze and a thin white head.

Smell. Tons of oak and woody vanilla, coconut and sour green apples, a little fruity belgian yeast and white wine.

Taste. Sour green grapes and lemon, coconut and oak, vanilla and a bit of fruity white wine.

Mouthfeel. Medium-light body with low carbonation. A little more carbonation would be nice and might help with the slightly thin, watery feel.

Overall. Interesing beer with pleasant flavours that reminded me a little of a tropical cocktail with the fruit and coconut going on. Good stuff and again, really interesting. Thanks again, Morgan.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 01:46:53 | More by Rutager

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Draft at Capones in Norristown, PA.

Pours a hazy pale golden orange color with golden straw edges and a 1.5 finger white head that quickly settles into a lasting ring.  Sporadic streaks of lace left behind.

Odd aroma with a mix of lactic funk, tropical fruit and chemicals.  Smells sort of like sun tan lotion with lots of wood/oak and coconut.  Like a wild ale dosed with coco butter.

Medium bodied with a really strange amalgam of flavors.  Tart with strong citrus acidity, sourdough bread and lactic funk cut by a strong earthy wood presence that gives off a strong coconut milk flavor.  Dry and  somewhat astringent finish.  Not a bad beer just a very weird combination of flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

02-15-2013 03:01:24 | More by corby112

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.78/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

750 mL bottle poured into a CCB snifter. No bottle info that I can see.

Appearance - Pours with no activity at all. Clear golden body with a stray bubble and naught else.

Smell - Fruity. White grapes, but not like wine. Definitely acidic smelling. Mostly lactic with a bit of acetic acid.

Taste - Much more white grape flavor. More complex sourness, which also means it has some unclean sour flavors. Oaky in the very back end.

Mouthfeel - Easy drinking. Low carbonation. Crisp despite the low carbonation. Lingering sour finish.

Overall - I remember this being much better. Maybe some bottle variation here.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 01:24:31 | More by Alieniloquium

spoony

Colorado

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

From a 750 ml into a tulip.

A-The beer pours a cloudy, pale-hued golden color with some visible carbonation. The head is short-lived, thin white foam. No lacing.

S-The smell is quite tart with a slightly lactic, earthy funk. I detect some apricot, unripe apples, and a bit of oak.

T-The taste is also tart from start to finish. The brew is highly acidic with flavors of white grapes, unripened apples, some lemon, and a touch of funky oak. I find it difficult to pick out unique flavors, but there is a sort-of sour white wine note to the beer.

M-Feel is light to medium in body with a refreshing hit of carbonation. The finish is long lasting and sour.

O-I enjoyed this beer and I think other sour fans will, as well. There is nice, almost-geueze-like quality to this beer with the tart flavor, milder ABV, and bubbly mouthfeel. It would score higher, but the flavors are not as complex or distinguished as my favorite sours. Lack of complexity notwithstanding, I would readily drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 04:50:50 | More by spoony

chanokokoro

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 750 ml corked and caged bottle placed in a lambic basket into a tulip glass

After the initiai six foot spray that shot from the bottle after the cork was removed, poured a hazy straw golden capped with a one finger head that dissipates almost immediately. No lacing. Oak, lemon-tinged vinegar, and some funk on the nose. Opens with white wine, very light citrus notes, and a hint of banyard funk. Big oak notes throughout. Finishes fairly dry with white wine vinegar sourness. Smooth syrupy fairly heavy medium body, low carbonation. Overall, a solid sour, but lacks a bit of complexity. However, it certainly delivers on the sour.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 02:39:56 | More by chanokokoro

ThePorterSorter

New York

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a hazy light straw yellow with no head. The nose is different than most barrel aged sours with a strange herbal note that I can't place my finger on...regardless, it's a pleasant surprise. The taste is definitely sour with a distinctly herbal & sour finish. This beer is light and drinkable, but definitely sour and interesting. I would recommend this as a great east coast sour and didn't realize it was a 2012 GABF gold!

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 02:02:25 | More by ThePorterSorter

SLeffler27

New York

3.93/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours almost clear pale gold with a rocky head that quickly turns to a half-inch, loose foam, then just as quickly disappears, leaving no lace on a Gulden Draak tulip glass.

Opens with funky fermented apple with lots of oak and a citrus/lemon background. The aromas are pronounced, but lack progression with warmth. However, the oak does ramp up through the session.

Tartness is quite pronounced from front to back. Acid and sweetness are pronounced. Strong white wine flavors with lemon and oak give way to fruity pineapple and kiwi. The finish is dry and puckering. Again, warmth accentuates the oak flavors and this beer contains the most oak I have yet to encounter.

A silky texture, medium body, with highly effervescent carbonation and light alcohol. This one if very dry and palate coating.

Another sipping beer with powerful flavors that linger. This is a nice alternative to the typically high octane sipping beers. It is to be enjoyed with a book on a cold, wet autumn day, but would work equally well as a summer offering.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 12:31:53 | More by SLeffler27

claspada

New Jersey

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a murky light yellow color with a foamy eggshell head that fades to a minimal cap of white foam. Quite bubbley and effervescent.

Aroma is fruity and tart intially with notes of lemons and tangerines. As it warms I get more of the Bretty yeast, some more citrus, a little spice and some vinious white grape influences.

The tastes directly follow the nose with the white grape skin up front followed but the earthy, woody oak. As it warms I get some of the wheat/pilsner malt sweetness with some accompanying accents of lime, orange rind and tropical fruit.

Mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is slightly dry and oaky with accompanying sour tart fruitiness.

Overall this was a surprise for me and I enjoyed this very much. I have been cautious to try this brewery because I have heard many hit or miss comments but this was indeed a treat. Flavors are not ridicullously mind-blowing or out of this world but were super solid in the light farmhouse style.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2012 18:35:29 | More by claspada

UCLABrewN84

California

3.95/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to wethorseblanket for sharing this one at drewone's tasting.

Pours a murky light yellow with a foamy khaki head that fades to nothing. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with some acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with a woody and acidic finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is quite sour and acidic and fairly one dimensional in that regard.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 22:09:37 | More by UCLABrewN84

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This poured out as a hazy yellow color with a thin white head on top. The head settles and leave just a white film on top of the beer with a minimal lacing. The smell of the beer gives off some big sour notes and fresh oak aromas. The taste gives off what to me tasted like tart limes at first which then switched of more of a lemon/orange citric flavor as it warmed up. The base of the beer is light with not much in the way of malt coming through at any stage. The mouthfeel is light bodied, well carbonated, and actually kind of refreshing. Overall this beer gets the saliva glands working pretty hard, it's acidic and yet very drinkable. It's a lot like a tart citrusy juice with carbonation. It's good for what it is. I can't say I'd drink a lot of it though.

Serving type: on-tap

11-24-2012 03:11:16 | More by Knapp85

mdaschaf

Washington

4.33/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head that reduces to a ring on top rather quickly. Little bits of white lace form on the glass.

S: Very funky and musty with some nice sour lemon, apple, white grapes, and vinegar.

T: Nice sour lemon flavor upfront with some green apple and white grapes mixed in. The oak comes out as does a nice lactic sourness. There is a bit of funk, but not has much as the aroma, the flavor profile is much more fruity.

M: Closer to medium than light bodied with medium to high carbonation, slightly dry finish.

O: A really nice wild ale. Not overly sour, but it has a nice level of funk and fruity flavors. Wish their sours were a few dollars cheaper, but will definitely try and grab a few more at some point.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 02:34:23 | More by mdaschaf

CManuel

Colorado

4.43/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-Pours a translucent golden yellow with a minimal head.
S-Green apple tart notes are very present, along with a bit of funkyness, very much Gueuze-like in aroma. Oak is there, but is overpowered by the other aromas.
T- Nice and tart, with apple notes present. Has a nice puckering effect but not overwhelming. Very clean and dry beer, oaky vanilla flavors are present, but are hard for me to pick out.

Overall this is a very solid american wild ale. I am definitely impressed and will pick up more bottles.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2012 16:59:01 | More by CManuel

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a hazy medium golden yellow in color with minimal amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a quarter finger tall fizzy white head (like one would expect on a Sprite) that quickly reduces to an extremely thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of sourness with some very subtle hints of oak from the barrel aging.

T: Moderate to strong flavors of sourness/tartness upfront with some lighter vinous notes and a hint of oak flavors from the barrel aging.

M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with light to moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of acidic prickliness.

O: This beer is very easy to drink for the style as the sourness is not too over the top and there is a nice amount of acidity to the flavors. Very enjoyable and I could easily enjoy a few glasses of this in a sitting.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2012 21:33:01 | More by dbrauneis

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by Jason, 750ml into a tulip.

Hazy oranged yellow, minimal head is produced only leaving the tiniest ring of bubbles. Tart on the nose, white wine, underripe white fleshed fruits and green grape skins. Tastes of young green grapes, lemon, white wine but having a sweeter pale malt finish. Medium body, zesty and tart finish. A good sour, but not as complex as I had desired. Pleasant and refreshing however.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 03:44:40 | More by liamt07

jsanford

Georgia

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy yellow-gold with a thin, patchy haze of white foam. Very nice, Gueuze-like aromas of tart green apple, lemon zest, and white wine vinegar. Not quite as complex as the Belgian master, but damn fine. Taste is similar to the nose, more complex flavors of under-ripe green apple, lemon juice, Shock Tarts, funk, and a touch of vinegar. Light and crisp, with a medium-thin body and a puckering, astringent finish. Very solid American "Sour", very impressed, and now looking forward to Cherry Woods and the rest.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2012 23:41:10 | More by jsanford

Etan

Illinois

3.93/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle into a Cantillon flute.

A: Pours a translucent golden yellow with a small white head.

S: Some mild bretty funk, sour lemon and apple, lots of oak.

T: Lots of clean, oaky acidity here. Puckering green apple, wheat and tannic vanilla, some lactic notes. Very clean and dry.

M: Light to medium-bodied, slight tingle of carbonation.

O: A lot more sour than I was expecting. Not very complex, but satisfying.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 21:04:02 | More by Etan

jtd1969

North Carolina

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pale yellow with mirky, medium carbonation

S - sour fruit, sweet yeasty aroma

T - sour, smooth lemon, lemongrass, oak

M - light bodied, smooth, well carbonated

O - A refreshing beer. Style is a sour, so you know what you get. It is not for everyone as it is sour and tart. However, I recommend you try it.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2012 03:38:18 | More by jtd1969

tdm168

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to jtd1969 for sharing this bottle.

A - cloudy, bright yellow with a soft, thin, white head that has little retention

S - tart lemon, funky

T - lemon, white wine, straw, tart, sour

M - light bodied, crisp, well carbonated

This is a pretty enjoyable beer. It's tart and sour, but it's also fruity and light. This isn't overly complex but it does have some depth. It's worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 08:24:11 | More by tdm168

KTCamm

New Jersey

4.2/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Champagne style bottle poured into a duvel glass. Pours cloudy opaque golden color with no foam. Apple juice smell. White wine too. Definitely has the chardonnay in there. Tangy taste, strong sour. Very citrussy. Tropical fruits. Extremely dry finish. Really quite good, loads of flavor.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 12:36:21 | More by KTCamm

Brew33

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Picked up a couple of bottles of this recently in the Carolinas.

It pours a straw yellow with a thin white head that disappears quickly. The aroma screams GUEUZE! from the top of it's lungs. VERY funky and sour nose. If I didn't know who brewed this, I would have guessed I was smelling a traditional Belgian Gueuze.

The flavor is downright sour. White wine and lactic acid all over the place. Delicious! I would have liked this beer to be a little less sour though actually. I think this is an excellent beer but I would have liked a little better balance. The brett notes are more tropical fruity than musty which seperates it from traditional Belgian wilds in my opinion. Sour with the right balance of aecitic and lactic qualities.

Mouthfeel and carbonation are darn near perfect. Light on the tongue but creamy. Overall I enjoyed this very much. One of the best AWAs I've had to date.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 17:57:07 | More by Brew33

jegross2

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Reviewing the Lady Of The Woods from Cisco Brewers Incorporated out of Massachusetts.
Score: 83

Unknown vintage. Served in a snifter glass and enjoyed on 06/23/12 at the inaugural Chicago craft beer lovers meeting.

Appearance: Pours a golden urine-like color that is a little murky with a thin bubbly-ish ring around the glass of head. Below average lacing and retention. 3/5

Smell: Sour peaches and pears, a little bit of berries, lemon, oak and vinegar and greek yogurt. 3.5/5

Taste: Lemon, sour peach, oak and some lacto-y flavor. Very milk funk. Quite acidic. A little green apple flavor too. 3.5/5

Mouthfeel: Medium-light bodied, medium carbonation. Sweet-and-sour, dry mouthfeel. 4/5

Overall: Drinkable, but did not float my boat.

Recommendation: Sour heads will probably like this one, but it does not seem to be the kind of beer that would appeal to the casual beer drinker.

Pairings: Apples and honey.

Cost: $18.99 for a 750 ml bottle.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2012 00:56:37 | More by jegross2

joefuzz

New York

4.23/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bought at whole foods last week

Pours straw yellow with a very small white layer of bubbles. Looks almost like still lambic.

Smell is lemon sourness up front with a very funky latic presence.

Taste is a mouth puckering sourness up front...like sucking on a lemon that fades to a berliner weiss like wheat taste

Mouthfeel is light and carbonation is low.

Overall a very suprising find awesome beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 21:23:28 | More by joefuzz

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

There is something about this that strikes me as very lambic-like. Excellent woody tones with the supporting funk with lemony citric edges. Well, more than just edges. But the character of this beer makes it so similar to Belgian lambics that I'd bet you could place this in a blind tasting against Boon and the like and there is potential for some interesting results. Not as smooth as Cuvee de Castleton or as diverse as a Russian River production, but I still say this is a well made wild ale. A real pleasure to drink.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 04:56:43 | More by RblWthACoz

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Huge thanks to lalaloveyou for sending this awesome extra! Thanks lauren!

poured into a tulip glass.

Appearance: brillaint yellow bodied beer with with a short lived white head that drops quickly to a thin white ring.

Smell: Sour lemons, lactic, vinegary, sour beer here. Mildly funky and a little fruity.

Taste: moderatly sour lemons. nice big oaky notes that pairing with the sour without overtaking the beer. A mild funk and some vinegary lactic sourness. I am getting some nice fruitiness from this sour like white grapes and pears. This is a really nice and complex sour!

Mouthfeel: its at the high end of a light bodied beer. low end of moderate carbonation that has a semidry finish.

Overall: This is a really good sour! I like that its starts off like most sours and then you get the white grapes and pears in there to really mix things up; adding a whole nother level of complexity to this beer. Cisco makes a nice sour, I will be looking to try more sours from them! Cant wait to try the Peckish Woods that is sitting in the fridge!

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2012 15:13:35 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT