[1] Review by cheapdark from Monacatootha, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/9/2008 8:02:44 AM)
"My mouth starting watering the moment I opened the box when I got this from puzzl in a trade. Beautiful black cheery colored pour with a big foamy pink head, even when gently poured. Some chunks of bottom yeast sit on top of the foam. Good attractive sour lambic aroma dotted with cherry fragrance. The palate is tingly and sour. Not very much sweetness, if at all. Normally I like sweetness in a fruit lambic but I’m not missing anything in this one. Each sip is a sour sensation of hair raising proportions. Delightful and refreshing, fun and dee-lish. Some hints of wet woolen horse blanket permeates the taste buds. This beer rocks! Quite invigorating. Has teeny bit of lingering bitterness in the finish but not too noticeable. Andy, I owe you for this one!
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[2] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (6/9/2008 3:30:34 PM)
"Bottle courtesy Beerlando: Poured a deep red color ale with a large foamy head with good retention but minimal lacing. Aroma of funky barnyard taste with some notes of sour cherries. Taste is a mix between some deep sour cherries with some tart notes and some funky barnyard notes as well. Oak was also noticeable but quiet subtle considering the amount of cherries in here. Full body with limited filtration and good carbonation. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (3/18/2008 9:50:11 PM)
"Best By Date March 2026; Sampled March 2008
Pretty well carbonated as a careful pour yields a two-finger thick, pink tinged, light colored head. The beer is a dark cherry color and shows a lightly hazed, bright red color when held up to the light as well as an aggressive carbonation with lots and lots of CO2 bubbles coming out of solution. The aroma has a nice tartness to it that is mostly lactic in character but seems to have a touch of something like uriatic acid too. Somehow this smells a bit tannic, slightly woody and a bit like cherry skins, though it does not have a pronounced fruitiness to it. As I dig through the aroma the cherry becomes a bit more evident within the sour aromatics; cherry flesh aromatics and tart cherry notes subtly contribute to the aroma. Towards the finish the nose gets a bit funky with barnyard notes, some musty slightly moldy cotton aromas, damp leather. There is even a touch of faint, toasty grain notes that assert themselves after I spend a protracted time deeply inhaling the aroma. While the cherry notes are not pronounced, there are times were I can clearly smell their signature, even if for only a half second or so and then the Lambic notes take over again.
Nicely tart up front, but a fleshy, though still quite sour, cherry flavor and texture is quite noticed. The beer has some tannic structure and body to it that provides for a touch of heft. This is very well carbonated and this adds to an effervescent texture that tends to scrub the palate. Cherry skin flavors, a slight woodiness and a touch of Brettanomyces character (musty, slightly earthy, with a bit of barnyard funk) tends to dry out the finish. Though I guess dry out, is the wrong way to say this as this was never sweet to begin with. The sourness in the flavor is a bit more balanced between Lactic and cherry derived tartness than the aroma might have suggested. As the beer warms up a bit, the fleshy, cherry flavors become a bit more noticeable; there is a substantial fruit character to this beer despite it being bone dry.
Another nice beer from Boon, at times I have written this brewery off because of its non-Oude products, but he really can produce tasty, authentic Lambic. I especially like how rich the cherry flavor is here, but without being sweet at all."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 375ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/1/2007 4:25:15 AM)
"Bottle courtesy of aspidites at the Sacramento Beer and Brew Fest. Aroma was lightly acidic, sour cherries, vinegary, light funk with some subtle wood notes floating about. Appearance was reddish/pink in color, bubbly with a thin pink bubbly head. Flavor was fruity, almost candy like. It reminded me of a sour cherry candy I had when I was kid called Cherry Chan's. Almost like a cherry version of a Lemonhead. Anyways, fruity taste, vinegary, and light funk. A good beer. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 11.2oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[5] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (6/6/2007 1:01:04 AM)
"Ruby red colour, not much head. Cherries and wood in aroma. Dry and sour cherries in the flavour along with a big earthyness and some vinegar also mixed in. Pleasant, but lacks something. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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