UPDATED: OCT 20, 2021 Pours hazy brown with medium off white head. Sour apples, cherries, plus, wood, cocoa nibs, mild sourness. Medium body.

UPDATED: JUL 28, 2021 Bottle. Slightly unclear, dark brown body under a nice, moderate sized tan head. Aroma has malt, dry fruit, acidic red berries, wood, some cellar notes and slightly funky. Taste goes in the same direction as the aroma, sweetness from malt and dry fruit balancing against sour berries and vinegar. Mild wood , hint of caramel and smooth finish. Fine body, easy drinkable and a certain complexity.

UPDATED: MAY 3, 2021 This is a backlog rating from 2008 from multiple bottles over the years shared by many people (I still have one from 07ish), from notes. When I had this beer it was average to below average for the style and not something I wanted to have again or I just didn't get back to my notes because of my technology at the time, work and/or family. Words to describe this beer are tart, fruity, woody, complex, acetic character works with this, solid.

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2021 Bottle at home. One year old. Pours a dark brown colour with a small beige head that fades fast. Aroma of oak, brown ale, balsamico vinegar and black currants. Flavour of oak, vinegar, citric acid, brown sugar and heather. Some rye bread in the background. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. Pretty sour with a malty backbone.

UPDATED: MAR 27, 2020 37,5cl corked bottle at home, 2018 ed. Almost clear beauty of a ruby mahogany colour, foamy and stable beige head. Dry and acidic Flemish Red, more funky too than my favorite in the style Rodenbach: cherries, red berries, plum skin. Medium body and carbonation, soft mouthfeel.

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2020 Clear brown with purple highlights and a tan head. Aroma is tart fruit, wood and vinegar. Taste is light sweet, medium sour and light bitter.

UPDATED: JAN 12, 2020 Pours dark purple with a thin white head. Aroma of tart stone fruits. Taste has cherry, dark malt. Palate has tart cherry. Good. Nuanced.

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2019 Tap at Bangers, Austin, 11th December 19. Pours a chestnut brown. Aroma is funky and fruity. Taste is tart sour, fruity, sweet and sour, wet wood. Really very good.

UPDATED: DEC 5, 2019 375ml bottle. Clear, dark, ruby colour with average, thick, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Vinous, fruity, minimally tannic, woody aroma, notes of blue grapes, morello, dark berries, bramble, blackcurrant, oak, a touch of plum, earthy and spicy undertones. Taste is tart, vinous and slightly earthy fruity, dry, tannic, woody, notes of blue grapes, morello, hints of dark berries, bramble, blackcurrant, some oak, a touch of unripe plum. Quite rich but not complex, a bit monotonous, minimally watery.

UPDATED: NOV 28, 2019 Bomber from 2015 - nose is sour berry vinegar. That's all I got. Gobble gobble.