Brewery: Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal Country: Belgium ABV: 6% Style: Euro Sour Ale
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Zure Van Tildonk is an original Belgian Sour Ale from the farm brewery Hof Ten Dormaal. With this beer, we strived to create a special, spontaneously-fermented beer via traditional methods using ambient yeast from our farm in Tildonk. Each batch of Zure Van Tildonk is carefully aged in our cellars at the Engelburcht Monastery for several months prior to release.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14 My ratebeer.com rating: 4
Intro: A 12.7 fl oz bottle with a best before date of July 2017. Poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a just over one finger white head with decent retention and great lacing. Aroma: Sour, funky and bretty with some nice fruity lemon, apricot and a hint of vinegar. Taste: Sour, tart and lemony. Light oak and sweetness on the finish with a touch of berries. Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with high carbonation. Overall: It’s nice and refreshing.
Brewery: Almanac Beer Co. Country: USA ABV: 6.5% Style: American Wild Ale Other Notes: Farm to barrel
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Farmhouse ale aged in wine barrels with peaches.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27 My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1
Intro: A 375ml bottle, bottled in November 2015, and poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a cloudy golden straw orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated quickly and left only sparse to no lacing. Aroma: Tart, mildly funky, light oak with some peach, pineapple and lemon. Think along the lines of sour peach ring gummy candy. Taste: Sour and tangy with only light funkiness. Fruity peach with a sharp citrus lemon and orange peel flavour and acidity. There is also a touch of vinegar, white wine and earthy oak. Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with high carbonation. Overall: This is good. A very nice sour from Almanac that is tasty and easy to drink.
Brewery: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project Country: USA ABV: 5.5% Style: American Wild Ale
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Mixed fermentation ale aged in oak with tropical fruits.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.13 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9
Intro: A 375ml bottle bottled in August 2015, poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy golden colour with a less than one finger white head that dissipated almost immediately and leaves only sparse to no lacing. Aroma: Funk, sour, tartness and oak. Tropical fruit, mostly guava, passionfruit and mango. Taste: Sour, tart and funky. Fruit is a bit light, but its there. Citrus lemon followed by some tropical guava and grapes. Lightly oaky on the finish. Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Overall: Nice tart sourness but the fruit especially guava (since that is in the name) was on the light side.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49 My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4
Intro: A 16.9 fl oz (500ml) bottle with a Julian bottled on date of 02516, meaning it was bottled on 25th January 2016. Poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy straw golden yellow colour with a close to two finger white head that dissipates slowly and eventually settles to an extremely thin cap and leaves sparse lacing. Aroma: Strong tropical fruit aromas with passion fruit, unripe mango and apricot followed by a touch of citrusy tangy lemon and mandarin plus funky goodness. Taste: Lightly sour followed by lots of tropical and citrus fruitiness. Apricot, mango, peach, passion fruit, tangy mandarin, lemon and a restrained but nice barnyard funkiness on the finish. Mouthfeel: Crisp, light to medium bodied with high prickly carbonation. Overall: A very well made dry hopped sour ale. Lots of tropical and citrus fruitiness in both the aroma and taste with a restrained sourness and funkiness. Would love to drink this again.
Brewery: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project Country: USA ABV: 6.5% Style: American Wild Ale Other Notes: Burgundy sour ale aged in oak barrels
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our hommage to the history of barrel-aging and those who have influenced us along the way.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18 My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1
Intro: A 375ml bottle from batch #5, bottled in May 2015, and poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a clear but dark burgundy reddish brown colour with a one finger beige head that had decent retention and left spotty lacing. Aroma: Fruity grape, red wine, blackberries and cherries. Lightly tart with hints of oak. Taste: Sour and tart, fruity grape, cherry and red wine with a touch of lemon, oak and vanilla. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Nice, balanced and easy to drink.
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