Poured into a Tulip wine glass.
Color: Hazy pale amber with hints of yeast/sediment floating around in the glass.
Smell: Funk, sour, grapefruit, quince, fresh baked bread, and more citrus notes lift in again
Taste: This really is like a great blend of Saison and Lambic styles with notes of citrus, yellow apple, and quince on the palate.
Overall: An outstanding beer, and unlike anything I’ve had todate. It reminds me more of Lambic than anything else. Great acidity, nice lithe body, with a big head in the pour. However, at $10 for 11.1 oz. I can’t see myself buying this again.
Thanks for this note, Kirk. I’ve been waffling over a purchase of this beer; will probably skip it, as your note confirms my second-worst fear (it’s not worth it). First fear, of course, is that it’s simply not any good ---- sounds like that’s not an issue, at least.
It’s a wonderful beer…but the blend of Saison & Lambic didn’t warant the $10 price tag. I could see myself getting behind this at about $6/bottle…but not 9-10
I was contemplating my purchase from K&L, where they’re selling it for $11. It’s been in and out of my virtual cart many times. I removed it before my recent sours purchase, thankfully.
NO WAY I WOULD PAY $11 for this…it’s interesting, geeky, and fun…sure. But not worth it when you think a bottle of Saison of this size sells for $4-5 and good sours like Tilquin are $12. The math just doesn’t add up.
Shelton Bros is setting the price tag due to the collaborating breweries being Birra del Borgo & Cantillon.
I had no idea Cantillon was part of this beer — K&L labels it simply as Birra del Borgo. Still not interested in paying the price to try it, though.
Lambic that would normally be blended into the classic Gueuze. I have a bottle, probably should crack it soon.