The true beauty of this beer is in its complexity. This beers pours a beautiful amber-orange and its abundant carbonation produces rich dense head. The carbonation also accentuates the hop bitterness and lightens the body to create a thirst quenching dry beer. The carbonation also flushes out the citrus flower and horse blanket aromas. In addition to the floral horse blanket aromas, the yeast (brettanomyces) also produces tart fruit flavors. This beer changes over time so be sure you pick the freshest bottle (they usually have a best before date) off the shelf. Older bottles won’t taste bad but the tart fruit flavors will be more pronounced.
This is a great beer to time test. Buy four bottles all with the same “best before date”, enjoy one today, take notes so you will remember your experience, and store the other three. Be sure to store the other three in a dark and cool space but not necessarily a refrigerator. A cold refrigerator will slow the aging, almost too much. If you don’t have a cool space buy a cheap styrofoam cooler and put the cooler in a room that maintains a steady temperature. Then every four months enjoy the next bottle; take notes and compare those notes with the others.
Cheers!
This is a great beer to time test. Buy four bottles all with the same “best before date”, enjoy one today, take notes so you will remember your experience, and store the other three. Be sure to store the other three in a dark and cool space but not necessarily a refrigerator. A cold refrigerator will slow the aging, almost too much. If you don’t have a cool space buy a cheap styrofoam cooler and put the cooler in a room that maintains a steady temperature. Then every four months enjoy the next bottle; take notes and compare those notes with the others.
Cheers!
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