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1 Door Flemish Style Sour Ale
Hermitage Brewing
- From:
- Hermitage Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Oud Bruin
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 62
- Avg:
- 2.43 | pDev: 30.86%
- Reviews:
- 41
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 27, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
1.69/5 rDev -30.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2
1.69/5 rDev -30.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2
Comes out looking like a flanders brown/red here, small off white 1/3" head on it. Aroma reeked of acidic and acetic red vinegar.
Taste had lots of metallic sourness. The sourness is like that old school blend of infected beer with young (less infected) beer. Had those wet wood malt notes too.
Mar 27, 2016Taste had lots of metallic sourness. The sourness is like that old school blend of infected beer with young (less infected) beer. Had those wet wood malt notes too.
Reviewed by EricSS from California
1.83/5 rDev -24.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
1.83/5 rDev -24.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
I made an account on this site in Dec 2011 to review this beer, but I never did.
Its now been a little over a year and I still remeber the main reason I made an account , although none of the details.
Stay away, far away!
Worst beer me and my girlfriend ever had.
We love sours , and all other beers.
This is the only beer(including bud) that's seen the drain. And I've had over 300 different beers since then.
Tasted metallic and like poison. Was on sale at bevmo for like $3 per bomber or something at the time. Its with less, way less. I'd rather drink water.
Feb 05, 2013Its now been a little over a year and I still remeber the main reason I made an account , although none of the details.
Stay away, far away!
Worst beer me and my girlfriend ever had.
We love sours , and all other beers.
This is the only beer(including bud) that's seen the drain. And I've had over 300 different beers since then.
Tasted metallic and like poison. Was on sale at bevmo for like $3 per bomber or something at the time. Its with less, way less. I'd rather drink water.
Reviewed by jtmartino from California
1/5 rDev -58.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -58.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Bottle was on sale at BevMo for $2.99/bomber. I knew it was a mistake to buy, but I did it anyways. Chalk that up to wild college days where we used to drink crazy shit out of a used soccer cleat.
Anyways, this beer pours a murky reddish brown. Like overused transmission fluid. Minimal head, minimal lacing. Smells of chemicals and vinegar. Taste is rich up front, then a flood of astrigent, tart, vinegary pain. There is a sharp spiciness like someone spilled 409 cleaner in my glass. Wow, an absolutely horrendous beer. Hard to comment on mouthfeel when I spit it out.
Yeah, another strike against Hermitage. This has to be the worst attempt at a sour beer I've had...even unintentionally infected beer is better than this stuff.
Jan 14, 2013Anyways, this beer pours a murky reddish brown. Like overused transmission fluid. Minimal head, minimal lacing. Smells of chemicals and vinegar. Taste is rich up front, then a flood of astrigent, tart, vinegary pain. There is a sharp spiciness like someone spilled 409 cleaner in my glass. Wow, an absolutely horrendous beer. Hard to comment on mouthfeel when I spit it out.
Yeah, another strike against Hermitage. This has to be the worst attempt at a sour beer I've had...even unintentionally infected beer is better than this stuff.
Reviewed by Jemonster from California
2.48/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
2.48/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
A: Nice reddish/amber brown. Glows nicely in the light. A lot of clarity for the style and color.
S: What I might expect. Straightforward funky sourdough smell, some faint hop character.
T: Toasted barley up front with sourness. Seems kind of like it has an odd choice of hops that doesn't quite fit in. Lacking the sweetness that it needs. Lingering bitterness clashes with the sour, but reminiscent of grapefruit. Some sour apple and unripe lemon are here too.
M: Pretty good. Light and easy drinking texture. Smooth and mellow if judging the mouthfeel alone.
O: I don't like it. Probably (definitely) the worst example of the style that I've come across. It's going to be a struggle to finish the bomber...should I even bother? It is strangely refreshing and palate cleansing though. The score here is a correction for the rest, and how I felt about this beer as a whole. I don't look at the average score before the review, so if it's high, maybe I got a bad bottle and will be willing to give it another chance because this beer is unreasonably bad.
Oct 13, 2012S: What I might expect. Straightforward funky sourdough smell, some faint hop character.
T: Toasted barley up front with sourness. Seems kind of like it has an odd choice of hops that doesn't quite fit in. Lacking the sweetness that it needs. Lingering bitterness clashes with the sour, but reminiscent of grapefruit. Some sour apple and unripe lemon are here too.
M: Pretty good. Light and easy drinking texture. Smooth and mellow if judging the mouthfeel alone.
O: I don't like it. Probably (definitely) the worst example of the style that I've come across. It's going to be a struggle to finish the bomber...should I even bother? It is strangely refreshing and palate cleansing though. The score here is a correction for the rest, and how I felt about this beer as a whole. I don't look at the average score before the review, so if it's high, maybe I got a bad bottle and will be willing to give it another chance because this beer is unreasonably bad.
Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A - Pours a fairly clear amber-orange color with a thin layer of frothy off-white head. The head fades down quickly leaving behind a little lace.
S - Aroma is a mix of sour green apple, a bit of dark fruit, funky yeast, sour cherry, some acidity, and a bit of booze.
T - Starts off with some sour green apple and cherry with some tartness and acidity. Through the middle, some more sour and lightly funky flavors come through with a bit of sweet malt. The finish is a mix of sour and tart green apple and cherry with some acidity, funk, and a bit of booze.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a tart and acidic finish.
D - Pretty drinkable. The sour and tartness is nice, but there seems to be a bit of off flavors mixed in a well throwing off the balance.
Jun 15, 2012S - Aroma is a mix of sour green apple, a bit of dark fruit, funky yeast, sour cherry, some acidity, and a bit of booze.
T - Starts off with some sour green apple and cherry with some tartness and acidity. Through the middle, some more sour and lightly funky flavors come through with a bit of sweet malt. The finish is a mix of sour and tart green apple and cherry with some acidity, funk, and a bit of booze.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a tart and acidic finish.
D - Pretty drinkable. The sour and tartness is nice, but there seems to be a bit of off flavors mixed in a well throwing off the balance.
Reviewed by Burlyn
2.22/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.22/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
App: A nice red mahogany. little to no head.
Sm: smells like sour apple. for 7% ABV you dont notice any alcohol.
tst: slightly sour at first followed by a bitter aftertaste. I want it to be more sour and complex.
mtf: very light and thin, and after awhile it leaves a slippery film in your mouth
overall: for 2.45 you cant complain, but it goes without saying that there are definitely better sour beers as well as ales out there
May 16, 2012Sm: smells like sour apple. for 7% ABV you dont notice any alcohol.
tst: slightly sour at first followed by a bitter aftertaste. I want it to be more sour and complex.
mtf: very light and thin, and after awhile it leaves a slippery film in your mouth
overall: for 2.45 you cant complain, but it goes without saying that there are definitely better sour beers as well as ales out there
Reviewed by haver from Ohio
3.65/5 rDev +50.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +50.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a half pint glass. Small cream head with a pleasant nose of sweet tart. The color is a very nice amber haze. Reminds me of clover honey. The taste is first bitter then sour and quickly turns tart with a touch of sweetness. Perfect carbonation and body. The finish is very clean and dry. I was a little apprehensive to try this style but I was pleasantly surprised how nice it was. You have good color, nose, taste, mouth feel. Hell it even had pretty good lacing on the glass. Not for carbonation alcohol water lovers or hop heads, but a great Sour ale (not that I had a lot of sours) for people looking and willing to try all things Beer. Very nice.
Mar 16, 2012
1 Door Flemish Style Sour Ale from Hermitage Brewing
Beer rating:
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100 with
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