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Pizza Port Solana Beach

Reviewed from notes. Shared by Richard on 1-14-12.

 

 

 

 

Bottle shared by Richard at 4/14/2012 DC Lambic & Sour Tasting

Appearance: Cloudy golden pour, decent head and lacing
Smell: Earthiness with some peach and apricot
Taste: Peach, earth, apricots, slightly sour
Mouthfeel: Light body and carbonation
Overall: Enjoyable beer and a pleasure to try

Shared by Richard at a recent tasting. Thanks!

Beer is amber / yellow and mildly hazy with a white head, low retention, some lacing, moderate carbonation.

Aroma is quite Bretty, mild maltiness, very Bretty.

Beer is light in body and quite funky, mild oaky, decent overall, I like the finish. This beer was barely on my radar before this day, it was on my long long list of top wants, now I have to return to whale hunting.

Shared by GRG1313 at our insane sour and wild ale tasting on April 14, 2012. Thanks Richard!

The beer is a rusty orange color with a half inch or more of white head. Plenty of carbonation left after all these years. The aroma brings citrus hops, earthy notes, funk, basement, yeast. The flavor brings all of the aforementioned attributes, along with ripened fruits. I thought this was a decent beer, but a bit too sweet and earthy. Maybe I was expecting / hoping for something tart and sour. The feel was silky smooth on the palate. It was a treat to sample this long retired beer.

From 04/14/12 notes. Had at the DC Lambic & Sour Tasting thanks to Richard; thanks a lot! This wasn't on my radar but apparently is considered one of the precursors to Yellow Bus, so very interested to try it.

a - Pours a hazy brown orange color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of bread, citrus hops, peaches, fruity malts, mangos. Lot more fruit then I was expecting, though not overly sour.

t - Tastes of swete fruity malts, citrus hops, bready malts, tropical fruits, peaches. Like the nose but even more sweet fruit. Pretty nice.

m - Medium body and low carbonation. Very easy to drink.

o - Overall a very nice beer, though not very sour at all. I was surprised how much fruit seems to have held up over the years, but I liked it a lot. Would like to have it again.

Bottle at the DC Lambic & Sour Tasting on April 14, 2012. Served in a Lost Abbey Teku. Huge thanks to Richard for this one.

Pours a mostly-clear, semi-cloudy golden color with a small-average white head with good retention and quite a bit of lacing on the way down, eventually settling into a nice cap.

The nose brings pretty heavy peach and apricot with a bit of pear in the background. A bit of apricot pit there as well. Touch of earthiness in the background, though not enough to overwhelm the intense fruitiness.

The flavor is loaded with stone fruits and has a nectarine-like bite with white peach notes as well. Average duration with moderate Brett-induced funk. Light bitterness on the back end. The body is light and just a touch chewy with light carbonation and a dry finish.

This was a long-time want of mine and something that I was extremely glad to try. Thanks again, Richard.

 

3/31/2012

Thanks! I've wanted to try this for a very long time. The cork comes out with an emphatic pop.

A: Light yellow orange with a massive white head. Excellent retention and lacing is scattered.

S: A tropical blast. Big pineapple notes with apricot and peach. Earthy and funky with pervasive barnyard characteristics. Hay, wheat, a dash of sulfur, and grassy hop notes. There's a subtle pepper-like spiciness with some lavender and rose petal.

T: Lightly spicy, reminiscent of white pepper. Barnyard and farmhouse funk with a bright fruitiness: apricot, pineapple, mango, and lemon. Floral with notes of grass and wheat. There's a dash of mineral.

M: Upper light body with high carbonation. The mouthfeel is very dry.

Overall: Reminds me a lot of the early batches of Sanctification. Bright fruit and a great level of Brett funk. Far exceeded my expectations. Incredibly drinkable.

 

Milestone review #1250? Why not.

A - Hazy golden colored beer with a small white head that had moderate retention. Faded to a fairly tight ring, with nice spots on the sides.

S - Light, sweet malts, brett, little citrus zest, some oak. Honestly, it smells about how I thought it would smell based on how it looks, if that makes any sense.

T - Citrus zest, light malt, brett, some sweet fruits. Pretty easy drinking and light tasting with nothing particularly special, but it does taste good.

M - Lighter bodied, with fairly active carbonation and a dry finish.

O - Good beer, and has held up well. Not exceptional, but solid and enjoyable to drink.

750ml caged and corked bottle consumed today...about 5 years after bottling I believe.

Appearance: Pours a nice orange tinged golden with good clarity and a 2 finger white crown that displays decent retention and good lace.

Smell: Slightly sweet aged malt, hints of orange zest, melon, and slightly stale hops.

Taste: Same as nose but the hops are more enjoyable. I think I also detected a hint of oak in the finish.

Mouthfeel: Holding up pretty well actually....Medium bodied with a touch of chewiness but ample carbonation that keeps it close to crisp.

Overall: A bit past peak, almost no wildness about it, but enjoyable!

Thanks to schmittymack for sharing this one at his 50th birthday party earlier this month. Poured a nice golden color with a huge, rocky white head. Nice tartness on the nose, with aromas of citrus zest, brett and yeast. Medium bodied and tart, with brett, sherry and yeast.

lantern corps beer summit 2010 - day 2, oct 9/2010. Dakine contributed this one. thanks dak!

750ml corked and caged bottle.

pours slightly hazy orange with a small white head. the head drops slowly and leaves a bunch of spotty lace.

aroma is good. vanilla and raw oak. tons of hops. caramel and toffee. earthy. alcohol.

taste is great. vanilla and raw oak again. more caramel and toffee than in the aroma. big orangey citrus - perhaps lots of late cascade? low bitterness level. a bit earthy. a bit fruity. a nice candy sort of sweetness. no sourness.

mouthfeel is good. medium-large body. just under medium carbonation level.

drinkability is great. great balance. nice hoppy character. a great break from the sour beers.

Thanks Mike for bringing this one out! reviewed from notes. Pours a hazy golden with a small white head with decent retention. Smell is citrus, lemony brett and a hint of dough. Taste is lemons, some funky yeast, some light malts, no bitterness at all. Feel is very clean with a medium light body and medium carbonation. I really enjoyed this beer, it has held up very well. Would love to get a chance to try this one again.

Thanks, Mike!

A - Pours a faint golden color, white head, spotty brett lacing, thin ring around the glass.

S - Lemon, brett funk, slight fruity aroma, malts, yeast. Everything here is very faint and light. A little bit of this and that going on works well because i think this one had faded a bit.

T - Brett funk, fruits, malts, slight lemon/citrus. Again, all very light notes of this and that. Nothing really sticks out besides the bretty funk for me.

M - Light, smooth, refreshing, dry finish.

D - A very good brett beer that's held up quite well for being as old as it is. Would drink again, no doubt.

Thanks to Mike, bottle into a tulip...Pours a dark dirty blonde with orange highlights. Light white head ok retention and lacing....Aroma is ok, a little blah, a little tartness in the form of lemon zest with some yeast...The taste is pale malt with lemon and brett, a generic descriptiong but this is a pretty generic (typical) golden brett.

An ok brett that is not as good as sancitfication, both similar, neither beer which I would consider great or drink again.