Sweet & Sour
HaandBryggeriet

Sweet & SourSweet & Sour
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From:
HaandBryggeriet
 
Norway
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 15.78%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
44
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 27, 2015
Added:
May 22, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by msarver16:
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Reviewed by msarver16 from Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +33.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Poured from a bottle (3 times) into a sample 4oz glass.

Light, translucent golden color.

Smells like a funky complex lamic. Decent belgiian yeast and fruity malt notes with funky brett.

Taste is crazy good...this is so incredible. The perfect balance between slighty sour and malty lambic profiles.

A must buy, and (as of now) a really cheap beer when you consider the quality. This beer belongs in my 'best beer ever' conversation.
Jun 08, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.71 by BeerCon5 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by dansmcd from Australia

Oct 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by InfragilisBrew from Illinois

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.56 by Johnct from New York

Aug 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by iatethecloudsfor from Vermont

Dec 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by YobroitsJoe from Maryland

Aug 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Rodya-CA from California

Apr 16, 2013
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Reviewed by GuzzLah from Illinois

3.69/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A - pours a hazy light orange with a white head, some lace and plenty of bubbles. Chunks of yeast on the first pour with half a bottle left.

S - green apples and high quality skunk bud, but don't confuse this with the aroma of a dank IPA.

T - tastes like a semi sweet Gueuze with green apples and a mild, pleasant skunky-ness in the flavor, but it's not like drinking a Heineken.

M - medium body with a lively carbonation. Moderately tart and slightly sweet.

O - it didn't taste like I had anticipated, but I was pleasantly surprised with what it is. A semi sweet Gueuze that swapped the barnyard for some skunk bud. Not a good value, but it was a pleasure to try. The bottle is 2+ years old and I think the age helped this one.
Mar 19, 2013
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

3.29/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a golden champagne colour, light bead feeding a fairly stagnant head. White, with decent lacing. Standard.

Smell tart. Belgiany. Sharp vinegary acidity, touch of lemon and some Barnyard funk as well. More than tart and more than spice, the essence of weirdness itself. Nice, though. Subtly sweet.

Taste is...ummm... smokey? Where the hell did that come from? Tart, balsamic and grapefuit upfront; touch of pearl barley in the middle then weird, woody smoked bacony goodness at the back. Not really a perfect mesh, and what's exciting and novel at first soon becomes quite incongrous. Odd.

Sharp tartness upfront on the feel, levels off towards the end. Not bad.

An experimental brew, it would appear. Doesn't really work for me, I'm afraid.
Mar 19, 2013
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Reviewed by Evil_Pidde from Sweden

1.33/5  rDev -64.4%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
A: Pours hazy pale orange with a medium off-white compact head. Rather rich lacings.

S: Brett!!! But sadly enough also an acetone-like smell overpowers almost everything else. Citric notes way in the back.

T: Still "acetonic". Very acidic, it feels alomst like a funky wine. I can't find anything besides the acetone.

M: Aftertaste is sour and quite short (thank God!). Body is medium and carbonation mild.

O: I have my doubts about this bottle; either this is a crappy beer or else they didn't rinse the bottle after cleaning it...
Jan 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by weonfire from Illinois

Dec 16, 2012
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

4.42/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle purchased for me by @LaitueGonflable, so I thought it was only fair to crack it open with him, and the freeloading @tobeerornottobe.

Pours a rather gloomy burnt orange hue, with a fine but insubstantial white head. Lacing is patchy, but solid where the loops stick. Body looks pretty solid and the carbonation is nigh-on static. Not bad at all.

Nose is clean, and tart with some green apple coming through along with a weird fudgey sweetness. Oddly rounded, with a slightly meaty hint like honey-soy chicken. Oh my, this is an odd and disturbing beer—and that's just how I like them.

Taste starts with a peppery astringency and a hint of limey acidity. Then, whack-bang out of nowhere comes a smoked character that ensures that all bets are off. Did I say this was odd and disturbing before? I didn't even know what an odd and disturbing beer tastes like then. The smoke tingles on the back, but the green-apple acidity still manages to stalk through the haze, leaving a really rather unsettling combination. Whoa, indeed.

Feel is light and spritzy, which is just so weird and off the wall—so I guess it fits in with the rest of the beer.

Bloody hell but Haand do some fascinating things with beers. What's astonishing is how well they seem to work. This is weird, abrasive and makes me want to have a little confused cry in the corner.

And yet I love it.
Nov 11, 2012
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia

3.05/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Hazy dark golden colour with no head. Okay but nothing special.

Pineapple and light balsamic vinegar. Quite acid but one-dimensional.

Sweet on the palate with a lactic and acetic tartness that sort of cuts through. Some berry fruits. Okay but it is not great.

Medium body with moderately-high carbonation.

It's just not that good. The fruit, sweetness and acid lack interest, complexity and punch.
Oct 22, 2012
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle. Served in a Unibroue tulip, the beer pours a hazy golden/orange color with about an inch off-white head that stayed around a little while. There's a decent amount of lacing. The aroma is nice and tart, it smells like citrus and citrus peel, vinegar, peaches, yeast and oak. It tastes like citrus and citrus peel, apricots, oak, green apples and a bit of vinegar. Not as sour as I expected. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a little bit slick and is well carbonated. I think it's a solid, but not impressive brew. For the price, I'm not sure if I'd buy it again or not. $10.98 a bottle.
Oct 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by roblund from California

Sep 26, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by JohnK17 from Pennsylvania

Aug 30, 2012
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.78/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours amber in color with an off-white head. The nose is quite citric with lots of grapefruit notes. Some tart raisin character and a light lactic quality. The sweetness is a bit more pronounced than expected with some malt and sweet vanilla aromas. Just a touch of oak. The flavor is a bit on the sweet side up front, but the tartness does take over. Initially, caramel and vanilla along with oak. Light lactic and acetic tartness, lots of citric grapefruit notes, and a hint of stone fruit and grape.
Aug 13, 2012
Sweet & Sour from HaandBryggeriet
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 44 ratings