Yodeler (Port Barrel Aged)
Strange Roots Experimental Ales

Bottle:
A red-tinged deep brown with a light tan head. The head lasts a long while, thick and foamy, lasting and lace producing, at a decent clip.

Nose had an oud bruin with a little lemon and vinegarized red wine. Perhaps a very light brown sugar hiding in there.

Listed as a barleywine with Brettanomyces, there's not much funk but there is a decent tartness level. It's not as much as expected from the nose, but does habevthat oud bruin aspect. The beer has a maltiness to it that does seem like it could be a BSDA, and it counters the tartness nicely. The port is a whisper, but has a light dark fruit note the grows out of the tartness that never totally fades in the end. Soft but lightly puckering, mild carbonation.

An interesting beer altogether. If not obvious, is look at the as a sour brown ale with a few nuances, including it's big ABV and a losing but notable countering sweetness.

500 ml bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy dark reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of huge raisin, prune, plum, fig, date, cherry, berry, apricot, mango, orange, apple, red wine, toasted oak, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of chocolate, nuttiness, hay, leathery funk, pepper, vanilla, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of fruity/light funky yeast, wine barrel, and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge raisin, prune, plum, fig, date, cherry, berry, apricot, mango, orange, apple, red wine, toasted oak, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of chocolate, nuttiness, hay, leathery funk, pepper, vanilla, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light peppery Brett and tannic wine/oak spiciness; with slight tangy tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark fruit, cherry, berry, apricot, mango, orange, apple, red wine, toasted oak, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, light leathery funk/pepper, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light funky yeast, wine barrel, and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slight dryness from tart/tangy/spicy notes as well. Medium-high carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and slightly slick/acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Alcohol is extremely well hidden; a mild warmth with zero booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an insane Belgian barleywine style! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light funky yeast, wine barrel, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV. Very rich and complex on Brett and malt flavors, without being too funky/sweet. Great wine barrel presence, without being too tannic/drying. A highly amazing offering.