Le Seul XXI
Une Année

2017 vintage. Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Nearly clear light golden pour to start... gets darker/cloudier towards the finish. A finger of fizzy white head. Falls fast... minimal lacing.

S: Tart... lemon citrus, pineapple, and coconut.

T.F: Sour... with tart citrus juice, funk, and pineapple. Coconut comes in later as a nice complement. Lemon, oak, and vinegar. Moderate to high acidity level. Medium bodied... well carbonated. Pina colada finish.

O: A nicely done sour. Definitely has a pucker to it... but the pineapple and coconut flavors come through as advertised and this has some solid flavor to it. Enjoyable brew IF you like sours (and not tart... but actually sour).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light golden, a mite turbid. Grilled, lightly caramelized pineapple on the nose, complemented by the acid of the wild ale. Coconut is subdued, emerging occasionally near the finish.

 

 

 

This is one I am conflicted on, because the sour pineapple in the taste is so pure and delicious, with the acidic coconut, grainy yeast and sour oak. The smell is way too acidic too enjoy for too long, but pineapple and coconut is well represented. Feel is the real issue, super acidic, little raw in the middle with the yeast, and the beer composition starts to fail 2 thirds of the way through the taste.

Turbid straw/gold. No head or lacing. Typical blonde sour.

Loads of coconut and canned pineapple on the nose. Sugary syrup. Light vanilla and hints of citrus fruit. Highly acidic.

Far more pineapple on the palate than coconut. The latter is a little difficult to find for me. Moderate acidity. Grainy finish.

Low carbonation and kind of syrupy body. It left a sour film in my mouth that I've never really experienced before (I'm not the only one as my girlfriend noticed it, too). Odd overall feel.

Good sour. The pineapple was a little too akin to sugary canned pineapple, but it was still infinitely drinkable.