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Fancy Pants
New England Brewing Co.
- From:
- New England Brewing Co.
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Oud Bruin
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 12.47%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 29, 2015
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 54
- Gots:
- 23
2011: ~700 500ml bottles from 2 Cabernet barrels
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
3.36/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
500ml bottle generously extra'd to me by Paul in a trade of ours. Poured into a Cigar City snifter today, 9/11/2013. Review #207.
This brew pours a cloudy orange-brown body, with relatively minimal carbonation for the style- about a 1cm white head that dissipates fairly quickly. Not much lacing, doesn't look too special.
Nose is pretty much reminding me of Supplication. Lots of cherry tartness complemented by a woody oakiness which is likely from the cabernet barrels. It actually smells sour. Not too bad actually, I really enjoyed the smell on this beer.
However, the taste is incredibly disappointing. Not much sourness at all, more of the cherry tartness. It's not very sweet, but its not very sour either. Not a great balance of flavours.
Thinner bodied, watery and not really satisfying. It's a fairly low ABV sour, but Paul's homebrewed sour brown ale aged on red wine grapes was much, much better than this. Finish is a bit dry, and the body just doesn't satisfy me here. Even the carbonation isn't great.
It's pretty much a below-average Flanders Oud Bruin. I just wasn't impressed with this one, and I do not recommend getting this one. You can do so much better with Belgian imports sitting on the shelf.
Sep 12, 2013This brew pours a cloudy orange-brown body, with relatively minimal carbonation for the style- about a 1cm white head that dissipates fairly quickly. Not much lacing, doesn't look too special.
Nose is pretty much reminding me of Supplication. Lots of cherry tartness complemented by a woody oakiness which is likely from the cabernet barrels. It actually smells sour. Not too bad actually, I really enjoyed the smell on this beer.
However, the taste is incredibly disappointing. Not much sourness at all, more of the cherry tartness. It's not very sweet, but its not very sour either. Not a great balance of flavours.
Thinner bodied, watery and not really satisfying. It's a fairly low ABV sour, but Paul's homebrewed sour brown ale aged on red wine grapes was much, much better than this. Finish is a bit dry, and the body just doesn't satisfy me here. Even the carbonation isn't great.
It's pretty much a below-average Flanders Oud Bruin. I just wasn't impressed with this one, and I do not recommend getting this one. You can do so much better with Belgian imports sitting on the shelf.
Reviewed by Durge from Connecticut
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A cloudy, murky-orange-brown with a slim bit of white scattered head and minimal lacing. The aroma is full of malt vinegar and sweet Cabernet with cherry cocoanut highlights. The flavor brings a bit harsher apple cider vinegar with a deep toffee malt and a hint of whiskey alcohol. This offers a medium body with a somewhat heavy feel, cask like carbonation. Very good stuff for the sour effect I always enjoy.
Apr 10, 2013
Fancy Pants from New England Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
81 ratings
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