Fortuitous
Yazoo Brewing Company

-Surprisingly came across a bottle of this. I was aware Yazoo had released this infected sour batch of Sue in very limited 750ml bottles. I knew about the story and history of this beer so there was no way I wasn't going to drink it. The bottling date on the beer is Dec 14, 2011 & was released at the Yazoo Brewery thru a drawing a couple months later. Yazoo's Fortuitous pretty much tasted what you think a smoky spontaneous infected sour Sue would taste like in five years. There is a lot going on, with some flavors really good and some not so quite. I think I would of loved this beer somewhere around 2014 but I definitely appreciate it in 2016. Glad I got to try this. I wonder how many bottles are actually still around??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From a bottle left over from World Beer Cup...I think.
Poured in chalice at private backyard tasting.
Pours a dark brown with tan head.
Rich aroma of chocolate, tannin, dark roasted malts, and mild smoke.
Medium carbonation and strong mouthfeel.
Flavors of light cola, modest malts, minerals, peat, watery coffee, bourbon, dark chocolate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Drabmuh for this. Served in a cervoise. Pours a very dark brown with a nice lasting tab head and quite a bit of spotty lacing. Nose has some chocolate and roast, no hint of the underlying infection. Flavor is a nice porter with a bit of lactic acidity and a moderate funk and cherry presence. Medium body and a bit creamy. Quite nice.

 

Poured a dark brown, somewhat nearing black, with a tan head. The aroma was slightly smoky, with a slight acrid tartness on the nose and a hint of bourbon and vanilla. Taste somewhat followed that; only mildly tart or acidic, a little barrel presence, and touches of chocolate and smoke. Nothing is too in your face, but it's nice to drink. A bit of elevated carbonation, which could be expected.

I'm presuming that this was an unintentional infection of barrel-aged Sue, that seemed interesting to bottle. And it was. It was interesting and worth the try. But having had Sue, this particular treatment kinda just made me miss Sue, because she's a great beer and this doesn't really do her justice.

pour is dark brown, opaque, creamy dirty tan head. Nose is chocolate malt, cream, faint tobacco, and notes of cherry. The taste is very sweet with light plastic, band aid note. Light tobacco in back, somewhat roast/burnt, smokey finish and faint sour fruit. Body is full, creamy, strong carbonation, and wet feel.