Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Saturday, June 25, 2016 - Brewed in 2011, bottled in 2014. 5,5% alcohol.

Clear, grainy yellow color with a moderately big, foamy and rather short-lived head. The funky nose feels very classically lambic with dirty aromas of ammonia and outhouse, some dry hay, a little bit of bretty leather, light grainy malt tones, a hint of cheesiness and a sharp touch of lemon. The beer is noticeably sour, bretty and dirty on the palate with medium body and intensely funky flavors of leather, stable floor, earth, some soft-ripened cheese rind, a little bit of hay, light tangy notes of lemon and a hint of cider vinegar. The carbonation feels small but very crisp and fizzy. Overall the beer feels wonderfully and unapologetically funky and robust. The finish is tart, crisp and funky with long flavors of lemon, Brie rind, some bretty leather tones, a little bit of barnyard, a hint of mushroomy sous-bois and an acetic touch of vinegar.

Timmermans is known mainly for their cheap, sweet lambic beers, so I had no high expectations of this beer. However, it surprised me big time with its unapologetically funky, mushroomy and dirty - i.e. textbook lambic - flavors. Especially the notes that remind me Brie cheese rind were a fun and nicely distinctive nuance. All in all, a fantastic and tasty beer that is drinking wonderfully now, but might continue to develop for years more. Highly recommended. Outstanding value at 5,50€ for a 0,375-liter bottle.

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