Thanks go out to YonderWanderer for a great trade that allowed me to snag this. Corked & Caged 750 mL bottle, $21.99.
Essentially this should be called a “Sour” of some description.
Frankly I was really VERY, VERY disappointed. Great head in the Duvel tulip sits on top of a mid-orange body. Not a great deal of lace or retention.
Nose gives away the source of my disappointment. Way too much sourness for a BSPA IMO. Even though the beer was NOT incredibly sour OVERALL, the acidity was sufficient to take it far enough out of the style to annoy me. Plenty of Brett and Lambic character and not much else. Any Belgian yeast character and spice is overwhelmed by the sour character that permeates the whole beer. Not my cup of tea at all.
IMO a pretty poor Belgian Strong Pale with all the sour and tart character. Give me more yeast and typical Belgian candied character please.
On top of all of that, HORRIBLE value for money.
Many will love this, I just wish it was REALLY what it says it is!