Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vielle

We took our first trip in our new car this weekend and headed up to Radford, VA. On the way, Jay insisted we stop at City Beverage in Winston-Salem, which turned out to be possibly the best beer store we've ever visited (and we've been to plenty). We picked up our usual assortment of ales and lagers, but I longed for something sour, so, lo & behold, I plucked up a fancy lambic. Below are our reviews.

Jay: Smells like those cinnamon-clove apples you cook around Halloween, combined with a yeasty Belgian funk. Tastes like apple-peach cobbler at first, then a complex blend of spice and sourness. Sour cherry lingers on the palate. Mmm. Apples and cloves. 8.5/10

Claudia: Immediate scent of cinnamon and yeast upon inhalation. Cherries waft forth as if being cooked in a cobbler. But any slight skunky odor quickly gives way to a light taste of ripe cherry, mulling spices, and bitterness. This is one of the most sour beers I've ever had, and it lacks the depth of something like Duchess de Borgone; that isn't to say it isn't good, it's just a whole different ballgame. I'm quite pleased with this selection. 8.5/10