Mikkeller Spontanredcurrant

What do we have here - a strong 7.7% lambic from the gypsy himself.

Pours a guava sort of colour out of the bottle and produces a very tart impression of berries and sour green apple aroma. That's pretty much what's delivered on the palate for you also - big crisp sourness along with astringent unripe berries, and a wheat backing note. Sort of reminds me of an alter ego to Feral's Watermelon Warhead but a bit more pronounced and intense of course at nearly three times the alcohol content. Crisp finish, tart throughout, consistently makes you pucker through the glass.

It's like an abusive master this, smashes your lips in with the acidic astringency but once it's done you find yourself heading back for more. Morally questionable perhaps but satisfying all the same. 8.0