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updated a beer:
Bretty Boop
brewed by Brasserie des Légendes
3 days ago
Alengrin (10989) reviewed Bretty Boop from Brasserie des Légendes 3 days ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Wild ale brewed at Légendes but fermented with a wild (read: Brettanomyces) yeast culture from Senne, an interesting premise. Very violent gusher, spouting out of the bottle as soon as the crown cap is lifted - making me lose about 1/4 of the content to the sink, which, after an equally fierce gusher by De Cam, must be very happy today. Typical 'gusher head' as a result (at least initially), lacing in dots and shreds, yellowish pale beige in colour and very irregular, open in the middle though retaining well around the edges, becoming more structured and dense as the remainder of the bottle goes in; hazy deep peach blonde robe with pale amber-brownish tinge. Aroma of funky Brett a mile out, horseblanket, damp hay, wet leather, soggy juniper berries, goat stable, armpit sweat, next to impressions of dried dandelion, young wormwood, old rusk, wet toast, petrichor, old abbey cheese rind, unripe peach, pickled apricot, dried grapefruit peel, nutmeg, preserved plum, furniture wax. Estery onset with impressions of dried apricot, pear peel, some vague persimmon and tamarillo but low in sweetness (though still some), more softly carbonated than expected (the carbon dioxide being badly 'bound') with a sleek, dryish mouthfeel. Rusk- and unsalted peanut-like, cereally malts under severely drying and funky Brett effects, including all the horseblanket, goat stable, armpit sweat, saddle soap and soaking wet leather one can think of, but low in sourness; if anything, a very dry leaf-, grapefruit peel- and young wormwood-like hoppiness provides a long, yet gentle bitterness completing the Brett profile in the finish. Lots of hay, urine, horse stable and other Brett effects linger - in fact, they are now dominating my living room after that gushing 'débacle', making me feel like I live in a stable populated by large mammals. Bone dry and quenching, hayish, leathery, peppery ending - this is Brett at its most fierce, more fierce even than in an Orval of several years old, drying the whole thing and imposing its animalistic odours to a degree where only true 'Brettheads' (does such a thing exist?) will stay faithful. Quintessential 'wild ale' (not 'sour ale' in this case) which has all the potential to age wonderfully - if only I had that much patience. Orval, the 'OG' wild ale, is never far away here, but this one does the same thing with a more youthful and uncontrolled passion. Point off for gushing right into my face, but admittedly an interesting and distinct one.
Alengrin (10989) reviewed Amantine Saison from Brouwerij Steven 3 days ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Saison and honey beer flavoured with coriander and pepper apparently, from a hobby brewery in Zwevegem testing the market since only recently. Thick, foamy, egg-white, very dense, fluffy, pillowy, plaster-lacing head on an initially clear, warm and pure metallic 'old golden' beer with a column of enthusiastic sparkling in the middle, turning misty and more apricot-hued further on. Aroma initially dominated by stingy carbon dioxide, but when this effect fades, impressions come along reminiscent of bread crust, pear blossoms in spring, dry spice cookies, coriander seed, banana peel, ripe apricot, macadamia nuts, honey (effectively used), sweetclover, roses even, background hints of baker's yeast, damp earth and beech leaves. Crisp, spritzy onset, sharply (over)carbonated which distracts from fruity esters in the way of ripe apricot, Durondeau pear and plantain, sweetish but not too much so, the sweetness nevertheless increasing due to brioche-bready and dry cookie-like malts, spiced by coriander seed but also with a slight metallic edge. Retronasal flowery effects of pear blossom and sweetclover, paired with a slender, elegant floral hop bitterness, which remains relatively brief and, for a saison at least, too restrained. Lingering honeyish, fruity and malty sweetness along with these spicy notes (the coriander becoming quite soapy in the end and the pepper being discernible yet gently so). In all, quite elegant and light-footed, fit for a beautiful spring day like today, but the 'saison' moniker has clearly been used mainly for commercial reasons here, as is the case with so many other contemporary Belgian blondes; a sweet, mildly spicy, flowery, summery blonde rather than a true saison, but not the worst I had in that segment.
Alengrin
added a new beer
Amantine Saison
by
Brouwerij Steven
3 days ago
Alengrin
added a new brewery:
Brouwerij Steven
located in Belgium
3 days ago
Alengrin (10989) reviewed Druugdok 2023 from Dok Brewing Company 3 days ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled 'graf' (blend of beer with cider) in what is apparently the starting point of an intended yearly collab of Dok with Druug, a young Ghent cidery located in the Arteveldepark neighborhood, where Ghent's renowned Ghelamco football stadium (now called Planet Group Arena) is located, as well as the headquarters of Ivago, the city's garbage service... Bottle shared at Dok's brewpub in Hal 16. Medium thick, moussey, snow white, opening head over a misty yellow blonde robe with apple-greenish tinge. Aroma of apple peel and dry cider of course, unripe pear, drying white bread, apple blossoms, green plum, dandelions, hay, vague hint of chicken broth somewhere. Crisp onset, very 'green-fruity' with notes of yellow plum, gooseberry, Granny Smith apple and green pear, fizzily carbonated with slender white-bready malts mingled with a vinous apple wine core, the cider seemingly 'thinning' the whole a bit, but also souring and drying it with very refreshing effect. Lively finish, still very apple- and hard pear-like but also with a floral, sweetclover- and chamomile-like hoppiness, adding mild but supporting bitterness to lingering 'green' and fruity, juicy tartness. I am not the greatest cider drinker and this kind of blends with other things than beer rarely do it for me, but this is admittedly well done for what it intends to be. Curious what will come out of this collaborative project next year.
Alengrin has a new beer style achievement
Level 4 for IPA - West Coast ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this sub style.
Simcoe De Zeekat from Dok Brewing Company was the one that did it!
3 days ago
Alengrin (10989) reviewed Simcoe De Zeekat from Dok Brewing Company 3 days ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
West Coast IPA by Dok Brewing Company, enjoyed there from a can. Snow white, moussey, medium sized head lacing in shreds over a misty yellow-blonde beer with vaguely greenish tinge. Aroma of green onions, dry white bread, pink peppercorns, white celery stalks, grapefruit peel, toasted shallots, armpit sweat, dry hay, halfripe peach, wakame, green olive. Cleanly fruity onset, unripe apricot and green pear accents, lively carb with smooth, oily mouthfeel; minerally elements under a bready, cereally maltiness bittered by spring onion-, lemonbalm- and grapefruit zest-like hops, long and quenching. Sleek, old-fashioned, clean IPA - evoking the old West Coast feel credibly, with a notably oniony Simcoe profile dominating. Somewhat less refined than Nelson De Zeehond which was released simultaneously, but all the more powerful.
Alengrin has a new beer style achievement
Level 25 for IPA ticks with a total of 1500 ticks of this master style.
Simcoe De Zeekat from Dok Brewing Company was the one that did it!
3 days ago
Alengrin
added a new beer
Simcoe De Zeekat
by
Dok Brewing Company
3 days ago