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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Geers.
A: hazy dark brown, stable, frothy, tan head.
A: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, mocha, brown bread.
T: sweetish milk chocolate, pumpkin, cinnamon, mocha.
F: herbal & peppery hops, cookie & pumpkin spices, hidden alcohol.
P: medium body, thin oily texture, soft carbonation.
Typical American Pumpkin beer, not really a Stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Stacks.
A: hazy yellow, big, frothy, off-white head.
A: pineapple, lime zest, pear (Rakau!), plum, flowers.
T: sweet pineapple & pear, bit sourish, spicy, perfumey.
F: floral & piney hops, ripe yellow fruit, flowers, vague shallot.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Rakau is evident here; just a bit too messy overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Beer Republic (advent calendar).
A: clear amber, stable, foamy, tan head.
A: red apple, pear, caramel, fruit cake.
T: sweet red apple & pear; caramel, light toast.
F: herbal hops, red fruit, some peanut & yeast.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Okay, a bit tedious.
nathanvc has a new beer style achievement
Level 2 for Weizen - Hopfenweisse ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Langharig Tuig from Van Moll was the one that did it!
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nathanvc (5932) reviewed Langharig Tuig from Van Moll 1 day ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Crisp.
A: hazy ochre, stable, foamy, white head.
A: banana, yellow apple, plum, melon, dough.
T: sweet banana & melon, wheat, dough.
F: soft peppery hops, citrus, bread.
P: medum body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Pleasant but subtle example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Stacks. Cloudy black, quickly thinning, beige head. Strong aroma of iron at first but disappearing in favour of fondant, espresso, vanilla bean, date, pear, wood, tobacco, bourbon, pecan. Taste has sweet dried fig, date and blackberry in a thick fondant-like & pecan-nutty malt base enhanced by bitter espresso and a hint of vanilla. Peppery hoppy finish offers a spicy note (as of perhaps), dried fruits, wood, coffee & warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. A heavy yet delicious late late-night sipper.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
31 December 2023. New Year’s Eve Tasting - Cheers to Anke, Elke, Gregory & Silke! Bottle from a Durbuy shop.
Cloudy black, no head. Aroma of blue plum, blackberry, wood, sweet whisky, dark fudge, fondant, walnut, dried fig, tobacco, leather, coffee dregs. Taste has sweet blue plum, pear & blackberry with a sourish blackcurrant streak, slightly roasted and dark-chocolatey. Earthy & peppery hoppy finish, lingering dried fruits, tobacco, wood and warming whisky-like alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, flat carbonation. Old and oxidized profile but seemingly fitting the base beer.
nathanvc has a new beer style achievement
Level 8 for Lambic Style ticks with a total of 150 ticks of this master style.
Oude Geuze Golden Blend (2014) from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen was the one that did it!
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
31 December 2023. New Year’s Eve Tasting - massive thanks to Gregory for sharing this bottle!
Vintage 2014. Hazy dark golden, stable, frothy, off-white head. Expressive aroma of wet hay, barnyard, oak, vanilla, fermenting green apple & apricot, horseblanket, grass, cheese, sourdough, vague white pepper. Taste has very sour green apple, plum & gooseberry receiving a funky treatment of lactic acid, vinegar, leather & hay, kept together by a sourdough-like malt body and somewhat balanced by softly bitter notes of straw & wood. Finishes with old grassy & earthy hops, tart green apple and stone fruit's stone, yet maintaining a bitter backbone of wood (tannins) and hay, keeping the whole thoroughly dry as well. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation. Noticeably more 'bitter' than your average Geuze but evidently well structured within the complex sour profile, a real banquet of wild fermentation. Lovely!
nathanvc (5932) reviewed Rola-Bola from Dogma Brewery 2 days ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
31 December 2023. New Year’s Eve Tasting - Cheers to Anke, Elke, Gregory & Silke! Can from Stacks.
A: hazy yellow, stable, frothy, white head.
A: pineapple, mango, peach, ripe mandarin, fruit juice.
T: sweet pineapple, mango, yoghurt, dough, oats.
F: floral hops, juicy stone fruit, bitter citrus pith, yoghurt.
P: medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Tastes artifical, or a bad batch? Meh.