Op tap bij Uiltje Bar. Goudgeel, licht troebel. Aroma is zurig, hint van aceton, eikenhout, vanille, wat citrus. Smaak volgt, licht aards, druiven, zuur, acetisch, eiken. Lichte body. Subtiele smaken, maar vooral smaakvol.

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On tap @ Hopfen Dank Fest, Birreria Duexer Botschaft,, Köln. Pours hazy orange, with a creamy head. Aroma is slightly acetic, with apple cider vinegar, as well as red berries, leather, tannins and wooden barrels. Medium body, with almost no carbonation. Flavour is light acetic, with apple cider vinegar, currants, grapes and musty fruits, as well as tannins and wooden barrels.

The literal ‘foundation’ of Nevel’s range of mixed fermentation beers, one without further additions, upon which most of their range is based – so an interesting one for anyone trying to understand Nevel’s work. Thanks Erwin for sharing! Some loose, off-white bubbles pop up during pouring, only to disappear quickly into thin air; cloudy apricot blonde robe with deeper ochre hue. Aroma of old lemon rind, sour yoghurt or kefir, moldy oranges, musty cellar, damp haystacks, earth, unripe melon, old oxidized Chardonnay wine. Tart and fruity onset, with a sweetish grape- and peach-like hint underneath; very soft carbonation – as good as flat, in fact, with a supple, dryish body ensuing, softly bready in its base with a powdery tail, but dried by this overall estery tartness reminiscent of green apple, unripe melon, sour grapes and green plum, not as complex as would be the case in lambic, but acquiring a superficially similar profile, though less funky and less ‘deep’. Some glueish, musty-woody and earthy aspects linger on. Feels a bit ‘incomplete’ to be honest, even considering the absence of further additions or other treatments – but as said, a highly interesting peek into the core of their generally very fascinating oeuvre.

19/X/19 - 75cl bottle @ Wim VL's Stoofvlees Tasting, BB: n/a, bottled: 29/I/19, batch #1 - (2019-1741) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!

Little hazy blond to light beige beer, no head. Aroma: nice fruity notes, acidic impressions, pleasant, bit lemony. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: very nice acidity first, lots of tannins, fruity notes, bit sweet, herbal. Aftertaste: dry, lemony, bitter notes, more tannins, bit metallic.

Bottle, batch #1, bottled 29 jan 2019. Color: Hazy orange amber, no head. Aroma: Wood, fruity, funk. Taste: Farmyard funk, fruity, moderate tart gooseberry and white grapes, lime zest. Moderate bitterness. Light sweetness. Quite some oak wood. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Medium body, no carbonation. Happy to get the chance to taste the 'grondslag' of Nevel beers. Quite nice.

Bierfestival Leeuwarden, zachte zuren, flink kruidenbuiltje gebruikt maar niet in een vervelende manier.

Wässrig säuerlicher, spritzig herber Beginn. Deutlich säuerlich bleibend, hohe Süffigkeit, mittellanger Abgang. 10/9/9/9//9