Wild Jo
Brouwerij De Koninck in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.43
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A blonde beer refermented in bottle with a wild Brett yeast strain and dry hopped. 'Jo' refers to Joseph Van Den Bogaert, former owner of the brewery.
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9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Okay, I must say this one should be ranking higher, IMHO. I don’t know whether I’d be able to tell it from Orval in a blind tasting: it’s pretty damn well done following that mighty difficult path (ask Mikkeller.) So, yes, it’s not the original nor exactly as good, but it’s right there. So, if you like Orval, quite surely you’ll like this one-eyed pigeon. Right, the tasting: pours intense yellow (but not golden) with greenish highlights (yes, this is not like Orval, I know.) Aroma is in the high grades: lambic, Orval, yeast, cider, grass, pear. Also lemon, sweet apple... This is more like it, isn’t it? Taste is dry, medium body, fizzy, great acidity. Just a tinge of bitterness at the end. A decent industrial Orval mimic.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2017
at 17:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Duvelorium Grand Cafe Brugge museum. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Well it’s cold. Some yeasty esters. Is there some brett as well? If so then its a pleasant bretty blond ale. Good peppery hop finish. First beer of the day and i wasnt sure how the body would react but thisi is good. Too fizzy
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2017
at 04:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle - Light bready notes with a touch of hops. Clear gold with a decent white head. Nice hoppy notes and citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 06:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Clear golden yellow color. Aroma of straw and white pepper. Taste is bitter dusty lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 10:36
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Flesje thuis gedronken. Gelig/oranjeachtig bier. Licht troebel. Grof schuim tijdens inschenken zakt snel weg en blijft als een film liggen. De geur is zuur en kruidig. De smaak is zuur, fruitig en hoppig. De nasmaak is bitter maar ebt snel weg.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2017
at 15:14
2/10
Veel te veel koolzuur. Weinig body. Geen karakter.
Tried
at
De Perenboom
on 29 Dec 2016
at 22:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
26th Nov 2016: in ’t Brugs Beertje. 33cl bottle. Golden pour, full head of foaming white bubbles.Semi-sour throughout with citrus and yeast flavours to the fore: not really my thing, but I did enjoy the brett like feel it had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2016
at 02:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle poured in to a Tulip. BB August 2018. Hazy, amber-golden colour with a fluffy, white head. Sweet aroma with bretts, citrus, fruits and spicy notes. Taste is light bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture and an average carbonation. Finishes dry and bitter with bretts and fruits. Nice brett Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2016
at 11:37
5/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 11:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Few months old. Golden pour. Nice aroma of bretty horseblanket, funk and grainy malt. Taste has funky horseblanket, bretty tart, grainy malt and a bit too much carbo. Don’t understand the low ratings, this is a nice brett beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 16:18