Gruit Vibrations Pale
Freigeist Bierkultur in Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany π©πͺ
Collab with: Kissmeyer Beer / Ξ£Ολο (Solo)Brewed at/by: Vormann Brauerei
Traditional Beer - Gruit Special Out of Production
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Score
6.07
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Brewed with seabuckthorn, bitter oranges and rosehip.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BackLabel says best before 2017-03-21, new label on the side says distributed by kissMe bbf 2026-01-01 I think this bottle is quite old (it's 2025 now)
I only checked the date after I rated it, and I must say, I did not suspect it was an old beer or a beer past its best before - so this aged extremely well.
Bretty aroma with notes of fresh flowers, faint fruits, faint honey and herbs. nice bit wild yeasty estery aroma. 8/10
flavor is seabuckthorn, oranges, slightly yeasty note -saison'ish yeasty note. quite nice bitterness that is however fruity and herbal. 7/10
pal 3/5
ov 14/20
(notes intended for ratebeer)
I only checked the date after I rated it, and I must say, I did not suspect it was an old beer or a beer past its best before - so this aged extremely well.
Bretty aroma with notes of fresh flowers, faint fruits, faint honey and herbs. nice bit wild yeasty estery aroma. 8/10
flavor is seabuckthorn, oranges, slightly yeasty note -saison'ish yeasty note. quite nice bitterness that is however fruity and herbal. 7/10
pal 3/5
ov 14/20
(notes intended for ratebeer)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2025
at 01:09
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of herbs, malt, and fruit. The flavor is a bit acidic with notes of fruit, salt, malt, and herbs, leading to a dry finish. Weird
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2020
at 14:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, amber colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity and minimally soapy, herbal-spicy aroma, hints of fermenting yellow stone fruit, honey undertones; rather unspecific fruitiness, unspecific herbal spiciness as well. Taste is tart-ish fruity and herbal spicy, hints of yellow berries, unripe yellow stone fruit, yellow apple, unspecific herbal spiciness. Quite refreshing, rather mild and in no way overspiced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2019
at 20:08
3.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle shared at home. Clear golden with a ring white head. Aroma of a hospital toilet (but less fresh), old shellfish (past their best), herbs and shrimp. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a touch of sourness. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. Terrible! [28/06/2017]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2017
at 04:04
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle shared at kermisβs. Best before 31st of March 2017. Slightly unclear golden with thin head. Sour grain, sweet malts, seafruit, plastic, leek, rhubarb, loads of vegetal spices and sugary sweetness, dust. Light sour and sweet and bitter. Under medium body, low carbonation. Just plain off. --- Beer merged from original tick of Freigeist / Kissmeyer / Solo Gruit Vibrations Pale on 26 Dec 2017 at 11:48 - Score: 3. Original review text: 1.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2017
at 14:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
13-03-17 // 330ml bottle at home. Pours a hazy orange, no head. Strange nose. Taste is strange aswell a mix of different aromas hard to determine, but definitely interesting. Light sour, some sweetness aswell, lemon, herbs, orange. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2017
at 19:38