An APA with lemongrass from this enthusiastic Amsterdam craft brewery - though the funky in the name lead me to believe that it could have been a Brett pale ale, wrongfully so, it seems. Longneck bottle from the Albert Heijn supermarket in Hulst. Snow white, mousy, frothy, quite thick head slowly breaking over an initially cristal clear, straw blonde beer with 'old gold' hue and a suspension of yeast bits throughout, and that is how it stays even with the sediment added to the glass. Aroma a bit lightstruck at first (ammonia-like mercaptans), slowly receding (yet never disappearing as it ought to) to unveil somewhat more flattering impressions of dried apple peel, old bread crust, moist white pepper, old dried out lemon peel rather than lively lemongrass, Cape gooseberry, straw bales, soggy chicken food, spoiled leek, hints of toasted garlic, old dusty 'herbes de Provençe', linseed, potato peel. Cleanish, crisp onset, subdued green apple, unripe banana, green pear and vague pineapple fruitiness but only restrainedly sweet, sourish undertone enhanced by lively carbonation, minerally, slick grainy pale malt sweetish core with thin white-bready edges, ongoing carbonation effects distracting from the actual flavour, until the hop component appears - bringing only soft 'end' bitterness, gently peppery and drying with some retronasal floral notes and a very mild old and dry lemongrass spiciness. Ends simple: cereally-grainy, moderately hop bitter and very lightly bready, with retronasal impressions of old dried herbs and some spoiled leeks. Clean, simple, boring and bland, this almost feels like a pale lager spiced up with hops, which remain altogether mild and have, more than anything, effected a nasty lightstruck effect, being the only funky aspect I could find in this beer. Granted, I should not have taken this from a bland and overexposed supermarket shelf and seeing other ratings here from trusted colleagues I clearly stumbled upon a sample in bad condition, but still... With a 'living' and fresh lemongrass factor and the right hops in the right proportions to support this, this could have been a fine modern pale ale, but in this form, it turns out to be boring, simplistic and even a bit unpleasant due to the mercaptans. This does not deliver at all what it promises - I have given up to find any true 'funkiness' in this beer meanwhile, but even as a so-called APA, this dramatically underachieves. Two Chefs may be commercially successful, to me they still have to brew their first truly great beer. This is what you get in Holland these days: cashing in on the hype, but lacking in experience, profundity and mere good taste. I would, however, give this non-APA a second chance if I would encounter it fresh from tap somewhere...

33cl bottle from Beerwulf webshop. F: medium, white, not long lasting. C: gold, light hazy. A: malty, citrus, pine, bit caramel, tangerine peels. T: medium malty base, orange, bit caramel, toast, tangerine, mellow tropical fruits, decent bitterness, lower carbonation, ok another APA from Netherlands.

Lemongrass in the aroma. Lemony, soft spicy flavor with lemongrass and a moderate hopbitterness. Sweetish, tart. Nice

--- Beer merged from original tick of Funky Falcon (2019) on 14 Jun 2019 at 18:11 - Score: 7

Very fresh bottle,1 month old;corect PA with delicate bitterness,tropical vibes,citrusy,mild lemongrass,biscuit & caramel touch,refreshing

Flesje thuis gedronken. Goudgeel licht troebel bier met matig schuim en een hoppig aroma. De smaak is hoppig en de nasmaak is bitter maar trekt snel weg.