6.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Older 75 cl bottle from De Solari, shared with Goedele and Craftmember at the latter’s place; a Belgian ‘bière brut’ or champagne beer flavoured with elderberry syrup and one of De Vlier’s core beers – note that ‘vlier’ means elderberry in Dutch. Also brewed with oatmeal and fermented partially with lactic bacteria, which is why I didn’t mind it being a vintage bottle. Loose and fairly unstable, egg-white head which quickly dissolves into almost nothing; misty straw blonde robe with ochre-ish hue. Aroma of indeed sweet elderberry syrup, mushy banana, cider, butter, ripe pear, white bread, chewing gum, yoghurt (the lactic aspect) and no explicit signs of oxidation yet. Fruity onset, very apple-ish or even a bit sweet cider-like, pear, banana, refined sparkling, light sourish edge from the lactic bacterial effect but remaining very limited, bit yoghurty; rounded, white bready malt sweet body further sweetened by the elderberry syrup, which adds something sweet-fruity and honeyish. Ends with lingering elderberry effect, a tad vinous, sweet but not cloying and hardly hopped; some warming alcohol closes the curtain of this joyful, yet overly sweet play, in which I was a bit disappointed by the lack of yoghurty lactic sourness. Needs more complexity with all these different yeasts going on, certainly after years of aging. Still an interesting beer, though.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Champagne Brut Bier. Serwowane w kubelku by osiagnac zalecana temperature. Kieliszki Deusa wymrozone kostka lodu. Po nalaniu rosnie piana jak w porzadnym szampanie, dosc glosno sycza babelki. Barwa slomkowa, zloto cytrynowa. Na koniec metniste lekko. Wytrawne i moze tak pol wytrawnie. Zapach dzikiego bzu takze wyczuwalny, troche soku cytrynowego, limonki i ocierajaca sie o to wszystko miodowa slodycz. Alkohol ukryty, bardzo rzeskie i pijalne. Cos miedzy szampanem a Lambickiem. Sluszna wiec uwaga na etykiecie ze jest to dobra alternatywa np dla Proseco czy Cremant.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Clear golden liquid with medium white head. Aroma of pears, lemon, grain, wheat, earth and light apple skin. Taste is very light sweet and light to medium sour with notes of lemon, apple and grain. Light to medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. Pretty good. Reminds me of a semi-brut sparkling wine.

7

Zeer sprankelend, zurig en licht zoet. Perfect aperitief!

3.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Thanks for sharing! Sampled 750 ml. bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival. Hazy golden,… Nose is awful weird lactic, plastic, off, sour, nasty,… Taste is flat oily, off very sour lactic, nasty, puckering spoiled yoghurt, acidic in a bad way, vinegar, dirty,… Awful in my opinion but what do I know?

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Leicht trübes goldenes Bier mit einer geringen weißen schaumkrone. Geruch dezent säuerlich, kraut, grasig. Geschmack leicht salzig, fruchtig grasig, dezent säuerlich.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

75 cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, citric and smooth fruity. Mild citric, fruity. Lingering citric and smooth fruity finish. Lingering citric finish.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from De Hopduvel. Hazy yellow colour, white foam. Lively carbonation. Sweet and fruity with notes of white wine and tart notes. Well balanced but something is a bit off in the aftertaste. Ok.