Olasz
Tommie Sjef Wild Ales in Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.80
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As you might know, we often cross the boundaries between beer and wine — and vice versa. In that sense, this wild ale is no exception.
We made a blend of several barrels of beer with different ages (1 up to 2 years old), which were macerated with different types of grapes — three in total: Olasz Rizling (white), Muscat (white), and a little bit of Kékfrankos (red). The concentration of fruit in this wild ale is high: 425 grams per litre.
In the aroma you’ll find floral notes like roses and elderflower, light strawberry notes from the addition of the red grapes, and a touch of spice and vanilla from the oak barrels. The scent might remind you of a natural wine: funkyness and apple skin. With the first sip you’ll notice the firm tannins this wild ale has. This is a result of the long maceration on wine grapes. Together with a high flavour density and solid acidity, Olasz offers a very wine-like drinking experience.
Note: when drinking it young, we recommend to decant the Olasz well, to open up the aroma — give it some time. This beer is suitable for several years of aging, to balance itself out, and let the tannins soften.
We made a blend of several barrels of beer with different ages (1 up to 2 years old), which were macerated with different types of grapes — three in total: Olasz Rizling (white), Muscat (white), and a little bit of Kékfrankos (red). The concentration of fruit in this wild ale is high: 425 grams per litre.
In the aroma you’ll find floral notes like roses and elderflower, light strawberry notes from the addition of the red grapes, and a touch of spice and vanilla from the oak barrels. The scent might remind you of a natural wine: funkyness and apple skin. With the first sip you’ll notice the firm tannins this wild ale has. This is a result of the long maceration on wine grapes. Together with a high flavour density and solid acidity, Olasz offers a very wine-like drinking experience.
Note: when drinking it young, we recommend to decant the Olasz well, to open up the aroma — give it some time. This beer is suitable for several years of aging, to balance itself out, and let the tannins soften.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
8/VIII/20 - 75cl bottle @ my Social Distancing BBQ, BB: 18/III/30 (2020-744) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange to amber beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, funky, some tannins, bit fruity, wood notes, brett, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty acidic start, some vinegar even, bitter, very sourish, grapes. Aftertaste: fruity, funky, vinegar, bitter finish, very fruity, grapes, some tannins, bitter, more fruity, nice stuff!
Clear orange to amber beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, funky, some tannins, bit fruity, wood notes, brett, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty acidic start, some vinegar even, bitter, very sourish, grapes. Aftertaste: fruity, funky, vinegar, bitter finish, very fruity, grapes, some tannins, bitter, more fruity, nice stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2020
at 20:30
9/10
Grapes, smooth, balanced, fruity, i like this stuff for a hybrid.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2020
at 14:27
8/10
Mega winogronka na dziko i przyprawowo niecoc do tego chlalne chyba dosc, , dzikusy kapinke niegrzeczne kiblowo. Nie wiem czasem, czy nie najlepsiejsze dzisiaj. No dobra, niecalkiem, bo hint octu. Proper otwieraczware
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2020
at 21:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Kenny. It pours hazy rose red with a small, fluffy white head. The aroma is crisp, dry, tart, cranberry, zingy, lactic, raspberry and granny smith apple. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, puckering zingy, cranberry, raspberry, minerality, earthy, sour candy, granny smith apple and tannin with a drying finish. Medium body and fine foamy carbonation. Fun stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 14:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Grape sour with three different, primarily Hungarian grape varieties by the young Tommie Sjef, bottle shared at Bar Beenhouwer in Ghent. No head whatsoever, clear orangey-amber robe with vague 'dirty beige' tinge (probably a sign of oxidation in this case). Aroma of very old oxidized rosé wine, old white port, purple gooseberries, sherry, green apple, hard pear, clear wet oak wood and even old oak furniture, rosehip. Tart onset, fruity with indeed sour 'grapeyness' but a bit on the restrained side to be honest, hints of pomegranate, purple gooseberries and sour green apples, softly carbonated with vinous, slender body; cereally core drenched in a strong oxidized wine effect with equally strong furniture-like woodiness, drying lactic and fruity sourness but nowhere harshly so. Oxidized old sherry or wine effects prevail. Interesting and refined for sure, but I think I prefer the actual, more 'fresh grape'-like grape lambics from the Senne Valley.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 18:38