7.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

New 'official' BBP beer in collaboration with Le Motel (I have no idea what this is), a sour ale flavoured with guava, bottle from De Hopduvel in Ghent. Initially thick and very frothy, egg-white, tightly cobweb-lacing, large-bubbled yet mousy, audibly crackling head, opening and eventually significantly thinning to even dissolving into nothing, on a hazy, straw blonde beer with apricot hue and fountains of fierce sparkling rushing up from the bottom. Aroma of strong fresh guava, ripe pineapple including its sourness, ripe starfruit, yoghurt, granadilla, red bell peppers, fresh sourdough, bread crumbs, sugared lime juice, chalk, tropical orchids, cheese spread, sour cream, freshly cut cucumber, green hogweed juice, stewed purple tomatoes, fermenting apples, pear juice, lemon candy. Brisk, 'sunny' onset, sour grapes and green gooseberry acidity mixed with softening sweet guava and mango notes, the guava in its pure and fresh form very much present indeed, fiercely carbonated and even a bit stinging, 'cristalline' in effect and in that sense enhancing crispness and 'fraîcheur', sour apple and lime aspects, lean mouthfeel based on a white-bready and sweetish-cereally maltiness, feeling fuller than its 5.4% ABV, dried by ongoing fruity sourness; the guava never leaves, on the contrary, it returns in full force in the finish, adding lots of lively, colourful fruit acidity as well as a sultry exotic effect with an impression of sweetness and an ever so light green tomato-like umami presence; some light soapiness accompanies the bready qualities of the malt and yeast, but this guava freshness pierces through it all, dominating the finish in a complex setting of lingering maltiness, breadiness and fruitiness, while hops appropriately remain of a soft, distantly grassy nature, adding only minor structural bitterishness. The guava rules here, in its pure, sour form with a 'heavy' tropical sweet aroma to it; I had a couple of guava-fruited beers before, but all of them were fruit IPAs so it is literally and metaphorically refreshing to encounter it in a (clearly kettle) sour context. The beautiful head formation is clearly impaired by this fruit, but otherwise this is a very refreshing sour ale with a distinct character. BBP is getting better and better at this whole sour ale theme.

7.8

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

Hazy orange. Mango pineapple aroma. Sweet, tart, lemon, mango, candy and yeast. delicious@

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

27 April 2019. At Zythos Bierfestival. Deputy Taster: Anke. Cheers to Ama Deke, Erwin, John & Meeki! Clear yellow, unstable, thin, foamy, white head. Aroma of ripe mandarin, mango, lemon zest, peach, passionfruit, yoghurt. Taste is light to medium fruity sweet, hints of mandarin & pineapple, sourish lime, passionfruit & lemon, a bit yoghurty, slightly hoppy bitter with yellow grapefruit & mango, leading to a dryish, floral hoppy finish, not too bitter, lingering sweetish & sourish yellow fruit. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Smooth little brew.

7

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

Draft @ BBP Taproom. Dorée sur léger voile, col blanc retombant rapidement. Arôme au bouquet finement tropical axé sur la goyave, rétro fin de grains et une fine acidité qui parvient à passer. Palais est aigrelet, fruité avec note tropicale de la goyave qui se révèle après qcq temps gagner dans un apport de purée de fruit qui se mêle bien au côté acidulé. Amertume est fine et arrive juste en retrait.

7.3

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

33cl bottle from the brewery. F: thin, white, quick gone. C: pale gold, hazy. A: orange, tangerine, tropical fruits, passion fruits, citrus. T: bit sour fruity, bit passion fruits, mango, pineapple, guava I suppose, light body and low to medium carbonation, very good balanced, easy drinkable, enjoyed.

7

Taster from tap at Haandfestival, Drammen. Cloudy yellow with white head. Sour, Citrus, sweetness.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

29/04/2019 @home - 33cl bottle from BBP Brewery. Hazy golden, light orange, just a lacing. Nose is grains, sour, lots, but lots of fruit. Taste is nice sour, fruit (suppose guava), bit grains, bit lemon, bit bitterness. Refreshing. Nice.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at the Brewpub. Deep gold with a minimal head. Aroma is sour fruit. Flavour is salty citrus fruit, syrupy with a long sharp bitter background. Finish is sales fruit, tart dry palate.