Bitter
Tommie Sjef Wild Ales in Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Farmhouse - Sour Saison Regular|
Score
7.70
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In the nose you will come across vanilla, dusty cellar and some funk, but also a floral quality — think of lavender and chamomile. The more yeasty character of the saison, with a hint of black pepper, complements the more mature and funky characteristics of the older part of the blend. Taste-wise, you’ll find lemon zest, wood, and interesting herbal notes like sage and terragon. The bright acidity of the wild ale and the firm bitterness of the saison make this a refreshing, yet complex beer. The after taste ends dry, with hints of aromatic apples, like a good calvados.
This beer is suitable for longer ageing. The bitterness and sourness of the beer are expected to merge. In addition, it’s always interesting — often fascinating and amazing — to see a beer develop over time in the bottle. When drinking fresh, we recommend to let the beer open up in the glass or decanter.
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allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
FLN, really enjoyed this, like mellow 3F, vanilla and oak, apple funk
willisread (9761) ticked Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Boutip (9769) reviewed Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a bright golden color ale with a nice large foamy head with OK retention with some small lacing. Aroma of tart funky notes with some light bitterish hops notes. Taste is also a mix of funky yeast notes with light barnyard notes and some bitetrish hops notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Enjoyable but hard to justify the price tag.
Maakun (16597) reviewed Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Bit hazy amber. Sweet malts, oak, yoghurt, light herbal, soft dusty spices with cloves and chili. Nutty too, with some me dusty she ought under the sourness. Medium sweet and sour. Full bodied. Good.
GRM (7524) reviewed Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Green bottle, 750 ml, 2022 vintage, best before 06-02-2032, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) on 24 May 2023, savoured on 3 August 2023; eye: burnt orange, opaque, cloudy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: acidity, fruity, light orange, musk; mouth: acidity, fruity, sourness, light orange, musk, acid finale with presence of sourness, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; in short: correct FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 750 ml, millésime 2022, meilleure avant 06-02-2032, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) le 24 mai 2023, savourée le 3 août 2023; œil : orange brûlé, opaque, trouble, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, fruité, léger orange, musc; bouche : acidité, fruité, aigreur, léger orange, musc, finale en acidité avec présence d’aigreur, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Reubs (35480) reviewed Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 1) - Getting Fruity notes of apricot and peach, wood, medium body and acidity, tart fruity close.
AndySnow (19631) reviewed Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
How: Bottle.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Hazy dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Sour, fruit, yeast, oak, acidic, funk.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sour, fruit, yeast, acidic, funk.
Chris_Ofstad (9375) ticked Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
From backlog. Taster from Bottle, at MBCC 23, Copenhagen. Golden with white head. Malts, Fruity, herbal, oak, sour. Yeast.
mart (27297) ticked Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Hapu funky vesine meditsiiniline kuiv tammene. Ok. Ty Elina.
Marduk (26467) ticked Bitter from Tommie Sjef Wild Ales 2 years ago
Sweet, acidic, fruity, berries, woody