Gistgeest Weapon of Choice Brut

Weapon of Choice Brut

 

Gistgeest in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

Brewed at/by: Brouwerij De Mortselarij
  Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut Regular
Score
6.78
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Brewed exclusively for Dr. Beer Bar & Shop, Antwerpen. Aimed at being a classical ingredients' beer with the merites of Champagne.
 

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6.5

On tap @ Dr. Beer. Orange golden body under a light, white head. Aroma is light fruity with honey. Taste is sweet malt, ripe fruit and earthy spices. Balanced bitterness. Nice and easy.

Tried on 01 Dec 2025 at 10:59


7

On tap at Dr. Beer. Fruity, with a citrus touch. Funk hints, not much kveik impact. Cellar, fruit, decent bitterness. Nice indeed. 747414 251108

Tried from Draft at Dr. Beer - Bar & Shop on 08 Nov 2025 at 18:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Hazy yellow pour and a fine head.
Fine intensity in the aroma.
Moderate sweet and a mild fine acidity.
Tad rich carbonation level
Yeast, citric, pale malt and fruity flavor.
[On tap at Dr Beer in Antwerpen, Belgium]
Brewery #2988

Tried from Draft at Dr. Beer - Bar & Shop on 20 Jan 2025 at 19:07


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy pale blond colour with thin head. Very floral and yeasty. Dry, slightly vinous. Quite hoppy but not very bitter.

Tried on 15 Jun 2024 at 16:49


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

Slightly hazy amber beer with a beige head. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus, oranges, zest. Taste of oranges, grapefruit, tangerine, intense bitterness.

Tried on 21 Nov 2023 at 14:26


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled as 'Weapon Of Choice' but seemingly, there only is one version. Pours a bit hazed blonde, small white head fades fast. Scent is raw and rough, malty, orange-citrussy hops. Taste is full, intense on the palate, yet feels much lighter than 9% - or the style (sold as a TIPA) . Fairly low bitterness. More malty, Barleywine-like at times, but still a touch more hoppy indeed. Not very thick. Easy drinker, somehow. A bit too high ABV for what it is , and I'm very puzzled to how this even remotely resembles champagne...

Tried on 14 Mar 2023 at 09:22


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

4/I/23 - on tap, shared @ dr. Beer (Antwerpen), BB: n/a (2023-19)

Sold as TIPA, not as “Brut”.
Clear orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: malty, grains, hay, a bit grassy, yeasty touch. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: alcohol, yeast, pretty bitter, grassy. Aftertaste: dry, more alcohol, bitter, a bit malty, grains, meh. Pretty boring. By no means the TIPA it was advertised as, nor the "bitter Belgian tripel" which it was sold as by the bar tender.

Tried from Draft at Dr. Beer - Bar & Shop on 04 Jan 2023 at 16:30


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught Fully hazy orange beer, exhibiting some Grünstich , under a small whitish rim. Very citrussy nose, orange & lime, citruspeel, maybe a tad mineral. Dry orange flavour - bit like orange-flavoured pharmaceutical powder dissolved in water - also not too carbonated. Very fruity, there is sugar underneath but falls away quickly, only to return in the aftertaste. As said, dry, with a palate that gives a somewhat empty impression, whereas the MF shows some body. Almost undercarbonated - certainly when Champagne was aimed at. Fruitier than most Brut beers, but I still don't get it. Why absolutely wanting to emulate fizzy wine with beer, whilst beer in itself is equally worthy?

Tried from Draft at Dr. Beer - Bar & Shop on 01 Jan 2023 at 09:30