7

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

Tap @ Carnivale Brettanomyces. Blonde. Citrus and melon in the aroma. Soft bretty notes. Bretty flavors with onions and canned Peach.

8.2

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

Barrel aged 'saison' by this interesting Utrecht craft brewery, 75 cl bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde shared at Loik's pre-Christmas tasting. Creamy, egg-white, quickly thinning but largely retaining head over a warm hazy peach blonde beer with orangey tinge. Aroma of fermenting pear and yellow plum compote, white grapes and dessert wine, lemon rind, banana, vanilla-scenting oak wood, sweat, moist white pepper, goat cheese, southernwood, dill. Estery onset, a pleasant mixture of sweet and sour with notes of peach, nectarine, green plums, red apples and gooseberries with the sourness remaining soft and gentle; medium carb, supple, lean bready malt body with cereally edges, covered in ongoing esters and leading to a dryish, mildly spicy finish with a soft, light tannic wood effect. Sweaty and phenolic accents add further complexity, while a buttery flavour lingers a bit in the mouth and a refreshing, weedy retronasal effect reminiscent of southernwood leaves rises up. Bitterishness develops in between the lingering sweet-and-tartness. Very accomplished and 'postmodern' farmhouse ale the Anglo-Saxon craft beer way, complex, refreshing and well in balance, this was way better than expected. Top notch 'saison', if this term must be applied at all.

7.4

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

Bottle. Color: Hazy orange golden, white head. Taste: Spicy Saison yeast, moderate to medium bitter, moderate sweet. Light funky notes. Subtle yellow fruit and wood notes. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Medium body. Ok.

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7.3

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

Bottle @ Schuim (Carnivale Brettanomyces 2018). Hazy deep golden color. White-ish head, not much. Aroma's: fruity, sourish, sweetish, light funky. Retronasal it's sweetish, fruity, light funky. Flavor is moderate sweet, fruity, with light funky bitterness. Medium bodied. Moderate bitter finish.

7.5

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

8 3 8 3 16Draft at Carnivale Brettanomyces ‘18.   Fairly hazy golden orange with an off white head.  Aroma of funk, barnyard, citrus, spicy notes, oak and vinous notes.  Flavour is moderate sweet and light sour.  Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

7

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

Brettfest. Schuim. Sampled from bottle. Hazy golden with white head. Sour grain, wheat, light cheesy funk. Moderate sweet and sour, mild bitter and light salty. Medium body and soft carbonation.

7

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

Bottle sampled at t Schuim. Hazy light golden with white head. Sweet malts, lots of Brett, caramel, hay, light white wine, grassy, spicy yeast, lemon peel. Medium sweet and quite bitter actually. Medium bodied.