Spróng (2024-)
Tommie Sjef Wild Ales in Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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Spróng is a blend of wild ales varying from 6 months up to 4 years, with Sicilian sage. This vintage we tried to enhance the herbal qualities of the sage together with a fresh, and vibrant but yet characterful blend of several oak puncheons (500 and 400 liters) and a rustic saison.
The nose reveals herbal aromas of fresh sage, oak, bergamot zest, green jasmine tea, and even a subtle hint of mint. On the palate, the sage is well-integrated and complements the lemony, earthy, and funky notes from the beer. The acidity is balanced and not overpowering, which works well with the Spróng has a clean and refreshing aftertaste that invites another sip.
The nose reveals herbal aromas of fresh sage, oak, bergamot zest, green jasmine tea, and even a subtle hint of mint. On the palate, the sage is well-integrated and complements the lemony, earthy, and funky notes from the beer. The acidity is balanced and not overpowering, which works well with the Spróng has a clean and refreshing aftertaste that invites another sip.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A hazy dark golden beer with a white head. Aroma of intense herbs, brett, oregano. Taste of sour grapes, oregano, spices, brett.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2025
at 18:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at Borefts 2025 Friday ..hazy amber ..thin white lacing ...dry sherbert lemon zezty fruit nose ..soft dry floral zezty lemon fruit ..big sharp dry tart fruit
Tried
on 19 Sep 2025
at 16:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Erhöhte Karbonisierung. Bergamotte, moderat herb, sehr trockener Hintergrund. Spritzig, sehr trocken, kurzer Abgang. 10/9/9/9//9
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2025
at 16:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle pour at MBCC 2025 (Yellow session), pours a cloudy orange with a medium white head. Aroma is dominated by the sage, with some wild bugs underneath, and a touch of oak. Flavour is a sage bomb, backed by wild bugs, and then the sage just takes over again. Cool experiment but this doesn’t work for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2025
at 05:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle at share. Dark golden, hazy pour, small airy head. Light aroma, funky, savory, floral. Taste is mildly tart, limes, herbal, savory. Light on the palate , soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2025
at 19:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour, taster. @"MBCC 2025", Copenhagen (Denmark). 23/05/2025
[#8.294 Global - #315 Netherlands - #4 Tommie Sjef Wild Ales]
Pours hazy golden to amber with a white head. Aroma: bergamot, tea and grape skin. Taste: tart grape skin, spiced malts and tea leafs. Funk and moderately acidic mouthfeel.
Next one, please!
[#8.294 Global - #315 Netherlands - #4 Tommie Sjef Wild Ales]
Pours hazy golden to amber with a white head. Aroma: bergamot, tea and grape skin. Taste: tart grape skin, spiced malts and tea leafs. Funk and moderately acidic mouthfeel.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2025
at 11:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle pour at MBCC 2025, yellow session. Pours murky dull gold with a white head. Tons of musty, tannic grapes skins on the nose, funk, rustic wild yeast. Flavour is moderately acidic with tart grape skins, earthy yeast, good funk. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2025
at 03:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at BeerGeek. Thin body, light carbo. High sourness, med-light tartness, med-light bitterness, low sweetness.very dry feeling. Honestly I have a hard time distinguishing any of the herbal nuances here. There is shitload of wild barnyard character, horsey, hay, grassy. A hint of zesty citruses maybe. But this is definitely worth the price tag it commands. Now. As I have this written out, I slowly begin to get the bergamot and herbal spiciness. Wtf, the 1 dcl sample was already sitting here for 30 mins to warm up. I needed to get used to it too apparently. Do not have enough to rate properly anymore though. Maybe next time.good one though.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2025
at 16:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
At WInter Affari 2025. I guess it's this one. Hazy golden body. Bretty aroma, berries. Minty, herbal taste, some blueberries. Not my best notes, but I liked it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2025
at 01:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Hazy golden to amber, white head. Aroma: Light tartness, herbal sage and wormwood. Taste: Moderate to over moderate tart, light herbal bitterness, herbal wormwood, sage, fruity citrus. Some wood. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Dry finish Nice and refreshing. Well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2025
at 15:21