Alengrin (11609) reviewed Suika Lambic from OWA Brewery 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
It has been quite a while since OWA came up with a new Japan-themed lambic but here it is: suika lambic, with 'suika' being Japanese for watermelon, a fruit originating from Africa but cultivated for centuries or even millennia elsewhere including East Asia. This lovely fruit is quite popular in Japan: splitting them with a wooden stick is a national game known as suikawari, and perhaps even more weirdly, it is Japan which came up with strange new shapes of watermelon (square being the best known). Made with De Troch lambic as usual. Thin, off-white, open ring of foam, quickly dissolving over a misty 'dirty' ochre-tinged golden blonde robe. Aroma of old leather, preserved grapefruits, dandelion juice, furniture polish, indeed a whiff of sweet watermelon fleetingly passing by, cucumber in vinegar, old wood, unripe peach, green gooseberries, lightly toasted pumpkin seeds, shrivelled wild apples, motherwort. Tart onset, wild apples, lots of green plums, some lemon juice and gooseberries, but not overly puckering, just sharp and dry; very active but fine-bubbled carbonation in a rounded, vinous body. Dry-cereally core under strong lactic sourness, very dry, paired with very tannic woodiness and that 'stubborn' bitter plant- or inedible nut-like aspect I always find in De Troch lambic (and will pull out of a blend with other lambics any time). Watermelon in the actual flavour remains unsurprisingly very subtle, but it does pop up every now and then in the overall "parcours", unveiling itself in volatile whiffs of juicy fruitiness. Long, dry, astringently woody, earthy and 'Bretty' finish - and the watermelon, watery and 'diluted' as it naturally is, cannot do anything about that. Granted, the fruit is at least recognisably present here and that is more than I was actually expecting - and I love watermelon so that was a lucky break - but I think another lambic than De Troch's would have been a better option: De Troch lambic, though in itself interesting enough, is just too bitter, astringent and tangy for something as delicate as watermelon, especially considering actual fruit was used here and no extracts. I wonder what this same recipe would have tasted like if it had been made with e.g. Lindemans or Girardin lambic... Still, an interesting one, daring as usual in this series, but closer to a hit than to a miss for me.
omhper (44752) reviewed Lambic Rose (2018) from OWA Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Clear bright red, minimal head. Tart nose with horseblanket and strawberries. Sweet malt with underlying citric acidity, Horseblanket and aging roses, red berries. Stale hop bitterness and citric acidty lingers.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Lambic Rose (2018) from OWA Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 375ml. corked @ [ M&M+M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As OWA Lambic Rose - 2018 ]. ABV: 5.5%. [20251003]. 8-/4/9/4/18
fonefan (84534) reviewed Lambic Rose from OWA Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 375ml. corked @ [ M&M+M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As OWA Lambic Rose - 2018 ]. ABV: 5.5%. [20251003]. 8-/4/9/4/18
TEJA (403) reviewed Kyoho Lambic from OWA Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle shared by Per, thanks.
Huge glue aroma of isopropylacetate.
Huge acetic acid taste.
Slim bidy.
gave a cheers!
TEJA (403) reviewed Ichigo Lambic from OWA Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared by Per, thanks.
Dry wood ftste.
Interesting strawberrys aroma.
Huge lactic taste.
Bierridder (4318) ticked Lambic Rose from OWA Brewery 7 months ago
AndySnow (19631) ticked Yuzu Lambic (2023) from OWA Brewery 8 months ago
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Momo Lambic from OWA Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
2020 vintage Some bubbles on the glass and on veiled golden beer. Vegetable nose, some exotic herb, semidried citrus. Acidity and something vegetable/fruity rotting. Puckeringly sour, acidburn. This is truly awful, went totally wrong, does the name 'lambic' shame. Txs to Stef for bringing!
labeerinthum (8508) reviewed Kuro from OWA Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 11
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso orzo tostato, caffè e cioccolato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera normale e l'esistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è grossolana. Il colore è scuro impenetrabile. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è contenuto. La forza gustativa è normale e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il finale è semplice e dissetante. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, cioccolato, caffè, liquirizia, frutta secca e agrumi.