Aftrek voor extreem gusher.

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

Bottle from LDW, Eke. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Aroma of caramel, wood, dried fruit, toast, bread. Taste is rather dry, sweet, bit bready, malty. Not a bad brown ale.

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

Interesting fruit beer by Feniks, from a 75 cl bottle with crown cap (number 122 from batch #1 apparently) bought at Bierhalle Deconinck. Made with sour cherry, redcurrant, raspberry, sloe and strawberry, but what is more surprising, if not astonishing, is that this is also – and I simply quote the label – “infused with 60 year old Goossens lambic”. A batch of ancient Goossens bottles was uncovered in a cellar a few years ago and these were brought into the commercial circuit – I was lucky enough to have a sample, oldest beer I ever tasted – so I suppose the Feniks guys got their hands on a bottle as well and for unclear reasons decided it would be a good idea to use it in this experimental fruit beer batch… Thick and foamy, moussy, papery lacing, ‘dirty’ off-pinkish white, stable head on a deep and warm amber-hued copper coloured beer with golden edges and minuscule dots of sediment floating throughout, perturbed by vivid sparkling. Aroma of stewed plums (the sloe, I guess), red raspberry juice and even grenadine, strawberry jam, candied cherry, redcurrant a bit less obvious, other impressions of red apple, Liège pear syrup, soap, sugared rhubarb, rosé wine, soggy white bread, subtle hints of sweet sherry, wet wood, damp hay, wet tree leaves. Obviously very fruity onset with a high dosage of especially sloe, strawberry and raspberry, with the sour cherry and especially the redcurrant being less prominent; fizzy carbonation, smooth mouthfeel. A subtle fructose sweetness, on the brink of becoming too sweet, lurks underneath and even sticks a bit to the teeth, with a vague grenadine-like effect; there is, however, a good deal of fruit acidity too to provide some balance against this sweetness, even a tad lemony here and there. Still, the sugary effect accompanies the whole palate and is only partially dried by the acidity; ends a tad vinous, fruit juice-like and with only the faintest dash of earthy, woody, sherryish old lambic, with even the wine barrel ageing remaining (too) subtle. I guess the supply of Goossens lambic was way too limited to make it an important factor here – so why not use young lambic from Girardin, Boon, Lindemans or any of the other producers? Now this lambic element, proudly advertised on the label, remains a very elusive hint, only to be found after thorough investigation and therefore easily overlooked. More or less enjoyable, in all, as a sweet fruit aperitif, a ‘rosé beer’ in the artisanal sense of the word like there are others around these days (see similar beers in the ranges of, among others, Broeder Jacob, Dame Jeanne or Den Triest). Not bad for what it is, but I cannot get past the idea that this is also a painful waste of precious old Goossens lambic…

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

Sampled at Zythos Beer Festival 2018. Hazy amber color white head. Aroma of vanilla and caramel. Taste is boozy caramel and whisky

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sampled at Zythos Beer Festival 2018. Dark clear maroon color tan head. Roasty aroma. Taste has dark earthy coffee and cocoa. Very nice

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sampled at Zythos Beer Festival 2018. Clear bright golden color white head. Wow big fruit aroma. Taste is vinous softly sour berries and stonefruit. Very tasty

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

Sampled at Zythos Beer Festival 2018. Slightly hazy golden yellow color white head. Aroma has berries, stonefruit, tannins, white wine. Taste has huge tannins, fruit. Nice

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

Black with creamy beige head. Aroma has roast, light licorice and chocolate. Sweet flavour, roast, dark chocolate and fruity coffee. Quite sweet with caramel and chocolate in the finish, some bitterness to balance a little.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ Tilburg Bierfestival 2018. Clear yellow golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, light to medium sweet, floral and blossomy notes. Quite nice. Blends together quite well. Soft mouthfeel. Dangerously drinkable. Solid tripel.

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

Fles thuis geprobeerd. Het is een licht troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een wat moutige geur. De smaak is moutig en wat grapefruit achtig.