CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Lachancea Sour from 3 Crates Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a hazy yellow with a lively and fizzy head. Dry, fruity nose, slightly tart with a vague hint of wild yeast. Light-bodied, very fizzy, citrusy tart and minerally. Tartness growing towards the end. Closest to a Berliner Weisse, but then again clearly not. A different sour from a different yeast. 300821
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Bitter Boozy Xmas from 3 Crates Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours an opaque orangey brown with a lacing, beige head. Spicy, fruity nose. Rich, sweet caramellish body, some lurking bitter hops underneath, but the sweetness prevails. Some complex overripe fruit and a touch of oxidation. Overall very enjoyable. 110721
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Wakatu Rye from 3 Crates Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 33 cl. Pours an almost opaque, cloudy yellow with a lacing, white head with good retention. Looks almost like a Belgian Wit. Nose is minerally and slightly tart. Medium body, a light medium sweetness, again chalky, flowery hops with a decent bitterness. Quite pleasant and well balanced. 140621
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a cloudy opaque black with close to no head, only a tiny, rough beige film. Nose is sweet roasr, sweet licorice and distinctly sweet, vanillaish whisky. Rich, fat body - very sweet with close to no carbonation. Again sweet roast and licorice with vanilla notes and a solid booziness in the finish. It's quite rough and rustic yet very enjoyable. 170820
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear yellow with a small, white head. Lovely Lambic aroma, loads of horse blanket, lactic tartness but also cidery. Medium body, loads of leather notes, I believe there's also acetobacter here. It's all done very well and straight with no weird esters, other than what you'd expect in a Sour of this character. The fruit however is completely lost on me. As in many sours, the fruit drowns in the tartness. Well done indeed. 110820
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Near black with a thin lightly tanned head. Sweet aroma with lots of coffee, dark, roasted notes. Taste is bitter. Full bodied. Dry and roasted bitter finish. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A nut-brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of nuts, caramel, malt, and coffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, coffee, and nuts, leading to a bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Slightly hazy amber golden colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, toffee, liqourice all sorts, grasses and fruit. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Sweet finish. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes malt caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, and alcohol, leading to a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Near black, no head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, peated notes, liqourice, bourbon barrel, vanilla. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Sweet, roasted finish.