7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thin haze on a dull blonde body. Medium head. Nice dryish brett, subtle, good barrel character, with a slightly sweet malt kiss. This has a fairly brisk carbonation in the finish that brings everything together - so much more than if it was flat and sticky. So the bitterness and carbo complement the beer well.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2021
at 05:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy, and pale amber. Yeasty aroma, has a light brett note, hint of vinous accent from the zweigelt. It's decent
Tried
on 11 Apr 2021
at 05:35
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Billed as a barrel-fermented lagerish kveik thing, I probably should have known better. Barrel-fermented means early exposure to bugs, some of which aren't good. Hazy dull blonde. Thin head. Too sweet. Sticky, overly phenolic, lots of diacetyl. It's not entirely undrinkable, so a bit like the Lithuanian farmhouse stuff that way, but really, it's a mess.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2021
at 04:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Chestnut brown. Hazy. Just a thin head. Aroma is toasty, with light fruity hop. On the palate, it's sweet and fruity. The kveik makes more of an impression than the hops. A bit of toffee and toast. I don't mind sweeter examples, and while the balance seems odd for Black IPA, it's a solid beer. More of a kveik porter I guess.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2021
at 03:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slight haze. Dullish. Nice apple note. Light fruitiness. Okay. The elements of a graf are there, but there's no clear sense of direction. Ends up just okay...the obvious benchmark is the Four Winds one and this isn't in that league.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2021
at 02:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ the brewery. Slight haze. Thin head. Aromas are a bit phenolic in the plastic direction. Low bitterness, nice tartness, and a vinous accent. The white wine character is dominant and a strong point in this beer. One of the better beers I've had from this brewery so far.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2021
at 01:59
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Doesn't look great - I think the blueberries give it a random darkness that mixes with an amber brown, and yeah. Not ideal. Light fruit, quite yeasty, bit messy. So not my favourite.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2021
at 05:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery. Mild cherry notes, balanced bitterness, a bit yeasty because kveik, and decent malt character. Overall balanced, didn't necessarily note any barrel but I like how lots of elements come together in this one.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2021
at 05:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium brown colour. Way too sweet, lots of vanilla, light maple. A touch of alcohol. It's drinkable, but just not balanced at all, but yet at the same time lacks the richness of the benchmark pastry stouts.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2020
at 22:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pale amber colour. Nice and mellow bitterness. Some grapefruit. Overall solid.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2020
at 22:54