Alengrin (11675) reviewed Waldorph Whisky Infused Edition from Bryggja 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Collaboration of De Vierkante Meter (a semi-professional hobby brewery in Schoten near Antwerp) and Bryggja in Western Flanders, apparently ’whisky-infused’ - which quite simply means that a bit of whisky was added at some stage in the production process, very clearly inspired by the first version of Gouden Carolus Indulgence. Creamy, pale beige-ish white, dense head, showing large gaps in the middle seconds after pouring but retaining very well around the edge, over an initially clear, deep and very purely copper coloured beer, in all looking quite attractive. Aroma of butterscotch candy, stewed pear, coriander seed, almonds, candied banana and dito fig, bubblegum, lightly toasted bread, very old rocky brown sugar, white port wine and indeed a very clear whiff of whisky (even vaporizing alcohol), dry earth, apple brandy, hazelnuts, red beetroot, honey, marmelade, nectarine, the frosting on a cupcake, ginger. Sweetish onset, candied fig, banana and some ripe peach perhaps, balanced by an underlying sourish hint of redcurrant, softish carbo, filling body though still feeling thinner than expected for a 9+% beer; very resinous too. This resinous aspect from caramelized malts dominates the middle phase, as in hard butterscotch candy, with hints of hazelnuts and something vaguely toasty; the restrained ’dried fruit’ sweetishness continues well over this but bumps into a whole lot of soapy, spicy coriander towards the end, way too much so for my personal liking, but contributing to the overall resinous, hard candy-ish profile of this beer. Some earthy hop bitterness in the finish along with the flow of caramelly malt sweetness and then, at a point where I was not already expecting it, the whisky, establishing not just a large amount of alcoholic heat which I can physically feel going down in my esophagus, but also this unpleasant, wry feeling on the root of the tongue; this is probably a combination of the beer’s own alcohol (made more apparent by the somewhat thinnish body in relation to its strength) and the whisky having been too generously applied. An actual whisky flavour does linger on top of the butterscotch-like maltiness and the coriander spiciness after swallowing. Not that bad from a mere technical viewpoint: no off-flavours here, well-presented with a label depicting a dressed walrus but looking attractive in the glass as well and clearly aiming at the resiny, candy-ish but well-established (modern) Gouden Carolus style, particularly the 2015 edition of Indulgence. A kind of copycat in that sense, but well executed, though in this case both the coriander spiciness and - especially - the whisky alcohol are applied too intensely for my personal taste. Still, considering other beers I had from both Vierkante Meter and Bryggja, I must admit I did not expect a beer of this level.
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Ale from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Golden colour with no head. Aroma and flavour have strange wallpaper paste. Some kind of strange a spice . Awful.
yespr (55573) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Tripel from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and sweet. Sweet malty, caramelish. Toasted malty.
yespr (55573) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Ale from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and bretty. Funky. Crisp bretty and hoppy. Smooth fruity, crisp bretty and medium dry far finish.
beerhunter111 (50837) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Tripel from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2017. Trübes orange goldenes Bier. Geruch ist hefig, reife Früchte. Geschmack ist mild süß fruchtig, hefig, leicht alkoholisch.
beerhunter111 (50837) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Ale from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2017. Sehr trübes hell goldgelbes Bier. Geruch ist floral hopfig, grasig. Geschmack ist floral grasig bitter, hefig, limetten.
Koelschtrinker (42759) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Tripel from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Hell malziger, mild herber Antrunk. Eher trocken hefig, spritzig. Durchschnitt. 7/9/8/9//8
Koelschtrinker (42759) reviewed Mysticum Cosmic Ale from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Mild hefiger Beginn. Weich herber Beginn, eher trocken, mild würzig. Wenig herber Mittelteil, milder Nachhall. 8/8/7/8//8
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Amuse from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, some yeasty notes, mild herbs, grains and some slight acidicness. Flavour is bitter, with some fruits, mild yeast and slight crisp maltiness.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Den Visscher from Bryggja 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Live rating. 33cl bottle: BBD May 2018. Obtained from De Bierboom, Brugge: cheers as always Rudy for stocking such rarities. Poured slowly into a Westmalle chalice at home on 28th March 2017. I tried to keep the sediment out, but some must have seeped through: slight hazy golden body, full, smooth white blanket of foam on top. I’ll add the remainder of the bottle and sediment towards the end of my tasting. Yeasty nose with a mild fruity/citrusy ester alongside a light maltiness. Highly carbonated, almost ’fizzy’ to be honest, might be better mouthfeel wise with a little more age: had a ’young, green’ feel. Good, hop bitter bite, which would mellow I suspect as the young, greenness fell away. OK, time to add the dregs from the bottle: obviously changed the colour of the beer in my glass to a darker, old gold, murky looking brew, the white blanket on top unmoved by the new addition. More yeastier than the first pour, less citrus, more grainy, more oomph. Liked it clean and liked it with the sediment added later. Another good beer from Rudy at Bierboom.