6/10
White rhubarb, sour, acidic, fruity
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2024
at 18:31
7/10
Hapu rabarber. Flät.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2024
at 18:31
7/10
Sour, brett, woody, yeasty, must
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2024
at 16:29
6/10
Hapu, vesine, lihtne
Tried
on 14 Jun 2024
at 16:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Yet another one in this inexhaustible stream of flavoured unblended lambics by Oud Beersel – some of which are ‘upgraded’ to bottled form in the Sparkling Infused series – this time using tailed pepper or ‘cubeb’, an Indonesian pepper species related to ordinary pepper but more aromatic, and used as a flavouring agent in gin and even cigarettes apparently. Far-fetched it seems, and I frankly never tasted or even saw actual cubeb, but given the aromatic qualities and the success of Cantillon’s black pepper Zwanze last year, this could actually turn out really well… Medium thick but open and dissipating, snow white head leaving a thin rim over a misty peach blonde robe with ochre-ish tinge. Aroma very herbal and peppery but not just pepper – indeed quite allspice-, somewhat cypress- and Szechuan pepper-like, blending in seamlessly with impressions of lemon thyme, fresh lemonbalm, lime zest, old oak wood, sourdough, dry leather, persimmon. Tart onset in a lime-like, fruity way, hints of green gooseberries, rhubarb and unripe apricots, softly carbonated so clearly refermented a bit; smooth bread-crusty core under strong lime-like lactic sourness, refreshed by the cubeb effect retronasally, adding these lemon thyme- and allspice-like ethereal elements, along with hints of dry old leather, green olives, persimmon and lemon zest. Tannic woodiness of course too, but not very astringently so – the whole remaining very supple, refreshing, aromatic and colourful, truly bringing that mysterious cubeb to the foreground and blending it perfectly with the lambic features. In that sense quite a refined lambic, in fact, and one that I would not mind seeing appear in Sparkling Infused bottled form.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2024
at 14:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 750 ml at my grande. Hazy yellow with large white head. Funky, some port, cellar, oak, juicy, citric.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2024
at 04:55
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared. Almost clear dark golden with almost white head. Crisp cellar notes, whisky indeed with a bit of a rough woody edge, caramel, bread crust, oak, light herbal and mineral like a witch brew... There's some bitter green leaves and clean Boon funk. Over light sweet and sour but also some tannic bitterness. Full bodied. A powerful and very interesting geuze, I like Oud Beersel and this is a little very example of what they can do.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2024
at 17:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Corked bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver, bottled 10/11/2021, 2.5 years ago
Blond colour, more cloudy than hazy, with small but persistent head. Powerful aroma, funky, horseblanket, sour fruits. Bone dry, and highly carbonated; strong funky character, the acidity is moderate, there's some orange peel character too, and mild astringency in the finish. Not extrememly complex, but with nice funky character.
Blond colour, more cloudy than hazy, with small but persistent head. Powerful aroma, funky, horseblanket, sour fruits. Bone dry, and highly carbonated; strong funky character, the acidity is moderate, there's some orange peel character too, and mild astringency in the finish. Not extrememly complex, but with nice funky character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2024
at 17:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Beer Greek, Praha, 05/06/24.
Golden copper pour with and off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is funk, herb, green berry must, lemon rind, grandads shed.
Taste comprises damp cloth, herb, Earl Grey evident, balsa wood, hedgerow, green berry must, vinous tones, damp alleyway.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light acidic spike.
Tidy.
Golden copper pour with and off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is funk, herb, green berry must, lemon rind, grandads shed.
Taste comprises damp cloth, herb, Earl Grey evident, balsa wood, hedgerow, green berry must, vinous tones, damp alleyway.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light acidic spike.
Tidy.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerGeek Bar
on 05 Jun 2024
at 18:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Palace Hall 27/04/2024 Malmö April 2024 tasting - delicate tart fruity floral notes, with some fruity accents going on, berry fruity nuance, medium body and acidity, late fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2024
at 09:34