Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The wine barrel aged version of a blonde sour ale - quite the modern and ambitious approach, didn't see that coming from this brand. At ZBF, thanks Johan for sharing. Thinnish, opening, egg-white, mousy head on a misty, warm 'old gold' coloured beer. Pleasantly fruity aroma of dry white wine, cooked apple, yoghurt, clear wet oak (vanilla!), raw pineapple, gooseberry jam, sweaty leather. Very estery onset, sweet pineapple, gooseberry and white grapes with a thin lemony acidity and a deeper but softer, more sedate lactic tartness, a bit yoghurty (Bifidobacter indeed converts glucose into lactic acid - and I bet sour yoghurt was effectively used in this beer, and its basic version, to create the sourness); softly and pleasantly bready malt 'soil', medium carbonation, leading to a drying finish in which oaky tannins and persisting yoghurty sourness meet a peppery accent (probably of fermentative nature), woody tannins and a 'grapey' white wine aspect. Too bad I didn't get to comparing this with its basic version, which is now definitely on my want list, because contrary to what I was expecting and compared with other 'simple' yoghurt-soured beers I had before, this is delicious, modern (Belgian alright but U.S.-inspired as well), well-balanced, complex and still accessible and easily drinkable all at once. Genuinely beautiful sour, let's hope Pêtre Devos further elaborates on this theme.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Dark golden colour with lasting head. Aroma and flavour have a nice mix of sweet and sharp fruits. Light woody perfume. Pleasantly tart.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Petre Devos Auguste - Bourgogne Barrel Aged (by Petre Devos Audenaerde bvba):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
28/IV/19 - sample @ Zythos Bierfestival 2019 (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-601) Thanks to Nathanvc, 77ships & Anke for sharing today's beers!
Clear orange beer, small creamy yellowish head, non adhesive. Aroma: better than the regular bifidus, funky, brett, lots of brett, that's better than vinegar, floral notes, bit spicy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty fruity, lots of lemon, some dried orange peel, fruity touch, other citrus notes, slightly oxidized. Aftertaste: bitter, some tannins, fruity notes, oranges, brett, wood notes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Petre Devos Auguste (by Petre Devos Audenaerde bvba):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
28/IV/19 - sample @ Zythos Bierfestival 2019 (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-600) Thanks to Nathanvc, 77ships & Anke for sharing today's beers!
Clear orange beer, creamy white head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: oh boy, that's not good. Lots of vinegar hitting my nose from the start, very funky, acidic, sharp. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, quite some vinegar, sharp acidity. Aftertaste: very sour, more vinegar, too one dimensional and sharp.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ home. Almost clear orange golden color, huge sized rough white head. Smell and taste malts, somewhat hoppy, somewhat bitter, but also slight sweetish hints. Decent body and carbonation. Meh as an APA. Ok in general.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from LDW, Eke. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of caramel, plums, raisins, spices, light bitter. Taste is rather sweet with light roastiness and bitter finish. Nice dubbel..
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Sandersput, Ninove. Pours hazy dark golden with a lasting, foamy, off-white head; some lacing. The aroma contains yeast, apple, apricot, pepper, grass, dank cheese, bread, ripe banana - all in all with an off-note, hard to place. It tastes light sweet with hints of bread & ripe fruit, and medium spicy bitter, a bit yeasty. Dry, yeasty, bready, grassy hop finish. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Not bad, not exciting either, something's off too. APA, come again?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2018. A slightly hazy amber beer with a mid sized good lasting white head. Aroma of mild sweet grainy malt and some yeast. Taste of grainy malt, pale malt, straw, mild bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
26/04/2018 @home - 33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Edelare. Dark brown with amber sides, fading light tanned head. Just small rim leaving. Nose is malts, bit metallic, caramel. Taste is malts, forest fruits, bit metallic, some hops. Not bad. Not that sweet and just a bit more than the average dubbel.