7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Another sour from Free Will, with white cranberries. Thin, off-white head, hazy golden robe with somewhat pinkish hue. Strong aroma of a lot of unripe gooseberry (but probably a combination of esters with those cranberries), yoghurt, white raspberries, funky stale sweat and fermenting hay, lemon. Estery onset, very crisp and acidic, lemony and drying, deeper lactic sourness, wheaty breadiness underneath, very fruity and dryingly tart finish. Opulent, rich and crisp sour ale, completely to the point.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 14:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sour ale with cherries from a Pennsylvanian craft brewery. Moussy, stable, off-pinkish head, hazy cherry vermillion red robe. Aroma of a ton of pure sour cherries, blue plum, sour cream, lemon, marzipan, yoghurt, some wood. Rich fruity taste filling the mouth with a truckload of sour stonefruit, sour cherries indeed but I get something plum-like as well in the form of a subtle sweetness giving some counterbalance against an otherwise strongly drying, almost puckering tartness, further dried in the end due to woodiness. I dig this as the young sample I tasted, but surely this has a lot of aging potential like any wood-aged sour as well.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 14:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: off-white to light pink, not big, quick gone. C: brown to dark, opaque. A: sour, lambic, blueberries, cherries, basement, hint of sweet chocolate. T: almost the same as in aroma, medium body, good carbonation, sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival May 2016.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 11:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: pink, not long lasting, average. C: flame red, hazy. A: sour, woody, cherries, basement, dusty, brett, vinegar. T: cherries, woody, basement, dusty, sour, light vinegar, light body, good carbonation, sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival May 2016.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 02:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hazy and quite pale. Thick head. The aroma is complex apple, pear, papaya. On the palate, soft and a touch yeasty, some plasticy sweetness. Seems like it is aiming for that sweet pale malt thing but the yeast isn’t holding up. Lots of bitterness but really kinda messy.
Tried
on 17 May 2016
at 11:56
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
@ Strangelove. Hazy dark straw. No real head. Aroma is a bit messy. Dull yeasty stuff, autolysis, harsh bitterness imparted by the pepper but the fermentation is getting away from them here, too. Has some harsh phenols late and again that peppery note doe
Tried
on 17 May 2016
at 11:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Free Will Mango Wheat Ale (by Free Will Brewing Company):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
16/V/16 - sample as Mango Wheat @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-576) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear copper orange beer, no head. Aroma: sweet, bubble gum, weird, bit funky. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, malty profile, fruity touch, yeasty. Aftertaste: bitter notes, somewhat yeasty, bit hoppy.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
16/V/16 - sample as Mango Wheat @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-576) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear copper orange beer, no head. Aroma: sweet, bubble gum, weird, bit funky. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, malty profile, fruity touch, yeasty. Aftertaste: bitter notes, somewhat yeasty, bit hoppy.
Tried
on 16 May 2016
at 16:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Free Will Ella (Black Friday) (by Free Will Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.5/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-571) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Cloudy dark amber to purple brown beer, no head. Aroma: lots and lot s of bourbon, sweet vanilla, sugary. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: alcohol, sweet, lots of vanilla, caramel, dried fruits, lovely stuff! Aftertaste: little sour, lots and lots of bourbon (or is it the apple brandy barrels which also carry the vanilla from the American oak?), vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, alcohol. Lovely brew.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.5/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-571) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Cloudy dark amber to purple brown beer, no head. Aroma: lots and lot s of bourbon, sweet vanilla, sugary. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: alcohol, sweet, lots of vanilla, caramel, dried fruits, lovely stuff! Aftertaste: little sour, lots and lots of bourbon (or is it the apple brandy barrels which also carry the vanilla from the American oak?), vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, alcohol. Lovely brew.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2016
at 16:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Free Will Provisional Funk - Brett Saison (by Free Will Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-570) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear copper yellow to orange beer, creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, some yellow summer fruits, funky, wild yeast, very nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, funky touch, peaches, bit of banana. Aftertaste: sourish, banana peel, bit funky, quite a lot of tannins.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-570) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear copper yellow to orange beer, creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, some yellow summer fruits, funky, wild yeast, very nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, funky touch, peaches, bit of banana. Aftertaste: sourish, banana peel, bit funky, quite a lot of tannins.
Tried
on 16 May 2016
at 16:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Free Will Peach Sour (by Free Will Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
16/V/16 - sample as "Peach Sour" (so not Peach Lambic!) @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-567) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellowish beer, no head. Aroma: very fruity, almost sweet, candy, peach aroma's. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very fruity, peach, very sour, acidic, lemon juice. Aftertaste: sourish, lots of peaches, lemon juice, funky, lovely finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
16/V/16 - sample as "Peach Sour" (so not Peach Lambic!) @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-567) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellowish beer, no head. Aroma: very fruity, almost sweet, candy, peach aroma's. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very fruity, peach, very sour, acidic, lemon juice. Aftertaste: sourish, lots of peaches, lemon juice, funky, lovely finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2016
at 16:00