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Idiosynkrasie

Bielefeld, Germany 🇩🇪

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Idiosynkrasie has a new beer style achievement

Level 13 for IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy ticks with a total of 400 ticks of this sub style.
Solaire Lunaire from Sparkle was the one that did it!
1 week ago


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, golden colour with average to huge, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Resinous-grassy and fruity hoppy aroma, oaty and wheaty malty background, notes of hemp, hints of woody pineapple, melon, white grapes, some unripe yellow stone fruit, whiffs of white pepper. Taste is fruity and slightly resinous-grassy hoppy, oaty and wheaty malty and slightly peppery, yeasty spicy, notes of yellow stone fruit, some unripe yellow stone fruit, white grapes, a touch of kiwi fruit, woody pineapple, melon, some residual sweetness, hop bitterness, weak tartness.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Very intense, heavily hoppy, a tad untidy - pretty good.

Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 30 Nov 2025 at 18:45


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Almost opaque, mahogany colour with small to average, creamy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, beige head. Sweet-ish, nutty, slightly chocolately, minimalyl roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of praline, Brazil nut, milk chocolate, whiffs of liquorice. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty and nutty, slightly chocolately, minimally roasty, dark malty, notes of praline, caramel, dark caramel, some hazelnut, a weak, fruity touch of red berries.
Slightly creamy testure, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Pretty nice, nutty malty flavours, nice mouthfeel - good.

Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 30 Nov 2025 at 16:58


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, amber colour with average to huge, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, pale sulphureous head. Mellow malty and slightly earthy, leafy, fruity hoppy aroma, hints of red berries, corresponding shrubs, a touch of orange, whiffs of garlic and raspberry. Taste is minimally toasty, bready, mellow malty with low residual sweetness, slightly dry and bitter, earthy, leafy, fruity hoppy, minimally tart-ish, slightly diluted hints of red berries, corresponding shrubs, a minimally sugary touch.
Watery texture, dry palate, medium to coarse, lively carbonation.
Okay-ish composition, but rather watery and quite overcarbonated - acceptable.

Tried from Bottle from Craftbeer Shop on 30 Nov 2025 at 15:39


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Cloudy, chestnut colour with weak ruby shimmer and small, frothy, fading, tan head. Minimally nutty, caramel malty aroma, hints of caramel, a touch of praline, earthy, nutty overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally sugary, caramel malty, slightly earthy, nutty, mildly bitter and minimally fruity hoppy, hints of caramel, praline, some orange.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Simple, nutty - nice.

Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 30 Nov 2025 at 00:48


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, dark amber colour with huge, frothy, very slowly osteoporosing, moderately lacing, white to pale sulphureous head. Yeasty fruity and sweet-ish, wheaty malty, slightly fruity hoppy and minimally yeasty spicy aroma, notes of banana, baked banana, some honey, orange, mandarine, a touch of clove. Taste is sweet, wheaty malty, yeasty fruity and minimally yeast yspicy, slightly fruity hoppy, notes of banana, baked banana, some honey, orange, mandarine, a touch of clove, minimally waxy overtones.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Quite sweet, fairly meaty - pretty decent.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2025 at 18:31


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, dark brown head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and caramel malty, minimally leafy and woody aroma, notes of caramel, dark caramel, dark chocolate, cocoa, some toffee, a touch of tobacco. Taste is roasty, chocolately, dark malty, slightly caramel malty, minimally woody, notes of dark caramel, dark chocolate, toffee, a touch of Bourbon, liquorice, tobacco.
Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, silky, minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Rich, intense, homogeneous - very nice, uncomplicated sipper.

Tried from Can from Pakhuis Twente on 29 Nov 2025 at 01:40


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with average to huge, fluffy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, snow white head. Slightly citrusy fruity, minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, minimally spicy, pale malty background, hints of lemon, lemongrass, a touch of lemon peal, minimally waxy overtones. Taste is slightly perfumed, citrusy fruity hoppy, rather neutral, pale malty basis without residual sweetness, notes of lemon juice, lemon peel.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and slightly dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
A bit perfumed, light, refreshing - not bad.

Tried from Bottle from REWE Markt Mumme on 28 Nov 2025 at 20:19


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Opalescent, orange golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally grainy and spicy, pale malty and minimally herbal, grassy, hoppy aroma, a touch of nettle, thistle, sorrel. Taste is mildly bitter, herbal-grassy hoppy, minimally spicy, pale malty, subtle resiudal sweetness, a touch of nettle, thistle, sorrel, minimally buttery overtones.
Oily-watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, scattered, prickly carbonation.
Clean, refreshing - pretty nice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2025 at 19:52


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, faint golden colour with average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Zesty, citrusy fruity and tropical fruity, slightly floral, hoppy aroma, oaty malty, minimally wheaty malty background, notes of orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, mango, some melon, honeydew melon, lemon peel, a touch of floral honey. Taste is sweet-ish, wheaty and oaty malty, moderately bitter, minimally zesty, citrusy fruit hoppy, slightly floral and tropical fruity hoppy as well, minimally diluted notes of grapefruit and lemon, lemon peel, some melon, floral honey, a touch of mango, orange, lime peel.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, prickly to lively carbonation.
Mltifacetted hop flavours, surprisingly light and rather watery, dangerously drinkable - pretty good!

Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 28 Nov 2025 at 16:11