4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Alvinne, Wild Ale

Alvinne Cuvée Sofie Kweepeer-Quince

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Brewery: Brouwerij Alvinne
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Phi aged on red wine barrels (Margaux, Pomerol or St-Emilion), macerated on Quince. Fermented with our own wild house yeast strain ‘Morpheus’.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy copper amber orange colour, with an almost one finger white head that had pretty good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Dried cherry, pear, pear skin, wood, with notes of apple.
Taste: Sweet and sour, tart, cherry, pear, apple, apple cider vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The sweet, sour and acidity balance each other out well, and it drinks nicely.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bofkont, Lambic - Fruit

Bofkont Kutfruit

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2023 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) 1, 2 and 3 years old lambic with Mirabelle de Nancy from France. How did the beer get its name? After sorting out for days at the ideal ripeness of the mirabelles in 2020. Let’s just say it took a while before I feld in love with the mirabelles.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.35

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2023 vintage, bottled on 5th November 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy apricot orange colour, with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, and eventually settled to a nice thin but fluffy cap, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, tart, plums, orange, oak, with some light funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, juicy, plum, citrus, orange, grapefruit zesty, with light notes of oak and funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Refreshing with good aroma and flavours. Lots of plum but also a citrus bomb with a good amount of orange and grapefruit zest.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Private Press Brewing, Strong - Munichwine, USA

Private Press Open Drums

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Brewery: Private Press Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 16.2%
Style: Strong – Munichwine

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A blend of double barrel Munichwine ales.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49

Intro: A 1 pint 0.9 fl. oz. bottle, with no clear bottled on or best before date, poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: A brownish orange rusty colour with a thin beige head that disappeared quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Butterscotch, toffee, raisin, almond, bourbon.
Taste: Butterscotch, toffee, crème brulee, raisin, marzipan, almond, bourbon, with notes of spicy rye on the back end.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A very enjoyable sipper with great aromas and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Cyclic Beer Farm, Italian Grape Ale, Spain

Cyclic Garnatxa de l’Oriol

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Brewery: Cyclic Beer Farm
Country: Spain
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Grape Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Spanish) Segundo uso de pieles de uva, variedad Garnatxa de l’Oriol Atrigas.

(translated to English) Second use of grape skins, Garnatxa de l’Oriol Atrigas variety.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on 4th March 2024, with a best before date of 4th March 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice clear candy pinkish red colour with a half finger white head that had pretty good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Grape must, red wine grapes, vinous, strawberry, wood, with light cherry notes, albeit a touch faint.
Taste: Much like the aroma but more obvious, vinous, grape must, red wine grapes, strawberry, wood, with light funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice easy drinking Grape Ale. Although the aromas were a touch faint, the look and flavours were there.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Cyclic Beer Farm, Farmhouse Saison, Spain

Cyclic Herbie

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Brewery: Cyclic Beer Farm
Country: Spain
ABV: 5.6%
Style: Farmhouse Saison

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Spanish) Saison de fermentación mixta envejecida en barrica. Mezcla de 4 barricas de roble.

(translated to English) Mixed fermentation barrel aged Saison. Blend of 4 oak barrels.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on 3rd March 2021, and a best before date of 3rd March 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A mostly clear golden straw yellow colour with a just under one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lemon zest, honey, wood, grape skin, with some barnyard funky notes.
Taste: Lightly sour and a touch bitter, lemon peel, citrus rind, honey, wood, light funk.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Good aromas, but the flavour could have been stronger and I was also hoping for more carbonation as it was quite soft.

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