Monthly Archives: August 2018

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - Session, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Arzachel

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 3.5%
Style: American Session IPA
Other Notes: Session Imperial India Pale Ale. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) Session IPA hopped like a Double IPA. Cheers.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.15
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of 31st January 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow orange colour with a big three finger frothy white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple, grapefruit zest, citrus rind, lemon and pine.
Taste: Sweet and bitter, pineapple, mandarin, orange, grapefruit zest and rind.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good strong and nice flavours in a Session IPA. Refreshing and nice to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Flyktsoda

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.1%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed at Sigtuna Brygghus, Sweden

Brewer Description: Not much I can find in terms of official description.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle, looks like it had a best before date on the bottle at one time, although now its definitely not legible. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A very hazy darkish orange colour with a less than one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left some curtain lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple, apricot juice, mango, orange pulp, pine and lime zest.
Taste: Moderate sweetness, lactose, pineapple, some hard to describe taste… I want to say creamed peach maybe, creamy vanilla, and lightly herbal.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Taste was a little unusual (but not terrible) to begin with, but I think it grew on me towards the end. It’s quite sweet (but perhaps not overly so) for an IPA, but is lacking a bit of bitterness to balance.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Aurora

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Galaxy Mosaic Wheat IPA. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) The wort of this beer looks radio active. Pale, wheaty and green tinted from a post boil hop burst. After a short and efficient fermentation we dry-hop it as many times as it takes and carbonate it softly. We love brewing beer, thinking about beer, dreaming about beer, talking about beer, breathing beer, changing beer, exchanging beer etc. Chill it perfectly and crush it deductively.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.69
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 14th February 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour with a big three finger frothy white head that had good retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Melon, papaya, grapefruit, citrus rind and peel and pine.
Taste: Bitter, grapefruit rind and peel, light sweetness, maybe pineapple, pine and grass.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite nice, especially the aroma. But I didn’t get much wheat in the aroma nor in the taste.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Brochus, Farmhouse Saison

Brochus Edelsaison

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Brewery: Brouwerij Brochus
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.7%
Style: Belgian Saison
Other Notes: Bottle 1522 of 2893. Malts – 14% Unmalted wheat, 43% Pilsner malt & 43% Munich malt. Hops – 100% Saaz

Brewer Description: (from website) The name of the beer (Noble saison) is derived from the exclusive use of Czech noble hops. Traditionally Saaz is used as an aroma hop. This beer also employs Saaz for its delicate bitterness. The interaction with the saisonyeast is sublime. Munich adds to the body of the beer and its color. A dash of unmalted wheat delivers freshness and slight turbidity.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on 28th November 2016, with a best before date of 28th November 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: Exploded out of the bottle as soon as the cap moved, with rather uncontrollable gushing as quite a bit went on to the table cloth. It was a lightly hazy golden copper colour with a three finger white head that had decent retention while leaving behind some lacing.
Aroma: Clove, banana, bubblegum, Belgian yeast, wood with hints of pepper spice.
Taste: Belgian yeast, light clove, banana, honey, bubblegum, grass and light pepper spice.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: It’s basically got everything I expect from a saison other than the explosion of beer which left much of it on the table.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Gweilo Brewery, Hong Kong

Gweilo Gutsy Guava IPA

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Brewery: Gweilo Brewery
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6.5%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 65 IBUs. Seasonal Range

Brewer Description: (from can) Gutsy Guava IPA is the first in our seasonal range. The pink guava with its fresh, fruity sweetness is complimented by Simcoe, Mosaic and Denali. This magic combination delivers a burst of tropical flavours.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.76
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 5th July 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Floral and guava, grapefruit rind and peel, pine and light biscuit.
Taste: Lightly sweet, guava, grapefruit, lemon, pine, grass and a touch of biscuit.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice sweet guava notes although the citrus kept pushing to overpower it. But still, nice and easy to drink.