Monthly Archives: February 2021

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Hong Kong, Stout - Imperial, Young Master Brewery

Young Master Hak Mo Sheung Double Chocolate

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Brewery: Young Master Brewery
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 10.5%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: 45 IBUs. Intense, chocolatey, cellar worthy

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Double chocolate Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.24
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 330ml bottle, 2020 release, with a best before date of 1st July 2025. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Dark brown to black in colour with a one finger mocha brown head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate, bourbon, dried dark fruit, vanilla, oak, with notes of roasted malts.
Taste: Rich milk chocolate, cocoa, bourbon, dark fruit, vanilla, oak, boozy.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable Imperial Stout with lots of rich chocolate and bourbon notes.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Oud Beersel, Lambic - Fruit

Oud Beersel Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek

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Brewery: Brouwerij Oud Beersel
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)
Other Notes: Bottled 20 years before best before date

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek. Beer of spontaneous fermentation, aged on oak barrels, referments in the bottle.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 2020 vintage, with a best before date of 15th April 2040. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy deep ruby red with a purple tint, and a big three finger pinkish head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy lemon zest, cherry, tart, with slight marzipan notes.
Taste: Lightly sweet and sour, tart, cherry, almond, marzipan, oak, lemon zest and lime.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very easy to drink with great aroma and flavours. Despite having a best before of 20 years, I preferred this fresh.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, England, Pomona Island Brew Co., Sour Ale

Pomona Island Monkberry Afternoon Delight

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Brewery: Pomona Island Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 10%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Imperial Raspberry and Sabro Sour

Brewer Description: (from can) Catch up cats and kittens, don’t get left behind. If you missed Monkberry Moon Delight… Monkberry Afternoon Delight is here. Mmmm, thinking of that extra Raspberry and that whisp of Sabro’s workin’ up my appetite.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.4
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 2nd November 2020, with a best before date of 2nd August 2021. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy reddish purple colour with an almost two finger pink head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, raspberry, yoghurt, ice cream.
Taste: Sour, tart, raspberry, yoghurt, ice cream, pineapple, with slight coconut cream notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very easy and enjoyable to drink with the alcohol non-existent despite it being 10% abv. Like a tart fruity dessert.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, German Berliner Weisse, Trillium Brewing Company, USA

Trillium Twice The Daily Serving – Black Currant, Blackberry and Boysenberry

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Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: Berliner Weisse

Brewer Description: (from can) Berliner Weisse with black currant, blackberry and boysenberry.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 22nd September 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy beetroot purple colour with a one finger purple head that dissipated fairly quickly but left some sparse lacing and fruity pulp.
Aroma: Slightly tart, mixed berries, jammy, vanilla.
Taste: Light to moderate sweetness, mixed berries, jammy, milkshake, smoothie, vanilla, slight tartness.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good balance of sweet and tart, with very nice mixed berry aroma and flavours that were very jammy, milkshake and smoothie like, with the alcohol well hidden.

3 Sons Brewing Company, 4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Sour Ale - Smoothie / Soda / Pastry, USA

3 Sons Raspberry Dazed

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Brewery: 3 Sons Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie

Brewer Description: (from can) Imperial sour ale with raspberries.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 13th October 2020, ‘dazed & confused’. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy beetroot purple colour with a one finger pinkish purple head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, candied, raspberry, mixed berries.
Taste: Slightly tart, sweet, jammy, candied, raspberry, mixed berries.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were nice with lots of raspberry, but it was just a bit too sweet for me. Would have preferred more sour and tartness to balance out the sweetness.