Monthly Archives: October 2023

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Plum

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years complimented with a gentle touch of fresh plums. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.96
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 17th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A mostly clear golden orange colour with a one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, plum skin, lemon zest, fresh cut apple, damp wood, with a hint of funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, a touch tart, apple, plum skin, wet wood, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking and one of the better varieties in the Be Kind lineup for me.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Quince

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.1%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years married with a gentle use of fresh local quinces. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.95
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 19th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, eventually settling to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Pear, apple peel, hay, damp wood, musty, light funk.
Taste: Fruity, pear, apple peel, damp wood, musty, lightly funky.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It’s light so drinks easy, and while the aroma is good, it’s a bit weak, with the flavours having a similar profile to the aroma.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Pear

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years accompanied by ever so subtle touch of fresh local pears. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 18th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice mostly clear golden straw yellow colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, lightly funky, hay, wet wood, citrus rind, lemon zest, with light notes of pear.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, a touch of funk, wet wood, lemon zest, and a touch of pear.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light and refreshing with good flavours. If there was more fruit, I probably would’ve liked it even more.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Peach

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years married with the ever-so-subtle touch of fresh local peaches. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.83
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 16th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A mostly clear golden colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly funky, barnyard, damp wood, peach, with notes of lemon zest.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, a touch of funk, wet wood, with light notes of peach and citrus zest.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: The peaches were a little too subtle for my liking, especially when compared to Peach Rust. Easy drinking, but definitely wanted more peach.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Symphony One

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer explores new avenues for expressing local terroir in beer. It is meant to be an homage to the land, local organic agriculture and the environment around us. It is an amalgamation of various elements of the land, defined by several harvests and shaped by the graceful help of time. It is made entirely from local, organic ingredients and consists of a blend of spontaneous beers aged in oak barrels for over two years married with organic Grüner Veltliner grapes from the 2020 harvest, dry hopped with organic fresh whole cone Most hops picked just hours before from the 2022 harvest, and bottle conditioned with local linden honey for those tiny bubbles. This abundant yet humble beer has those bright, juicy qualities and structure that are dear to me and that push my imagination into new conceptions of what a beer made from only local organic agriculture can be. This blended beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.48
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 18th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a big three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, lightly funky, citrusy, lemon, lime, grape skin, with notes of tropical stone fruit.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, unripe mango, grapes, grape skin, lime, with light honey and funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Thirst quenching and refreshing. Really enjoyable flavours and just really easy to drink.