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

Pellicle Satureja

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Brewery: Pellicle Vergistingen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2024 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) In 2022 we macerated Gorsem cherries on 2 year old lambic and barrel aged it after 6 months of maceration for another year. In 2023 we did the same; maceration of Gorsem cherries on 2 year old lambic for 6 months. We blended these 2 cherry lambics together and added fresh Satureja herb to them.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.37

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2024 vintage, with a best before date of January 2027. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice deep ruby red colour with a one finger pink head that had good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, cherry, blackberry, sweet mandarin, lemon zest, with a hint of thyme.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, marzipan notes, almond, lemon zest, and a hint of herbal like thyme (which I’m guessing is from the satureja).
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice aroma and flavours with an interesting herbal touch that works well with the cherries.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Bottle Logic Brewing, Stout - Pastry Imperial, USA

Bottle Logic Scatter Signal

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Brewery: Bottle Logic Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 12%
Style: Stout – Pastry Imperial
Other Notes: Batch 003, 2022 release, Stasis Project, BA Imperial Mocha Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels and finished w/ coffee, cacao nibs, and marshmallows.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17

Intro: A 500ml bottle, batch 003, 2022 release, poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a thin brown head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, roasted malts, milk chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oak, bourbon.
Taste: Much like the aroma, sweet, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oak, bourbon, booze.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Great aroma and good flavours. It was not too sweet, and an enjoyable sipper.

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

Bofkont Barbera (White Label)

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2021 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Blend of 1, 2, 3, years old lambic with Barbera grapes from Piëmonte in Italy. The blend is a collaboration with our friends from La Carlina Winery near Alba. This blend had a second fermentation in the bottle.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2021 vintage, bottled on 16th December 2022. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep reddish purple colour, with a one finger pink head, that had decent retention, while leaving sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, grape skin, red wine vinous, cherry, light funk, lemon zest.
Taste: Light sour, tart, red wine vinous, grape skin, cherry, with a slight hint of booze.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very vinous with good enjoyable aroma and flavours. But perhaps one of the few beers I prefer less carbonation.