Monthly Archives: September 2025

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Den Herberg, Lambic - Gueuze

Den Herberg Oude Geuze Devillé à l’ancienne

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Brewery: Den Herberg
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Vroeger gebruikten lambiekbrouwers witte of rode kalk om hun bier te herkennen. De flessen warden op lange rijen gestapeld en vervolgens gemarkeerd met een kalkstreep. Geuze, Champagne van het Pajottenland, kreeg een witte streep. Smaakevolutie door hergisting op fles, ongefilterd. Blend van eigen gebrouwen lambiek, spontane gisting, gerijpt in eikenhouten vaten.

(translated to English) In the past, lambic brewers used white or red chalk to identify their beer. The bottles were stacked in long rows and then marked with a chalk stripe. Geuze, Champagne from the Pajottenland, was given a white stripe. Flavor evolution through refermentation in the bottle, unfiltered. Blend of home-brewed lambic, spontaneous fermentation, matured in oak barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.12

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a notched best before date of July 2043. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A very nice clear golden orange colour, with a two finger fluffy white head that had good retention, eventually settling to a nice cap, while leaving good lacing.
Aroma: Musty, funky, dusty, chalky, crisp green apple, oak, lemon zest.
Taste: Sour, lime zest, lemon, funk, musty, dusty, damp wood, with green apple and white grape notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light and refreshing with good fruity and funky notes in both the aroma and flavour.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Project, New Zealand, Wild Ale

Garage Project The Elephant Never Forgets

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Brewery: Garage Project
Country: New Zealand
ABV: 5%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Blended strawberry & rhubarb sour

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Originally bottled in 2018 this blend of mixed ferment oak barrels infused with rhubarb and strawberry was tucked away to condition and mellow. What happened next? Was it lost, was it misplaced or did it simply slip from our minds? ‘Rediscovered’ five years later, like a well aged wine the beer is transformed with the glow of French polished teak, mellow fruit and delightful sherry like complexity. Enjoy now or ‘misplace’ it for the future.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.29

Intro: A 750ml bottle, packed on 20th September 2018 (but as per the description, seems only released in 2023). Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a half finger white head that had pretty good retention, and eventually settled to a ring around the glass, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, jammy, rhubarb, strawberry.
Taste: Sour, tart, sweet, jammy, strawberry, rhubarb, with a dash of lemon.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: The strawberry and rhubarb was a good combination, and the aroma was especially enjoyable here. Carbonation was a touch strong, but doesn’t detract from it too much.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch, Lambic - Fruit

Het Boerenerf Avondrood

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Brewery: Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8.4%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Pinot Noir·Kriek, Zenne x Elzas, 2023 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A harmonious blend of our kriekenlambiek and Pinot Noir wine from Alsace grapes, aged in oak barrels. The expression of Pinot Noir has inspired us for years. With this bottle, we dance between traditions.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2023 vintage, botted on 4th July 2024. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice slightly hazy cherry ruby red colour with a one finger pink head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, red wine grape skin, vinous, red berries, wood, citrus zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, vinous, red wine grapes, cherry juice, red berries, lemon zest.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: A very nice blend of Pinot Noir wine and Kriek lambic resulting in great aromas and enjoyable flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Burley Oak Brewing Company, Sour Ale, USA

Burley Oak J.R.E.A.M. Blackberry Yuzu Cherry

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Brewery: Burley Oak Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.8%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Due to the use of natural fruit this beer must be kept cold

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour Ale with blackberry, yuzu, cherry, and lactose.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a Bokke tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy reddish purple colour with a half finger pinkish head that dissipated quickly to nothing, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, blackberry, cherry, black cherry juice.
Taste: Very lightly sweet and tart, blackberry, cherry, and a hint of citrus zest.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not getting much yuzu, but this flavour combination is what I like and enjoy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Burley Oak Brewing Company, Sour Ale, USA

Burley Oak J.R.E.A.M. Blood Orange Strawberry Pineapple

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Brewery: Burley Oak Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.8%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Due to the use of natural fruit this beer must be kept cold

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour Ale with blood orange, strawberry, pineapple, and lactose.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a Bokke tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a slight pinkish tinge, and a half finger white head that dissipated quickly to nothing and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Fruit punch with mainly, strawberry, pineapple, and orange zest.
Taste: Carbonated fruit punch, slightly sour, sweet notes, Fanta orange, strawberry, pineapple.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It’s the kind of thing (aroma and flavour) that I would enjoy, but I get that it’s not for everyone. Drinks easy and more like carbonated fruit punch than beer though.