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5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bofkont, Lambic - Fruit

Bofkont Hannibal Lecter

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2020 vintage

Brewer Description: Blend of 1, 2 and 3 years old lambic with Cabernet Franc grapes and Dornfelder grapes. This is the barrel aged version of our silence of the lam(bic) blend we made in 2020.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.62

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2020 vintage, bottled in 21st July 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice dark ruby red colour with a purple tint, and a one finger pinkish head that dissipated quite quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Red wine grapes, vinous, grape skin, blackberry, light oak, with a touch of funk.
Taste: Sour, red wine vinous, grape skin, oak, with some light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very enjoyable vinous wine like character with an especially great aroma and good flavours.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bofkont, Lambic - Fruit

Bofkont Lazy Red Amber

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2023 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) 1, 2 and 3 years old lambic with a small variety of Spanish plums. In 2022 we tasted a small beautiful plum from Spain, the parfume and taste was heaven on earth. Unfortunately the season had just ended, so we had to wait for the 2023 harvest.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.56

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2023 vintage, bottled in November 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy grapefruit like dark pinkish orange colour, with a big two finger slightly pinkish head that had great retention, eventually settling to a nice fluffy cap while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Strong stone fruit, lots of plums, plum skin, apricot, spritzy, lemon zest, wood, vanilla, and funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, plum, plum skin, with light woody and funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with good balanced acidity and spritzy moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very enjoyable and easy drinking with an amazing aroma and great flavours. The acidity is there but it was still balanced, and each sip just left me wanting the next one.

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

Bofkont Nebbiolo (White Label)

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2022 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Blend of 1, 2, 3, years old lambic with Nebbiolo 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: 4.5

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2022 vintage, bottled on 18th December 2022. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: It was a very lightly hazy reddish orange colour with a one finger white (maybe very slightly pinkish) head that had good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Red wine grapes, vinous, cherry skin, lemon zest, with a hint of leather.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, red wine grapes, vinous, cherry skin, lemon zest, leather and wood.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very enjoyable aroma and flavours, with lots of vinous notes.

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

Bofkont Bloedrood

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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 and 3 years old lambic with merlot grapes from 2021 aged as a grape lambic for one year on a Bordeaux barrel. The Gorsem cherries aged also for one year on a Bordeaux barrel before the barrels were blended together.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2021 vintage, bottled on 20th August 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep reddish purple colour with a half finger pink head that had decent retention, eventually settling to a ring around the glass, while leaving sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, red wine vinous, cherry, mixed berries, oak, with a splash of lemon zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, red wine vinous, oak, with hints of red berries, cherry and lemon.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: I loved the aroma which had both the grapes and cherries. The taste was also good but dominated by the merlot grapes while the cherry and barrel were a bit muted in the background.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bofkont, Lambic - Fruit

Bofkont Kriek B-225

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Brewery: Bofkont
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Kriek B-225 2019

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Single barrel: Barrel-aged kriek with Gorsem & Noordkriek. Bordeaux barrique of 225L – 1, 2, 3 year old lambic.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, bottled on 20th August 2020. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep reddish purple colour, with a one finger pink head, that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, cherry, mixed berries, lightly vinous, hints of wood, and a splash of lemon zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, jammy notes, cherry, mixed berries, oak, lemon zest, a touch vinous, and funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable easy drinking kriek with good aroma and flavours.