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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Germany, Kemker Kultuur, Wild Ale

Kemker Aoltbeer Blend 2021-04 (Blackberries)

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur
Country: Germany
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Aoltbeer is the historic beer of Münster. The beer matured for 10 months in a red wine barrel. In this time the beer developed its fruity and wine-like character. For this small batch no. 04-2021 we have used blackberries that we foraged ourselves in the outskirts of Münster. It shows a bright acidity, floral notes like roses and violets and some black pepper spice.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.92
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 15th February 2031. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy orange colour with a slight pinkish tint, and a one finger white head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, blackberries, oak, funk, dusty, and slight vinous notes.
Taste: As you’d expect from the aroma, sour, tart, blackberries, red wine vinous, oak, funk, dust, with a light spicy note on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: The blackberries are definitely there, if only slightly subtle, especially in the aroma. But the flavours are still good and easy to drink.

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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Germany, Kemker Kultuur, Wild Ale

Kemker Aoltbeer Blend 2021-01 (Cherries and Sloeberries)

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur
Country: Germany
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Aoltbeer is the historic beer of Münster. The beers in this blend matured on average for 10 months in red wine barrels. In this time the beer developed its fruity and wine-like character. For this small blend no. 01-2021 we have used cherries and sloeberries picked by ourselves, as well as black currants from local organic farmer Maria Plage.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.21
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 15th February 2031. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy pinkish orange colour with a nice two finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, cherries, red berries, mixed berries, oak, with notes of green vines.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, red berries, cherries, mixed berries, oak, lemon zest, with subtle red wine vinous notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It might not seem too complex, but it’s light, with great flavours, and just really easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Germany, Gruit, Kemker Kultuur

Kemker Winter

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur
Country: Germany
ABV: 7%
Style: Gruit
Other Notes: Gruit Seasons

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This series of four herbal beers is dedicated to the seasons. Each beer stands for a particular season, so you can drink your way through the year. We used rosemary from our family garden, which lend the beer its herbaceous and woody aroma. This blend matured on average 10 month in red wine barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 15th February 2024. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy copper red colour with a nice one finger beige head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Vinous, grape skin, herbal, rosemary, pine, oak, citrus peel, and a touch spicy.
Taste: Tart, notes of sweet and sour, herbal, rosemary, red wine vinous, grape skin, red berry fruits, orange peel and oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Not my first herbal beer, but I think this is my first Gruit, and it’s definitely given me a good first impression. Nice aroma and flavours with lots of herbs and fruitiness from the red wine barrels. Worth a try especially if you enjoy herbs.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Farmhouse Saison, Germany, Kemker Kultuur

Kemker Schätzken

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur (Brauerei J. Kemker)
Country: Germany
ABV: 6.3%
Style: Belgian Saison
Other Notes: Dinkelbier edition

Brewer Description: (from bottle in German) Fruchtiges Dinkelbier mit feiner Säuer, in Bordeaux-Fässern gereift.

(translated to English) Fruity spelt beer with fine acidity, aged in Bordeaux barrels.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.74
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 1st November 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden dark orange colour with a big three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left lots of lacing.
Aroma: Sour, lemon peel, honey, bready malt, farmhouse funk, with notes of peach and apricot on the finish.
Taste: Light to moderate sweet and sour, bready, lemon peel and zest, farmhouse notes, with a touch of pepper spice.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate but spritzy carbonation.
Overall: Not sure I’m getting much of the Bordeaux barrel, but still enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, German Berliner Weisse, Germany, Kemker Kultuur

Kemker Prumen

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur (Brauerei J. Kemker)
Country: Germany
ABV: 4%
Style: German Berliner Weisse

Brewer Description: (from bottle in German) Weisse nach Berliner Art mit Stromberger Pflaumen. Lebendige Brauspezialität fermentiert mit unserer Hauskultur aus Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces und Milchsäurebakterien.

(translated to English) White Berlin style with Stromberger plums. Lively brewing specialty fermented with our house culture from Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces and lactic acid bacteria.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.11
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml bottle with a best before date of 31st October 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden colour with a one and a half finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, raspberry, plum, prunes, with notes of lemon and wheat.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, plum, plum skin, mixed berries, lemon, and a touch of salt.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: A nice refreshing and easy drinking Berliner Weisse.