Category Archives: 3 – Indifferent (might buy, probably drink)

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgian Pale Ale, Brasserie Artisanale du Luberon, France

Artisanale du Luberon B.A.L La Babe Ale

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Brasserie Artisanale du Luberon
Country: France
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Other Notes: Malts – Barley, Pilsen, Melano, Munich, Cara and Wheat. Hops – Magnum, Nugget, Sovereign and Strisselspalt. Other – Vanilla Pod

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Abbey Ale.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.88
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of December 2017 and poured into a plastic cup (it was all they had at the hotel).
Appearance: It poured a hazy copper, brown, orange colour with a half finger white head that dissipated almost immediately, leaving almost no lacing.
Aroma: Plum, dark fruits, slight sweetness and butterscotch.
Taste: Dark fruits, plum, prunes, grape and caramel.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: Smells great and tastes pretty good, but carbonation was way too high. Other than that, I was quite satisfied.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgian Witbier, France, La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice

Artisanale de Nice Blùna

Friday, 5 August 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice
Country: France
ABV: 4.8%
Style: Belgian Witbier

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Orange and coriander.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 3

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 7th June 2017 and poured into a plastic cup (all that was available at the hotel).
Appearance: It poured a hazy dark yellow brown colour with a huge three finger off white head with great retention and good lacing.
Aroma: Wheaty, bready, banana, orange and coriander.
Taste: Sweet banana, wheat, bready, orange peel and lemon. But other than the banana, everything else was quite light.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was not too bad, but the main thing was that the colour was quite unappealing.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Amber / Red Ale, Beer Reviews, Brasserie du Comté, France

Bière du Comté L’Ambrée Bio du Mercantour

Wednesday, 3 August 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Brasserie du Comté
Country: France
ABV: 5%
Style: American Amber Ale

Brewer Description: (from website) (in French) Bière ambrée de fermentation haute. L’utilisation de malts torréfiés confère à l’Ambrée du Mercantour une couleur rousse. Les nombreuses bulles sont fines et la mousse, blanche et homogène, subsiste sur quelques millimètres. Le nez est doux et dégage des notes de caramel. En bouche, les arômes de malts torréfiés viennent s’ajouter aux notes de fruits rouges et de biscuits. Elle offre un bon équilibre entre saveurs sucrées et une fine amertume. Un dépôt de levure riche en vitamines et gage de qualité se forme naturellement dans la bouteille.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.38
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.3

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date sometime in 2017 (I forgot to record the actual date) and poured into a small plastic cup (all that was available at the hotel).
Appearance: It poured a hazy bronze colour with a huge three finger off white head with good retention and lacing.
Aroma: Caramel, apple and pear.
Taste: Similar to the aroma, there was caramel malt, apple and light berries. However, there was also some alcohol taste creeping through on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I’m not a huge fan of Amber ales, but I liked this. My only critique would be the unfortunate alcohol taste coming through on the finish.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgian Pale Ale, Brasserie du Comté, France

Bière du Comté La Blonde Bio du Mercantour

Wednesday, 3 August 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Brasserie du Comté
Country: France
ABV: 5%
Style: Belgian Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from website) (in French) Bière blonde de fermentation haute. La Blonde du Mercantour dégage un arôme frais et une odeur de céréales. En bouche, elle débute par des notes dominantes de noisette et une douce amertume se construit progressivement, équilibrant l’ensemble. Sa fraicheur et sa légèreté conviendront parfaitement aux palais délicats. La Blonde du Mercantour est rafraîchissante et douce, avec une amertume délicate. Bière artisanale et régionale de Saint-Martin Vésubie, fabriquée avec de l’eau de source pure. Un dépôt de levure riche en vitamines et gage de qualité se forme naturellement dans la bouteille.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.13
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle with a best before date of 15th June 2018, poured into a small plastic cup (all that was available at the hotel).
Appearance: It poured a hazy straw gold colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Bready, banana, clove, honey, lemon with a hint of 7-up.
Taste: Quite similar to the aroma with bread, banana, clove, coriander and pear.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It’s pretty good. Light and easy to drink. Good and refreshing on a hot day.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Modern Times Beer, USA

Modern Times Booming Rollers

Tuesday, 2 August 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Modern Times Beer
Country: USA
ABV: 6.8%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 75 IBUs. Malts – Two Row, Carapils, Crystal 10 and Wheat. Hops – Citra, Motueka and Centennial.

Brewer Description: (from website) Booming Rollers is a showcase for the juicy awesomeness of Citra hops. These new wave American hops impart a remarkable aroma and flavor, which we’ve amplified with the dark stone fruit character of New Zealand-grown Motueka hops. Some Centennial is thrown in to balance the tropical fruit party, and the malt body is just assertive enough to support Booming Rollers’ snappy bitterness. It’s a party in your mouth and all the beautiful people are invited.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.71
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 200ml pour on draft at Mikkeller Bangkok into a mini stemmed Mikkeller tasting glass.
Appearance: It was a clear golden copper colour with a one finger white head and good lacing.
Aroma: More subtle than I hoped for, but there is citrus fruit, grapefruit and pine.
Taste: Similar to the aroma, it was bitter with grapefruit, citrusy lemon and pine along with some biscuit malt.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was just ok for me. I tried Blam! Blam! right before Booming Rollers and for me, Blam! Blam! was easily my preferred choice.

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