Brewery: Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Country: Canada ABV: 4.9% Style: Belgian Witbier Other Notes: Contains fresh strawberries
Brewer Description: (from website) A refreshing Belgian Wit brewed with fresh strawberries and sweetened with lactose. Delicately sweet and slightly tart.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.89 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8
Intro: On tap at Owl and Pussycat Taproom and Kitchen (Busan) into an Upright Brewing tulip glass. Appearance: It was a hazy straw yellow colour with a one finger white head with decent retention and leaves good lacing. Aroma: Strawberry, strawberry yoghurt and some bready malt. Taste: Strawberry, lactose, yoghurt and light tart sourness. Finish was a bit abrupt. Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Light, crisp and refreshing. Great for hot summers.
Brewery: Cloudwater Brew Co. Country: England ABV: 6% Style: German Hefeweizen Other Notes: Special Edition (small batch). Malts – Wheat, Best Ale, Cara Malt and Light Munich. Hops – Citra, Mosaic and Pilgrim Alpha CO2 Extract.
Brewer Description: (from bottle) A modern hopfen weisse flavoured with zest and juice from 150kg of bergamot lemons.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.86 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7
Intro: A 330ml bottle bottled on 18th March 2016 and poured into a Riedel weizen glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy orange colour with a three finger white head with decent retention and left sticky lacing. Aroma: Citrusy lemon and strong floral notes with a hint of pineapple and sweet banana. Taste: Strong floral and zesty citrus lemon with some grapefruit bitterness and orange on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Overall: This was an interesting Hefeweizen with strong floral flavours and less banana and clove taste than what I normally find in Hefeweizen’s. I enjoyed the lemons but the floral was maybe a bit strong.
Brewery: Mikkeller ApS Country: Denmark ABV: 4.5% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij.
Brewer Description: (from Mikkeller blog) Bitter notes on the nose from the Citra hops combine with an earthy and citrusy palate to create a fresh session beer at only 4.5% abv.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.64 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6
Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 4th June 2017 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy golden orange with a big puffy three finger white head with great retention and left lots of nice lacing. Aroma: Great tropical Citra aromas of mango and peach with a hint of citrus orange and grapefruit. Taste: Much like the aroma with tropical mango and some light citrus orange. But the flavours don’t stick around for long and only hang around for a short time. Mouthfeel: Dry, medium to light bodied with moderate prickly carbonation. Overall: This was a pretty good Session IPA that drank extremely easy. Flavours were nice but didn’t last long though.
Brewery: Omnipollo Country: Sweden ABV: 6% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)
Brewer Description: (from website) Omnipollo Ras Soft Citra IPA. No one is more soft spoken and has softer hair than big boss at Omnipollos hatt – Rasmus Herbertsson.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.93 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9
Intro: A 330m bottle with a best before date of 2nd November 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden straw yellow colour with a one finger white head with decent retention and leaves nice lacing. Aroma: Citra tropical with mango, peach and apricot with a hint of lychee. Every now and then I’m also getting some citrus fruits. Taste: Like the aroma, tropical fruit is there but not as strong. There was also a hint of lemon and biscuit malt in the background. Mouthfeel: Crisp, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Great aromas and very nice and easy to drink. Would have preferred if the tropical taste was stronger though, considering the nose.
Brewery: Moonzen Brewery Country: Hong Kong ABV: 4.5% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Spring seasonal.
Brewer Description: (from facebook page) Introducing Moonzen Rose Oolong Session IPA (4.5%), with a luscious body and an enchanting aroma of hops and roses. Unbeknownst to all there existed a fifth Chinese beauty, 玫琳, who legend has it was so beautiful that the heavens would cry in admiration.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.69 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6
Intro: A 330ml bottle, bottled in March 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy golden orange colour with a puffy two finger white head that had great retention and left nice lacing. Aroma: Tropical fruits of mango and pineapple with flowery rose, grass and tea. Taste: Iced tea, grassy, herbal and flowery rose. Lightly bitter. Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: This was nice and easy to drink as its very tea like. Perhaps a bit too herbal and flowery for me though.
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