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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, De Struise Brouwers, Winter Warmer

De Struise Tsjeeses Reserva Bourbon Barrel Aged

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Brewery: De Struise Brouwers
Country: Belgium
ABV: 10%
Style: Winter Warmer
Other Notes: 2014 Vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Belgian X-Mas Ale, bourbon barrel aged.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle, 2014 vintage, bottled on 9th November 2016. Poured into whatever glass I could find at the hotel.
Appearance: A cloudy copper brown colour, with a thin half finger tanned head, that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, candi sugar, plum, raisin, toffee, caramel, toasted bread, chocolate, oak, and bourbon.
Taste: Moderately sweet, plum, raisin, candi sugar, toffee, bourbon, oak, and a touch boozy and spicy on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Good aroma and interesting flavours. I preferred the Port BA version more than this Bourbon BA version, but it could very well be that I let this one age for too long.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Badlands Brewing, Beer Reviews, Canada, IPA - New England / Hazy

Badlands Fog (2025)

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Brewery: Badlands Brewing
Country: Canada
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: Hops – Citra, Superdelic and Nectaron

Brewer Description: (from can) This is the very first beer we ever brewed as a brewery. It was batch numero uno but it never saw the light of day because almost everything went wrong on that first beer (the final death punch was the glycol loop dying in late June 2017, and fermentation getting wayyyyy too hot).

When it was first brewed it had a working name of “Fog.” We decided it was finally time to bring it back, pretty different recipe (trust us, its better now!), same working name (which has been promoted to its “for eva eva” name).

Hopped with Citra, Superdelic and Nectaron we taste notes of navel orange, lime, nostalgia, and tropical fruit candy.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 26th December 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy pale milky yellow colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Mandarin, melon, lime, with notes of tropical fruit candy.
Taste: Candied citrus zesty sweetness, mandarin, melon, lime.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Preferred the aroma over the flavour, as the flavour just wasn’t as juicy as the aroma suggested it could have been.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends, Nanobrasserie de l’Ermitage x Brasserie Cantillon

L’Ermitage x Cantillon Cellarium

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Brewery: Nanobrasserie de l’Ermitage x Brasserie Cantillon
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – non-Lambic blends
Other Notes: Saison de coupage with lambic

Brewer Description: (from bottle in French) Cette Saison de coupage s’inspire des saisons du 19ème siècle. La base est une bière de céréales rustiques, assemblée avec du lambic de 2 ans d’âge de La Brasserie Cantillon cet assemblage a ensuite maturé durant un an dans des fûts de chêne, avant de se reposer 6 mois en bouteilles.

(translated to English) This Saison de coupage is inspired by the saisons of the 19th century. The base is a rustic cereal beer, blended with 2-year-old lambic from Brasserie Cantillon. This was then aged for a year in oak barrels, before resting for 6 months in bottles.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.65
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 30th April 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour, with a thin white head that dissipated quickly and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Grape skin, gooseberry, oak, funk, with a splash of lemon zest.
Taste: Lightly sour, grape skin, gooseberry, watermelon rind, lemon, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to no carbonation.
Overall: I opened the bottle thinking it was a Saison without really reading the label. Obviously not the case, and it was ok, but the lack of carbonation was not really my thing. I was also hoping the Saison would be more prominent, but you don’t really notice it as the Lambic is dominant.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brasserie de Silly x Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends

Silly x 3 Fonteinen Munk

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Brewery: Brasserie de Silly x Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – non-Lambic Blends
Other Notes: Bottle number: 405/2550

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) A blend of old lambik and a rustic saison from Brasserie de Silly, which has undergone an extra year of bottle conditioning and ageing. Munk was produced to support and benefit the Heetveldemolen NPO in Tollembeek. This mixed fermentation blond beer is a blend of Silly Saison and 1-year old 3 Fonteinen lambic. The blend was aged in oak barrels for one and a half years and was bottled on March 4, 2020. Very limited edition: only 2,550 bottles of 75 cl were made. The Heetveldemolen is depicted on the label. The name of the beer comes from the Munkbaan where the watermill is located. Carolus de Munck from Lennik bought the watermill in 1855 from the noble Mrs. Herpigny and Mr. Paul Nechelput, the mayor of Tollembeek, whose brother Karel ran both the windmill and the watermill of Heetvelde castle. The watermill is located on the river Mark, where Brasserie de Silly uses the water for brewing. 3 Fonteinen uses grains that are ground in the Heetveldemolen.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.59
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, bottle number 405/2550, bottled on 4th March 2020. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour, with a big two finger white head that had good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, barnyard, damp wood, musty, citrus, lemon lime blend.
Taste: Bready, lemon, peppery, light funk, wood, with notes of orange rind.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: The Saison was dominant here, especially the peppery spicy notes, while the lambic was just in the background. It was fine, but not among my favourites.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Fruit

3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot X.xi: Druif: Malvasia Bianca

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°25, Season 20/21. Number of bottles – 582

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this iteration of Druif, we wanted to pick up the Malvasia thread again. The Malvasia grape family counts more than fifteen varieties, spread over Italy, Spain, Madeira etc. After Armand’s trial in 2003 with the Malvasia Nera, we found some Malvasia Bianca at Wijndomein Hoenshof. We macerated the must for five months on a young lambik and in an oak barrel (ex-Bordeaux). We used two-year old lambik for blending. About one quarter of the volume of lambikken is brewed with cereals from our farmer network. The final fruit intensity is 501 grams of Malvasia must per litre of Druif. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.95
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°25, season 20/21, bottled on 8th February 2021, bottle number 576/582. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour with a thin white head that disappeared almost immediately and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, grape skin, yellow stone fruit, lemon zest, wood, and funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, funky, grape skin, grape, yellow stone fruit, green apple, lemon zest, wood.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The aroma and flavours were fine, but my preference is definitely to have some carbonation to help it along.