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

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Gose - Fruit, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Bianca Mango Lassi Gose

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 6%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from website) Gose brewed with rock salt, lactose and mango purée. A mango lassi gose! In a can!

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.77
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 500ml can with a best before date of 5th November 2019. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy light golden straw yellow colour with a puffy two finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Lemon peel, citrus zest with a touch of mango.
Taste: Lightly tart and sour, light unripe mango, lemon, citrus zest, rind and peel, and only a touch of salt.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Not bad, but I was hoping for more mango, salt and carbonation as a Gose.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Aniara

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 6%
Style: American Pale Ale
Other Notes: Lemon Pale Ale. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) In the intersection between pale ale and lemon juice. Lemonale. American Pale Ale brewed with lemon juice.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 330ml can with a best before date of 22nd October 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A nice slightly hazy golden colour with a big three finger white head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Lemon peel, lemon zest, lemon and a little soapy.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon, lots of lemon, lemon everything, zest, pulp, peel, juice.
Mouthfeel: Acidic, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Lemon is nice, but this was overly sour and acidic, that didn’t make it so easy to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Ballast Point Brewing Company, Beer Reviews, German Kölsch, USA

Ballast Point Tart Peach Kölsch

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Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 5.2%
Style: German Kölsch

Brewer Description: (from can) German-style ale with natural flavors.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.36
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.3

Intro: A 12 fl. oz. can with a packaged on date of 7th August 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a two finger soapy white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, gummy peach ring candy, with a touch of lemon.
Taste: Much like the aroma, tart, sour peach gummy candy, lemon peel, lightly sweet, and a touch of wheat.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I like sour peach gummy candies, and this tastes and smells very close to that, but for some reason in liquid form, it just didn’t translate for me.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong, Lager - IPL (India Pale)

Carbon Brews Earth People Post-Prohibition Lager

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 4.3%
Style: American IPL
Other Notes: 25 IBUs. Malts – Pilsner, Munich T1, Vienna, Carahell, Melanoidin and Carapils. Hops – Mosaic, Motueka, HBC431, Chinook and Loral. Yeast – 3470 German Lager

Brewer Description: (from can) Experience: clean, crisp, lemon, mango.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.65
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 11th September 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a big two finger+ soapy white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tea, lemon, lime, floral and a slight unripe mango.
Taste: Lemon peel, mango and tea, with light lime and floral notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Looks great and flavours were not bad, but crispness was missing and carbonation was lacking.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, German Weizenbock, Hong Kong

Carbon Brews Weird Flex Hopfenweisse

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 7.7%
Style: German Weizenbock
Other Notes: 36 IBUs. Malt – Pilsner and Wheat. Hops – Wakatu, Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, Hellaertaur Mittelfruh and Hellaertaur Traditional. Yeast – German Weizen w-68

Brewer Description: (from can) Experience: banana, clove, bubblegum, peach.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.76
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 31st August 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A cloudy darkish orange colour with two finger white head that had pretty good retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Bubblegum, banana, clove, citrusy mandarin creamsicle, lemon peel and grass.
Taste: Light sour and tart, grapefruit, sweetish floral, clove, banana, with hints of peach and lemon peel. Light bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink, but the floral and citrus flavours almost overpower the clove and banana that I so enjoy in my Weizenbocks.