Category Archives: 4 – Good (buy)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bokke, Lambic - Fruit

Bokke Vlierbloesem

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Brewery: Bokke
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)
Other Notes: 2017 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) 2 year old muscaris pomace lambic with fresh elderflowers.

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

Intro: A 750ml bottle at Koelschip, bottled in December 2017. Poured into a stemmed white wine glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a one finger off white head that had decent retention and some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, barnyard, wood, elderflower and light leather.
Taste: Funky, wood, elderflower, light sour, citrus, floral.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Overall, nice and balanced, but as per my norm, I’m still not entirely sold on floral beers.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Bokke, Lambic - Gueuze

Bokke Barrique Levenswater

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Brewery: Bokke
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Gueuze)
Other Notes: 2017 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Geuze blend aged on a 2003 Levenswater barrel from winery Genoels-Elderen.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.3
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle at Koelschip, bottled in February 2018. Poured into a stemmed white wine glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with minimal white head and sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Funky, barnyard, wood, herbal spice and white grape.
Taste: Funky, leather, grass, white grape, wood, peppery spice and some light citrus.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, soft carbonation with a dry finish.
Overall: Overall, nice wine like notes, with a good balance between funk, wood and grape.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Stout - Imperial, Sweden

Omnipollo Hypnopompa Rum BA

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 11%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Imperial Stout brewed with marshmallows & Tahitian vanilla beans.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.04
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 12th December 2024. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with pretty much no head or lacing.
Aroma: Rum, vanilla, liquorice, molasses, sweet soy, light roast, chocolate.
Taste: Light roast, chocolate, rum, vanilla, brown sugar, oak, raisin, liquorice, lightly herbal.
Mouthfeel: Light booze, medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A nice balanced sipper. I’m not a huge fan of rum, but it adds a nice touch here.

4 - Good (buy), Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Beer Reviews, German Weizenbock, Germany

Weihenstephaner Vitus

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Brewery: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Country: Germany
ABV: 7.7%
Style: German Weizenbock
Other Notes: 17 IBUs

Brewer Description: (from website) Our light-coloured, spicy single-bock, “Vitus” is saturated with fine yeast and a creamy foam. It is a specialty with a round character based on the extra long storage time. The fruity smell of dried apricots joins aromas of citrus, cloves and hints of banana. Full-bodied and sparkling with an effervescent mouthfeel. Thus, the Vitus does not taste like a typical Bock beer but more like a noble, fruity wheat beer. Perfect with red meat, strong cheese and also able to guide desserts. Brewed according to our centuries-old brewing tradition on the Weihenstephan hill.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.09
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml bottle with a best before date of 3rd March 2020. Poured into a Riedel weizen glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a big three finger fluffy white head that had pretty good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Clove, banana, wheat with hints of ripe pear.
Taste: Clove, banana, wheat, honey, pear, moderately sweet and lightly spicy.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice drinking Weizenbock with good aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Eleventh Fort Brewing Co., IPA - Black, Thailand

Eleventh Fort Black India Pale Ale

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Brewery: Eleventh Fort Brewing Co.
Country: Thailand
ABV: 8%
Style: American Black IPA
Other Notes: Brewed at Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia) Ltd under the supervision of Eleventh Fort Brewing, Samut Prakan

Brewer Description: (from bottle) An intense hop flavored Black IPA brewed with black malts, sea salt and Akha Ama coffee beans.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.96
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 21st January 2020. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: Dark dark brown to black in colour with a two finger beige head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Light to moderate roast, coffee, piney hops, and lightly citrusy and floral.
Taste: What you’d expect from the aromas, light roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, piney hops, citrusy grapefruit and a touch floral.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A nice Black IPA with a good balance between the roastiness, piney hops and citrus.