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Métaphore Be Kind

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years hopped gently with organic hops. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.13
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 15th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice lightly hazy golden straw yellow colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lemon, lemon zest, honey, with notes of wood.
Taste: Lightly tart, lemon, lemon zest, lime, a touch grassy, with a light sweetness on the finish, like those sour lemon candies.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light, refreshing, easy to drink, and great for a hot summer day. This varietal of ‘Be Kind’ without any fruit is actually my favourite of the lot.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Plum

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years complimented with a gentle touch of fresh plums. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 17th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A mostly clear golden orange colour with a one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, plum skin, lemon zest, fresh cut apple, damp wood, with a hint of funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, a touch tart, apple, plum skin, wet wood, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking and one of the better varieties in the Be Kind lineup for me.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Be Kind: Pear

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 4.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This particular quest for a dream beer explores a thoughtful and delicate expression of seasons and locality through a sensitive attitude to the environment, us and the beer itself. At its core is the delicate interplay between lower alcohol content, local organic ingredients, and a subtle touch of fresh seasonal fruits or hops. This blend consists of mixed fermentation beers aged in oak barrels for over two years accompanied by ever so subtle touch of fresh local pears. This rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 18th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice mostly clear golden straw yellow colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, lightly funky, hay, wet wood, citrus rind, lemon zest, with light notes of pear.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, a touch of funk, wet wood, lemon zest, and a touch of pear.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light and refreshing with good flavours. If there was more fruit, I probably would’ve liked it even more.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Symphony One

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer explores new avenues for expressing local terroir in beer. It is meant to be an homage to the land, local organic agriculture and the environment around us. It is an amalgamation of various elements of the land, defined by several harvests and shaped by the graceful help of time. It is made entirely from local, organic ingredients and consists of a blend of spontaneous beers aged in oak barrels for over two years married with organic Grüner Veltliner grapes from the 2020 harvest, dry hopped with organic fresh whole cone Most hops picked just hours before from the 2022 harvest, and bottle conditioned with local linden honey for those tiny bubbles. This abundant yet humble beer has those bright, juicy qualities and structure that are dear to me and that push my imagination into new conceptions of what a beer made from only local organic agriculture can be. This blended beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.48
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 18th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a big three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, lightly funky, citrusy, lemon, lime, grape skin, with notes of tropical stone fruit.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, unripe mango, grapes, grape skin, lime, with light honey and funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Thirst quenching and refreshing. Really enjoyable flavours and just really easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Orange 2022

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 6.6%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Batch L22

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer is part of my continuous searching in beer for the spirit and energy of skin-macerated white wines (so-called “orange” or “amber” wine). It derives its inspiration from the natural wine movement while keeping its feet on local soil. It is made entirely from organic and local ingredients. It consists of a blend of spontaneous beers from oak barrels married with organic Pálava grapes from the 2019 harvest, rested in barrels for a total of three years. Its energy, elegance and characterful structure are qualities that resonate with me and Métaphore. This blended beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.31
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, batch L22, with a best before date of 11th October 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention and eventually settled to a thin cap, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, some sweetness, mandarin, citrus rind, white wine grapes, with some light oak and funk in the background.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, white wine grapes, citrus rind, mandarin, oak, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable and easy to drink. The citrusy mandarin aroma and flavours are a mystery to me, as I have no idea where they come from, but they do go well with the white wine grapes.