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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Geuzestekerij De Cam, Lambic - Fruit

De Cam Abrikoos Rabarber

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Brewery: Geuzestekerij De Cam
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2018 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Deze Abrikozen en Rabarber werden in hun geheel toegevoegd. Fruit: 40kg per 100 liter. Deze spontane gisting lambik bevat enkel hop, tarwe, gerstemout, abrikozen en rabarber. Niet gepasteuriseerd en niet gefilterd, spontaan hergist op fles.

(translated to English) These Apricots and Rhubarb were added in their entirety. Fruit: 40kg per 100 litres. This spontaneous fermentation lambic contains only hops, wheat, barley malt, apricots and rhubarb. Not pasteurized and not filtered, spontaneously refermented in the bottle.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 2018 vintage, bottle no. 1193, with a best before date of 15th August 2028. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice hazy golden colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, apricot, stone of the stone fruit, rhubarb, green apple, floral, with light oaky and funky notes.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, apricot, sour stone fruit gummy candy, rhubarb, floral, and a touch of lemon.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: One of my favourites from De Cam. The aroma and flavours just work well for my palate, and it was just so refreshing and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brussels Beer Project, Lambic - Unblended

Brussels Beer Project Dansaert Grappa Lambic

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Brewery: Brussels Beer Project
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Unblended
Other Notes: Grappa-foeder aged lambic

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our grappa foeder originally comes from a century-old distillery in Percoto, Italy and has been assembled by hand at Dansaert to give it a 2nd life. Grappa aging brings new layers to the blend: warmth, fruity notes & an extra spark of spirit. Lambic blend brewed in early 2020 & fermented in Côte Du Rhone & Bordeaux barrels for 14 months. The blend was then aged for 6 more months in our Grappa foeder.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.34
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, bottled in September 2021, with a best before date of September 2026. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, lemon peel, green apple, orange zest, red berries, oak, damp wood, light funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, lemon, orange zest, grape, red berries, oak, light funk, and a touch vinous.
Mouthfeel: Dry, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I enjoyed this being easy drinking with nice flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Faro

3 Fonteinen Strenge Winter

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– aka 3 Fonteinen Straffe Winter

Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7.1%
Style: Lambic – Faro
Other Notes: Blend°53, Season 19/20

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Strenge Winter – previously known under a slightly different name – is a special brew and blend. On January 19th 2018, we brewed a full barley malt beer wort, with pilsner, amber and munich malt (but no raw wheat). Whilst on the coolship, we added brown candi sugar. We left this beer to age for over two years on both barrels and small foeders. Prior to bottling, we blended the beer with some young 3 Fonteinen lambic and added a tad more candi sugar. This beer is brewed to Armand’s original recipe! (but #notlambic). Strenge Winter is a blend of 3 fonteinen full malt beers and candi sugar. Spontaneously fermented. Matured in oak barrels. Extended bottle ageing. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°53, season 19/20, bottled on 27th February 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy copper amber orange colour with a very thin white head that disappeared almost immediately, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, prunes, green apple, lemon zest, caramel, wood.
Taste: As you’d expect from the aroma, lightly sour, tart, prunes, green apple, caramel, lemon zest, wood.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Although not lambic nor faro, it wasn’t as sweet as I thought it would be, but it’s got interesting aromas and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Fruit

3 Fonteinen Druif Muscat Bleu

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Blend°47, Season 19/20

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For this Druif, we used Muscat Bleu grapes from Wijndomein Hoenshof in Hoepertingen, Haspengouw region, Flanders. Muscat Bleu is a hybrid wine and table grape and has its origins in Switzerland. We macerated the grape must with four different lambics from two different barrels. We let it macerate for five months and blended the grape lambic with another three young lambics prior to bottling. The final fruit intensity is 38.1% of grape must per litre of Druif Muscat Bleu. 100% 3 Fonteinen.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.29
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°47, season 19/20, bottled on 25th February 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice light ruby red colour with an almost two finger off white head that had pretty good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, grape skin, grapes, vinous, lemon zest, oak, funk, and a touch floral.
Taste: Lightly tart, grape skin, vinous, red berries, grapefruit zest, oak, light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable and easy to drink, but for 3 Fonteinen and Muscat Bleu, I preferred Druivenlambik Muscat Bleu (specifically Blend°55, Season 19/20) more.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Browar Stu Mostów, Poland, Porter - Baltic

Stu Mostów WRCLW Baltic Porter Palo Santo Coconut Nitro

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Brewery: Browar Stu Mostów
Country: Poland
ABV: 9.1%
Style: Porter – Baltic
Other Notes: 40 IBUs

Brewer Description: (from website) To the long-aged, dark bottom fermented beer with a strong malty foundation we have added toasted Palo Santo woods and roasted coconut chips to create this delicious, filled with coconut tones arrangement of our WRCLW Baltic Porter!

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of 21st December 2023. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Dark dark brown to black in colour with a thin tanned that settled to a ring around the glass while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Light roast, toasted bread, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, chocolate milk, caramel.
Taste: Moderately sweet, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, milk, caramel, wood, with some light bitterness on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A very enjoyable smooth sipper, with nice aromas and flavours that go together.