Category Archives: 4 – Good (buy)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Russia, Sour Ale - Smoothie / Soda / Pastry, Stamm Brewing

Stamm Daenerys

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Brewery: Stamm Brewing
Country: Russia
ABV: 7%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie
Other Notes: Imperial Sour Ale

Brewer Description: Imperial Sour Ale with mango, passionfruit and guava.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.21
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 30th November 2021, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A cloudy deep mango orange colour with a one finger orange head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Strong tropical fruitiness, guava and mango standout, with notes of passionfruit.
Taste: Tart, light sourness, lots of tropical fruit, guava, mango, passionfruit, with light sweet mandarin notes.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A good amount of tropical fruit, guava, mango and passionfruit, aroma and flavours, which was a good combination.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy, Spain

Garage Ziplocked

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 6.5%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Citra

Brewer Description: (from can) IPA collaboration with select Citra from Double R Hop Ranches.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 3rd January 2022, and a best before date of 2nd July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin cap, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, mango, passionfruit, citrusy, orange pith, grapefruit zest, with light notes of pine and a touch herbal.
Taste: Light sweetness, tropical fruit, mango, papaya, grapefruit, citrus pith, light to moderate bitterness on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A good easy drinking IPA, with nice tropical and citrus fruit aroma and flavours, and a good balance of sweet and bitter notes.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Ireland, Land & Labour, Wild Ale

Land & Labour Cuvée L&L

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Brewery: Land & Labour
Country: Ireland
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Blend of wild ale and spontaneous beer aged in oak

Brewer Description: (from bottle) There are many threads that bind our beers together. Different brewing methods, different barrels, puncheons & foeders. Cuvée L&L is the perfect marriage of all those threads. A harmonious blend of 2-year-old coolship spontaneous beer & 3 year old wild beer. Blended & bottled in October 2019.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.05
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 375ml corked and caged bottle, with a best before date of 25th January 2025. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden orange colour with a thin white head that dissipated quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, light funk, oak, yellow stone fruit, with light citrus zesty notes.
Taste: Light sour, tart, stone fruit, citrus zest, lime juice, light funk, oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Balanced and refreshing to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, England, Siren Craft Brew, Stout - Imperial

Siren Project Barista Mucha Mocha

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Brewery: Siren Craft Brew
Country: England
ABV: 10%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Quarter House Coffee. Project Barista 2021

Brewer Description: (from can) Project Barista combines two of our greatest passions! This series takes the relationship between coffee and beer in different directions, with four unique brews, four kinds of coffee used in different ways, in collaboration with four incredible independent roasters. Mucha Mocha is the big one – all the barrel aged coffee, chocolate and roasty goodness you could ask for.

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

Intro: A 440ml can, with a best before date of 13th September 2022, poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a one finger brown head that had decent retention, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, coffee, chocolate, caramel, light nuttiness, and light bourbon notes.
Taste: Lightly sweet and a touch bitter, roasted malts, espresso, coffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, with light bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, velvety, full bodied with mild to soft carbonation.
Overall: The coffee in this is really enjoyable. There is a good sweet and bitter balance, and it’s rich and smooth. Tasty!

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, De Struise Brouwers, Stout - Russian Imperial

De Struise Black Damnation XIV – Talisman

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Brewery: De Struise Brouwers
Country: Belgium
ABV: 13%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Bottle 769/2000, 2012 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A massive stout from Flanders, matured in Talisker barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.15
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml bottle, number 769/2000, 2012 vintage, bottled on 2nd April 2017. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a very thin brown head that disappeared almost immediately, while leaving some sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Sweet malt, chocolate, dark dried fruit, raisin, prunes, whiskey, boozy.
Taste: Lightly sweet and a touch bitter, roasted malts, chocolate, molasses, whiskey, with some light smoky, burnt sugar, and dried dark fruit notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable nice sipper, but there’s less smokiness in the beer from the Talisker than I expected.