Category Archives: My Rating (out of 5)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends

Het Boerenerf Kriek~Cider

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Brewery: Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – non-Lambic Blends
Other Notes: Lambiek Kriek Cider 2021. Not the same as “Oude Kriek met Cider” which has a different recipe blend and fruit (cherry and apple) varietal.

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Gorsemse kriekenlambiek gemengd met cider.

(translated to English) Gorsem cherry lambic mixed with cider.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.32
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2021 vintage, with a best before date of 16th January 2027. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice red colour with a slight orange tinge, and a one finger very light pink head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sweet and tart, cherry, apple peel, and fresh cut red apples.
Taste: Begins lightly sweet, red apple, apple peel, then a touch sour and tart, cherry.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The cider dominates the lambic but doesn’t overwhelm it. It feels like about 70% cider to 30% lambic, and it was a good proportion as the aroma and flavours were good, and it drank really easy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch, Lambic - Fruit

Het Boerenerf Kriek

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Brewery: Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Lambiek Kriek 2021

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Gorsemse krieken. Van jong en oud bier.

(translated to English) Gorsem cherries. From young and old beer.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2021 vintage, with a best before date of 15th January 2027. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep ruby red colour with a two finger pinkish head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, cherry, cherry skin, with some light wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, notes of almond and wood, with a splash of lemon.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable, easy drinking, with good cherry aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Bottle Logic Brewing, Sour Ale, USA

Bottle Logic Upside Down

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Brewery: Bottle Logic Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 5.3%
Style: Sour Ale

Brewer Description: (from can) Tart ale brewed with blackberries & vanilla.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 17th January 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A deep red colour with a dark purple hue, and a just over one finger lavender head that had decent retention, eventually settling to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, tart, jammy, blackberries, and vanilla.
Taste: Sour, tart, light jammy sweetness, blackberries, with light vanilla notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Great aroma, nice flavours, refreshing and enjoyable to drink.

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

Samata Pineapple Yuzu Cardamom

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Brewery: Samata Brewing
Country: Thailand
ABV: 4%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie / Soda / Pastry
Other Notes: Pineapple, yuzu, cardamom

Brewer Description: (from can) Escaping the summer season to refreshing oasis with our most exquisite blend. This fruited-sour introduces symphony of extraordinary aroma from sweet essence of ripe pineapple and the energetic flavor from yuzu, all harmonized by the cooling note of cardamom essence. Enjoy this drink extra cold for uncharted territories of flavor.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.13
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml can, canned on 15th July 2024. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A murky dark orange colour with a thin white head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Sweet pineapple juice and yuzu juice.
Taste: Moderately sweet, lightly sour, pineapple juice, and yuzu juice.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and taste were nice, refreshing and enjoyable. I probably even finished it faster than any other beer I’ve drank without downing it or messing around. I’m just not sure I’d call it beer as opposed to juice.

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

Samata Orange Creamsicle

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Brewery: Samata Brewing
Country: Thailand
ABV: 4%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie / Soda / Pastry
Other Notes: Orange, vanilla, milk sugar (lactose)

Brewer Description: (from can) Close your eyes and picture the sunny days of your childhood, this fruited-sour will travel you back in time with the refreshing citrusy burst of ripe tangerine dancing in harmony with comforting richness of vanilla and light touch of lactose to complete the creaminess. A transport to childhood sweet nostalgia.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.05
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 330ml can, canned on 15th July 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Bangkok.
Appearance: A hazy milky orange colour with a layer of thick milkshake bubbles, that just stuck around.
Aroma: Fruited milk candy, orange, mandarin, vanilla, sugar syrup.
Taste: Moderately sweet, citrus milk candy, mandarin, orange peel, vanilla, sugar syrup, with a light sourness in the background.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Quite close in taste to the orange popsicle with vanilla ice cream in the middle. Easy to drink and the kind of thing you want on a hot day.