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

Bokke Abrighost

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Brewery: Bokke
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (non-Lambic Blends)
Other Notes: Lambic blended with 1 & 2 year old Fantôme Saison. 2018 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) 1 & 2 year old Fantôme saison with 1 & 2 year old lambic and 2 varietals of fresh apricots.

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

Intro: A 750ml bottle at Koelschip, 2018 vintage, bottled in January 2019. Poured into a stemmed white wine glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Apricot, stone fruit, vanilla and oak.
Taste: Light sour, tart, apricot, oak, light vanilla, floral and slight pepper on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice apricot and stone fruit aroma and flavors are balanced by oak and vanilla.

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

Bokke Framboos Puur

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Brewery: Bokke
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)
Other Notes: 2018 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) 1, 2 & 3 year old lambic with a blend of 3 varietals of fresh local raspberries.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml bottle at Koelschip, bottled in January 2019. Poured into a stemmed white wine glass.
Appearance: A very nice ruby red colour with a one finger pink head that dissipated fairly quickly but left some nice spotty lacing.
Aroma: Raspberry, raspberry candy, light funk, light tartness.
Taste: Sour, tart, oak, jammy, raspberry.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very nice raspberry jammy flavours balanced with sour and tartness. Complexity may not be high, but this drinks really well and is very enjoyable.

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.