Category Archives: Style

Tilquin Oude Rhubarbe À l’ancienne

Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.3%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2021-2022

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Old Rhubarbe Tilquin is made from the fermentation of 240g of rhubarb by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a neck label of 2021-2022, and a best before date of 4th November 2031. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with an almost two finger white head that had pretty good retention and eventually settled to a nice thin cap while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Funky, barnyard, earthy, rhubarb, lime, leafy, oak.
Taste: Lightly sour, green, earthy, rhubarb, lemon, with light woody notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: While the aroma was okay, I enjoyed the taste which was nicely balanced.

Kings Fros’e Dr’s Foster

Brewery: Kings Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie / Pastry

Brewer Description: (from untappd) Fros’e with banana, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla ice cream, vanilla and white chocolate to round it all out. In collaboration with Dr. Dabber.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.26
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A thick murky yellow brown colour with a half finger off white head that dissipated fairly quickly leaving no lacing, but lots of fruity bits.
Aroma: Milkshake, banana, vanilla, brown sugar, milk, with a touch of cinnamon.
Taste: Banana, cinnamon, vanilla ice cream, brown sugar, and white chocolate.
Mouthfeel: Thick, full bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Looks wrong upon pouring, but the aroma and flavours work as has been established in a banana foster, which this definitely reminds me of.

Bellwoods Jelly King Cranberry & Tangerine

Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery
Country: Canada
ABV: 5.6%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Dry-hopped sour ale w/ fruit

Brewer Description: (from website) Jelly King combines bright and juicy hop aromatics with a refreshingly tart base, and is bursting with notes of fuzzy peach, tangerine, and grapefruit. This limited edition Jelly King variant was conditioned on loads of cranberry and tangerine purée.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 8th February 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A darkish but very orange colour with a one finger off white head that dissipated quickly to nothing and left very sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cordial like. Tangerine forward, apricot, grapefruit zest, with maybe notes of cranberry.
Taste: Sweet and sour, tart, tangerine, candied grapefruit, nectarine, and a hint of cranberry if any.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not a complex beer, but the aroma and flavours do work for me. It went down really easy and was enjoyable. A thirst quencher for a hot day.

Phase Three DDH El Dorado & Vic Secret Crème

Brewery: Phase Three Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7.7%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) ddh el dorado & vic secret double india pale ale with oats & milk sugar.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.39
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 1 pint can with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had excellent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, orange rind and zest, with light notes of pineapple and vanilla.
Taste: Sweet and bitter, pineapple, candied grapefruit zest, orange rind, milk sugar, vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good balance of sweet and bitter with enjoyable tropical and citrus flavours.

Finback Crispy Morning

Brewery: Finback Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 5.2%
Style: German Pilsner

Brewer Description: (from can) Pilsner dry hopped with Tettnanger, Blanc and Citra.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.04
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 15th June 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour with a just over one finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Grains, bready malt, lemon zest, honey, with light mango and grassy notes.
Taste: Cracker malt, grass, lemon zest, white grape, with a light but lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Slightly crisp, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink and very crushable with nice aroma and flavours.