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Beer Reviews, 3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Wild Ale, France, Brasserie Ammonite

Ammonite Cuvée Vendange Cassis 2022

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Brewery: Brasserie Ammonite
Country: France
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle in French) Bière de fermentation spontanée aux cassis (200gr/L). Varieté: Noir de Bourgogne.

(translated to English) Spontaneously fermented beer with blackcurrants (200gr/L). Variety: Black Burgundy.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.99
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, vintage 2022, with a best before date of 2nd October 2042. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy purplish red colour, with a thin white head that dissipated quickly and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, blackcurrant, Ribena, green vines, with a touch of apple peel.
Taste: Much like the aroma, sour, tart, fruity, blackcurrant, Ribena, notes of apple peel and a touch of acidity.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to no carbonation.
Overall: Cassis is front and centre as it should be. Was hoping for more complexity though, and my preference would have been to have at least some carbonation.

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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Browar Stu Mostów, Poland, Wild Ale

Stu Mostów WILD No.13 Bière de Soif refermented with Red Regent and Rondo Grapes Blend 2021

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Brewery: Browar Stu Mostów
Country: Poland
ABV: 6.8%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Hops – Hersbrucker. 5 IBUs

Brewer Description: (from website) For this blend, we personally picked the grapes from the small local Jadwiga Winery, located just 20 km from the Brewery. The very same day we blended them with the beer base and let it referment with skin contact for over 12 days. This beer drinks really close to some of our favourite French “glou glou” Pét-Nat wines. Filled with cherry and red fruits aromas balanced with a slight tartness and funk notes. Delights with a vibrant cherry color topped with a pinkish, long lasting foam. Unpasteurised and so changing with time – perfect for refermentation and long aging!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 375ml clear bottle, with a best before date of 10th May 2024. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy cherry red colour with a two finger pinkish head that dissipated quickly while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Funky, grape skin, vinous, cherry, with light oak notes.
Taste: Lightly sour, funky, grape skin, natural red wine, vinous, cherry, red fruits.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: Nice funk with enjoyable grape skin and vinous notes.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Browar Stu Mostów, Poland, Wild Ale

Stu Mostów WILD No.12 Bière de Soif Peach Cherry Blend 2021

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Brewery: Browar Stu Mostów
Country: Poland
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Hops – Hersbrucker. 5 IBUs

Brewer Description: (from website) In the bottles of the latest beer from the WILD series we have sealed a blend of our barrel aged Saison and super aromatic “Inka” peaches from Owocowe Zacisze farm and local “Łutówka” cherries from Ireneusz Rudnicki Farm. They were delivered to us personally by the farmers and processed by hand the same day. The beer owes to them not only a wonderful aroma but also a beautiful “rose” color with a small but long-lasting white head. Ends with a truly wild & funky aftertaste.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.94
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 375ml clear bottle, with a best before date of 8th April 2024. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A careful pour to keep the yeast in the bottle led to a hazy rosé pink colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, lightly tart, rhubarb, peach, cherry pits, with a splash of sherry vinegar.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, peach, cherry pits, cherry skin, with some funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable aromas and flavours. Cherry was a little muted, and was expecting and hoping for higher carbonation, but generally it was good.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Hudson Valley Brewery, USA, Wild Ale

Hudson Valley Amulet Sour Farmhouse Ale

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Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Amulet is a sour farmhouse ale conditioned on blueberries and hibiscus flowers, and aged for one year in oak. The beer is bottle conditioned with champagne yeast, so please open cold, pour carefully, and expect some sediment.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.23
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 500ml white waxed bottle, batch no. 4, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark pinkish orange colour with an almost two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but settled to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Blueberry, floral, hibiscus, guava, herbal, basil, oak, with a touch of funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, blueberry, hibiscus, lemon, herbal, red berries, oak, and some mild funk.
Mouthfeel: Spritzy, medium bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: An interesting fruit and floral mix that gives off nice herbal notes in both the aroma and flavours. Carbonation perhaps a touch too much, but otherwise, it was enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Germany, Kemker Kultuur, Wild Ale

Kemker Aoltbeer Blend 2021-04 (Blackberries)

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Brewery: Kemker Kultuur
Country: Germany
ABV: 6%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Aoltbeer is the historic beer of Münster. The beer matured for 10 months in a red wine barrel. In this time the beer developed its fruity and wine-like character. For this small batch no. 04-2021 we have used blackberries that we foraged ourselves in the outskirts of Münster. It shows a bright acidity, floral notes like roses and violets and some black pepper spice.

My rating: 4-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.92
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml bottle, with a best before date of 15th February 2031. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy orange colour with a slight pinkish tint, and a one finger white head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, blackberries, oak, funk, dusty, and slight vinous notes.
Taste: As you’d expect from the aroma, sour, tart, blackberries, red wine vinous, oak, funk, dust, with a light spicy note on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: The blackberries are definitely there, if only slightly subtle, especially in the aroma. But the flavours are still good and easy to drink.