3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgian Witbier, Canada, Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

Fuggles & Warlock The Last Strawberry Wit

Tuesday, 7 June 2016 kitch Leave a comment

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Brewery: Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks
Country: Canada
ABV: 4.9%
Style: Belgian Witbier
Other Notes: Contains fresh strawberries

Brewer Description: (from website) A refreshing Belgian Wit brewed with fresh strawberries and sweetened with lactose. Delicately sweet and slightly tart.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.89
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: On tap at Owl and Pussycat Taproom and Kitchen (Busan) into an Upright Brewing tulip glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy straw yellow colour with a one finger white head with decent retention and leaves good lacing.
Aroma: Strawberry, strawberry yoghurt and some bready malt.
Taste: Strawberry, lactose, yoghurt and light tart sourness. Finish was a bit abrupt.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light, crisp and refreshing. Great for hot summers.

4 - Good (buy), American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Founders Brewing Company, USA

Founders Mosaic Promise

Monday, 6 June 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Founders Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 5.5%
Style: American Pale Ale
Other Notes: 50 IBUs.

Brewer Description: (from website) Mosaic Promise showcases two unique ingredients: Mosaic hops and Golden Promise malt. The versatility of the hop’s pleasing aroma and flavor characteristics and the traditional barley’s depth of flavor comprise this clean, rich, golden beer. We can brew complex beers with the best of them, but we recognize that there is also beauty in simplicity.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.03
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 12 fl oz bottle with a best by date of 1st July 2017 and poured into a Duvel tulip glass.
Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden straw yellow with a two finger white head that had decent retention and left nice spotty lacing.
Aroma: Tropical pineapple, hint of mango, and a lot of citrus grapefruit, lemon zest, pine and grass.
Taste: Strong bitter citrus grapefruit and lemon, pine and a hint of tropical mango and light bready malt.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very crisp and refreshing with nice bitter citrus notes.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, German Hefeweizen, Live Oak Brewing Company, USA

Live Oak HefeWeizen

Wednesday, 1 June 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Live Oak Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 5.3%
Style: German Hefeweizen
Other Notes: 10 IBUs. Bavarian-style weissbier

Brewer Description: (from website) Modeled after the classic wheat beers of Bavaria, Hefeweizen is cloudy and straw-coloured with a meringue-like head that lingers to the bottom of the glass. Brewed with an ample volume of wheat malt and few hops, this beer features a unique yeast strain that produces harmonious notes of clove, banana, and vanilla throughout this effervescent brew. A traditional interpretation of a classic style, this idiosyncratic Bavarian beer is perfectly at home here in Texas.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 12 fl oz. can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a Riedel weizen glass.
Appearance: It poured a hazy straw yellow colour with a three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left almost no lacing.
Aroma: Sweet overripe bananas, clove, banana bread and some light wheat.
Taste: Much like the aromas, there is sweet overripe banana, light clove and peach, pear, banana bread and a hint of wheat.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, mid to light bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Wow, this was an amazing Hefeweizen. Probably one of the best in this style.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Buxton Brewery, England, Stout - Imperial

Buxton The Living End (Bourbon Barrel Aged)

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Buxton Brewery
Country: England
ABV: 11%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Bourbon barrel aged Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Months spent in wood have imparted characteristic sweet, vanilla and oak flavours and aromas into this rich Imperial Stout.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.31
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 330ml bottle, 11% ABV version, bottled on 30th October 2015 and best before 30th October 2020. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: It poured a pitch black with an extremely thin brown head that disappeared almost immediately and left nice spotty lacing.
Aroma: Dark chocolate and bourbon with hints of mocha coffee and sweet vanilla.
Taste: Sweet mocha, dark chocolate, bourbon notes, vanilla and molasses with light caramel and a lasting light nutty ashy finish.
Mouthfeel: Oily, full bodied with light carbonation.
Overall: A nice Imperial Stout that was not overly sweet and with light bourbon notes.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Stone Brewing Co., USA

Stone Enjoy By 05.30.16 Tangerine IPA

Sunday, 29 May 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 9.4%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Enjoy by 30th May 2016. Brewed to be enjoyed within 37 days.

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our all-important , hop-driven quest to deliver the most devastatingly fresh IPA on the planet facilitated a paradigm shift in 2012 with the launch of Stone Enjoy By IPA. Not only did we brew this beer with more than 10 different hops, we brewed it specifically NOT to last. Acclaimed for its groundbreakingly short shelf life, this intense double IPA brought forth a whole new concept of what constitutes “fresh” – guaranteeing fans the ultimate level of hoppiness. For Stone Enjoy By Tangerine IPA, we added the tangy zeal of a mandarin fruit’s juicy nectar. The result… freshness has never tasted as ripe for the picking as this does right now.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 22 fl oz bomber bottled on 23rd April 2016 and to be enjoy by 30th May 2016. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: It poured a clear golden orange colour with a two finger off white head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet zesty and juicy mandarin and a hint of grapefruit zest and pith.
Taste: Very citrusy with sweet mandarin and bitter grapefruit pith and zest. There’s a hint of pine and caramel malt with the bitterness nice and lasting.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: For some reason I thought I had a bit more time to drink this. But in any case, I did manage to drink it within its limit. It was a great Double IPA with nice mandarin sweetness and grapefruit bitterness that lasts.

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