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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Hong Kong, Wheatwine / Ryewine / Ricewine, Young Master Brewery

Young Master RyeØ Vintage 2018

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Brewery: Young Master Brewery
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 11.5%
Style: Wheatwine / Ryewine / Ricewine

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Rye wine matured in bourbon & rye whiskey barrels.

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

Intro: A 750ml bottle, vintage 2018, bottle 384 of 410. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: A rusty brownish orange colour, with a thin beige head that dissipates quickly while leaving sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Caramel, toffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, dark fruit, plum, prunes, with a splash of pine greenness.
Taste: Moderately sweet, toffee, caramel, dark fruit, prunes, plum, bourbon, vanilla, with a slight bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable sipper with good aroma and flavours. Body was thinner than expected though and I think a fuller body would have improved the experience.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Czech Republic, Métaphore, Wild Ale

Métaphore Here and Now: Apricot

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 7.2%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Batch L19

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A coolshipped and spontaneously fermented beer aged in oak barrel for 16 months and then aged for 12 months on fresh, local apricots. Unblended from a single barrel. This beer represents the singular magic of one night, captured and shaped by, in this bottle. It is meant to reflect the place, people and occasion of its birth. An attempt to capture a true imprint of one day – inimitable and unrepeatable.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, batch L19, with a best before date of 1st September 2025. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, apricot, oak, funk, with a splash of lemon zest.
Taste: Similar to the aroma, tart, apricot, lightly sour, oak, and light funk.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking with good apricot flavours, but stronger funk would make it more interesting.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, The Bruery (Bruery Terreux), USA, Wild Ale

Bruery Terreux Train To Beersel

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Brewery: The Bruery (Bruery Terreux)
Country: USA
ABV: 8.4%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Inviting – Oaky – Excursion

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Imperial sour blonde ale aged in oak barrels.

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

Intro: A 750ml bottle, 2017 vintage, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy dark orange colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, brett, lime juice, green apple, white wine grapes, cucumber, oak, damp wood, hay, vanilla.
Taste: Lightly sour, light funk, lime juice, lemon, white wine grapes, oak, with light notes of yellow stone fruits and apple cider vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were quite different from each other, but it was enjoyable to drink. Was hoping for more of the funk to infiltrate into the flavour though.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway, Stout - Imperial

Lervig Rackhouse Blue Plate Special

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 13.5%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Rackhouse. 2020 vintage. Bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with vanilla

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer is nostalgic. Growing up in 80s America I used to go to the local diners for their “blue plate special”. Pancakes, 2 bacon strips, toast and coffee. Nothing beats that bacon when it mixed with the maple syrup on the plate… This Maple Bourbon barrel aged Breakfast stout reminds me of the great diners of yesterday; may they reemerge in our world again!

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.64
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A gold waxed 375ml bottle, 2020 vintage, with a best before date of 29th July 2026. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a half finger brown head that dissipated fairly quickly to a ring around the glass, while leaving sparse lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, maple syrup, and bourbon.
Taste: Light to moderately sweet, maple syrup, vanilla, caramel, light roast, coffee, chocolate, bourbon, with a light lasting bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Rich, smooth, creamy, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: A very enjoyable sipper, with very good sweet and bitter balance, and great aroma and flavours to top it off.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway, Stout - Imperial

Lervig Rackhouse Canadian Lunch

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 14.1%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Rackhouse. Bourbon barrel aged stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Canadian Lunch uses all the top notes from additions of cocoa nibs, peanut flour & maple syrup, and layers them in harmoniously with the vanilla, coconut and tawny accents of our silky rich, toasty imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels for 12 months.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A gold waxed 375ml bottle, with a best before date of 29th June 2026. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a thin tanned head that dissipated quickly to nothing, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, chocolate, peanuts, vanilla, maple syrup, with notes of bourbon.
Taste: Light to moderate sweetness, vanilla, maple syrup, bourbon, light roast, chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, with hints of nuttiness.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: An excellent enjoyable sipper, with balanced aroma and flavours that work well together.