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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Cerveza Granizo x The Rare Barrel, Chile, Farmhouse Saison

Granizo x The Rare Barrel Noble Alerce

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Brewery: Cerveza Granizo x The Rare Barrel
Country: Chile
ABV: 7%
Style: Farmhouse Saison
Other Notes: Collaboration with The Rare Barrel

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Spanish) El noble Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) es uno de los árboles más longevos del mundo, llegando a vivir sobre los 3.000 años, trascendiendo nuestra concepción del tiempo y espacio. Noble Alerce es una cerveza de fermentación mixta, elaborada en conjunto con The Rare Barrel (USA), y que maduró por pacientes 8 meses en barricas de Alerce de más de 100 años, que previamente fermentaron chicha de manzana y, anterior a eso, cerveza del sur de Chile. Más noble imposible!

(translated to English) The noble Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) is one of the longest-lived trees in the world, living for over 3,000 years, transcending our conception of time and space. Noble Alerce is a mixed fermentation beer, brewed in collaboration with The Rare Barrel (USA), that matured for eight months in Alerce barrels over 100 years old, which previously fermented apple chicha and, prior to that, beer from southern Chile. More noble impossible!

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.65
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 375ml bottle, with a best before date of June 2030. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet and tart, fresh cut apple, funk, with some citrus zesty notes.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, apple, citrusy, with some woody notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good look and aroma, but the flavours didn’t quite match up.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Mortalis Brewing Co. x Two Tides Brewing, Sour Ale - Smoothie / Soda / Pastry, USA

Mortalis x Two Tides Hydra Fluff Motif

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Brewery: Mortalis Brewing Co. x Two Tides Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie / Soda / Pastry

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour Ale brewed with pineapple, strawberry, mango, & marshmallow.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.32
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, with an unclear smudged date. Poured into the only glass available to me at the hotel.
Appearance: A thick carrot orange with a layer of milkshake like bubbles/head, and no lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, fruit punch, pineapple, strawberry, vanilla, marshmallow.
Taste: Lightly sweet, fruit punch, pineapple, strawberry, mango, orange, vanilla, and marshmallow.
Mouthfeel: Thick medium to full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: The flavour stands out as an enjoyable fruit punch smoothie that is easy to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Lambic - Gueuze, NaparBCN x Brouwerij Montaigu, Spain

NaparBCN x Montaigu Oude Gueuze

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Brewery: NaparBCN x Brouwerij Montaigu
Country: Spain
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Brewed and bottled at Brouwerij De Troch, Wambeek, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from bottle) For several years people has been enjoying “oude gueuze” and “lambics”. Naparbier has decided to blend his first oude geuze ever. This oude gueuze is a collaboration between Gunther Bensch (Brouwerij Montaigu / Vicardin) and Naparbier / NaparBCN.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.95
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, bottled in October 2015. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A very slightly hazy golden orange colour with a one finger off white head that had decent retention and eventually settled to a nice thin cap, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Funky, damp wood, green apple, orange peel, lemon, lime, and a touch herbal.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, green apple, orange peel, lemon zest, funky, wet wood, musty.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable and easy to drink, with good funk. Would’ve loved to try this fresh.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos, Flanders Red Ale

Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos Dansaert De Aquí Para Allá

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Brewery: Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: BA mixed fermentation Argentinian coolship roja collab with Juguetes Perdidos

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A fun collab with Juguetes Perdidos from Argentina who brought back to Belgium the legendary PH1 culture, the famous yeast that travelled the world of beer. Expect a strong sour experience! Dynamic evolution in the bottle. Yeast PH1 culture, extras lemon peel, orange peel, juniper berries, barrels aged in reworked Bordeaux.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.92
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on 20th May 2021, with a best before date of May 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: An amber reddish brown colour with a half finger beige head that dissipated quickly while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, cherry, prunes, red wine vinous, caramel, wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, red wine vinous, caramel, oak, with a lemon peel finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Quite sour for a Flanders Red, but the aroma and flavours are still pretty good.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Browar Stu Mostów x Funky Fluid, Poland, Stout - Pastry Imperial

Stu Mostów x Funky Fluid ART+43 Imperial Pastry Stout Dark Chocolate Carmelized Almonds Nitro

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Brewery: Browar Stu Mostów x Funky Fluid
Country: Poland
ABV: 10.5%
Style: Stout – Pastry Imperial
Other Notes: 35 IBUs

Brewer Description: (from website) To the extractive, Imperial Stout base we added extremely aromatic caramelized almonds, cocoa nibs, and infused it with the nitrogen to obtained the smooth & velvety texture!

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

Intro: A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of 29th March 2024. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Dark dark brown to black in colour with a thin tanned head, that had pretty good retention while leaving some sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Sweet malt, chocolate, caramel, almonds, with light dark fruit notes, plum, prunes.
Taste: Sweet malt, light roast, dark chocolate, almonds, caramel, dark fruit, plum, prunes, with a lasting nutty finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable sipper. It’s sweet, but I think that there’s just enough bitterness from the dark chocolate, roasted almonds, and hops, to balance out that sweetness.