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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, DUST Blending, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends

DUST Le Morris Gamay

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Brewery: DUST Blending
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8.1%
Style: Lambic – non-Lambic Blends
Other Notes: #022 Saison / Lambiek / Wine blend

Brewer Description: (from bottle) #022 Barrel aged Saison/Lambiek + Gamay.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle. Bottled in April 2022. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear red colour with a slight pinkish orange tinge, and a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving sparse lacing.
Aroma: Blackberry, grape skin, red wine vinous, wood, with a splash of blackcurrant.
Taste: As you’d expect from the aroma, maybe even better, with blackberry, grape skin, blackcurrant, red wine vinous, wood, and light musty funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: The flavours I’m getting are just right up my alley, and it was enjoyable and just drinks great.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, DUST Blending, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends

DUST Le Morris Riesling

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Brewery: DUST Blending
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8.7%
Style: Lambic – non-Lambic Blends
Other Notes: #021 Saison / Lambiek / Wine blend

Brewer Description: (from bottle) #021 Barrel aged Saison/Lambiek + Riesling.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle. Bottled in April 2022. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: Poured a clear golden colour, although there is a lot of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. It had a one finger white head that had good retention, and eventually settled to a ring around the glass while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: White wine vinous, grape skin, light tartness, wood.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, white wine vinous, grape skin, wood, and a touch of apple peel.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: It was enjoyable, light and refreshing. Especially good on a hot summer day.

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

Métaphore Pay In Blood

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A mixed fermentation beer with tart cherries, aged in oak barrels for 18 months.

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

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 1st November 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice red colour with an orange tinge, and a one finger pinkish head, that had good retention and eventually settled to a ring around the glass while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, cherries, wood, and lightly vinous.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, cherries, wood, and a touch funky.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Nice aroma and flavours, although carbonation might have been a touch too high, making it not as easy drinking as it could have been. Still enjoyable though.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Belgium, De Dolle Brouwers

De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2019 Barrique 10

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Brewery: De Dolle Brouwers
Country: Belgium
ABV: 12%
Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Other Notes: 2019 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Stille Nacht aged in oak barrels for 3 years. Refermented in the bottle.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle, brewed in 2019, bottled in 2023, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a big two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin cap, while leaving fluffy lacing.
Aroma: Oak, barrel, vanilla, fruit cake, lemon zest, lime, candied orange, white wine grapes, damp wood, with a touch of funk.
Taste: Very lightly sour and tart, oak, vanilla, lemon zest, lime, candied orange, damp wood, and light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable sipper with strong barrel character and good complexities in both aroma and flavour.

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

Métaphore Colosseum of Life 2022

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 5.7%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: 2022 is aged in oak barrels for one, two, three and four years. While the 2021 is basically the 2022 without the additional year.

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A blend of coolshipped, spontaneously fermented beers aged in oak barrels for one, two, three and four years. It is made entirely from local organic ingredients representing its environment and is composed of the best barrels of the seasons. It exhibits the constant productive tension between untamed nature and human refinement. This beer is defined by the elements it was exposed to, under the stars in the open air, and the time necessary to slowly reach a harmonious state over the years. This blended rustic beer with a sense of time and place is ready to be enjoyed here and now. Best shared in good company. Na zdravi! Jiří.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 1st November 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, orange, mandarin, citrus peel, oak, musty, funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, citrusy, orange, orange peel, oak, funky.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking with balanced citrus, woody and funky notes in the aroma and flavours.