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

Métaphore Defiance

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Brewery: Métaphore
Country: Czech Republic
ABV: 7.2%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A mixed fermentation beer with Nitra grapes aged in oak barrels for 18 months. The year 2020 was undoubtedly a tough one and full of unexpected events for many. Just as an old grower was faced with a challenge to sell his crop, since demand was near to none that year, I was offered to make use of it. This late harvest, early November, very ripe berries were then put to macerate in a barrel aged beer. To me, until then unheard of a grape and a chance to create against the odds helped to build unique beer. Na zdravi!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.36
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, with a best before date of 1st November 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep red colour with a slight orange tinge, and a nice one finger pinkish head that had good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Grape must, funky, vinous, and wood.
Taste: Lightly sour, grape must, wood, funky, red wine vinous, with some red berry notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate spritzy carbonation.
Overall: Good enjoyable aroma and flavours, with some nice complexity.

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.

2 - Maybe (likely wouldn't buy, might drink), Beer Reviews, Brasserie Ammonite, France, Wild Ale

Ammonite Symphonie Solera IV

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Brewery: Brasserie Ammonite
Country: France
ABV: 5%
Style: Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle in French) Cette cuvée est issue de l’assemblage perpétuel de tous les millésimes depuis la naissance de la brasserie. Élaborée selon la pratique de la Solera, elle est l’empreinte du temps. Bière de fermentation spontanée, élevée en ex-fûts de vins bourguignons.

(translated to English) This vintage comes from the perpetual blending of all the vintages since the birth of the brewery. Developed according to the Solera practice, it is the imprint of time. Spontaneous fermentation beer, aged in ex-Burgundy wine barrels.

My rating: 2
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 2.9

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, bottled on 8th October 2021, poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: It was a lightly cloudy pale straw blonde colour with a thin white head that dissipated quickly to nothing, while leaving no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, green vines, dill pickles, pickled cucumber, microgreens, unripe guava, with a splash of lemon.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemonade, microgreens, pickled cucumber, lemon juice, with light vinous notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: A strange one for me, overly green, and the aroma and flavours just didn’t come together well for me. I love pickles and pickled vegetables, but that did not work in beer.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Insight Cellars, Wild Ale

Insight Cellars Sunstead: White Peach

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Brewery: Insight Cellars
Country: Denmark
ABV: 6.3%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Danish Wild Ale with fresh white Saturn peaches. 2023 vintage. 2657 btls

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our Sunstead series captures the essence of perfectly ripe stone fruits, allowing us to savor the warm flavors of summer all year long. The base beer is a blend of one, two and three-year-old Danish Wild Ales aged in white wine barrels. We racked this onto freshly destoned and crushed white Saturn peaches at a rate of over 600 grams of peaches per liter, and left it to macerate with the fruit for over a month before bottling. This complex, soft and juicy beer tastes almost like biting into a fragrant peach, transporting you back to the high days of summer no matter when you drink it.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.47
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml caged and corked bottle, 2023 vintage, bottled on 31st August 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, fresh juicy peach flesh, peach skin, with light wood and a touch of funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, super juicy, ripe peach, peach juice, a splash of lime, and light notes of funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very juicy ripe peaches in both the aroma and flavours. Really enjoyable and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Insight Cellars, Wild Ale

Insight Cellars Rhineland Harmonie

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Brewery: Insight Cellars
Country: Denmark
ABV: 8.5%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Rose-inspired Danish Wild Ale with Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes from Germany. 2021 vintage. 1860 btls

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer is a blend of 75% two-year-old Danish Wild Ale macerated with fresh Riesling grapes from the Mosel wine region in Germany and 25% three-year-old Danish Wild Ale macerated with Pinot Noir grapes from Rhodt unter Rietberg, Germany. We carefully crafted this blend to evoke the pink hue, mild tannins and delicate fruit flavors of European rosé wines. The final blend was then aged in stainless steel to achieve a deeper and more harmonious wine character. Like a fine wine, this beer is an excellent candidate for extended aging due to its high proportion of German Riesling grapes.

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

Intro: A 750ml caged and corked bottle, 2021 vintage, bottled on 2nd August 2023. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy pinkish orange colour, with a thin pink head that dissipated quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart berries, redcurrant, gooseberry, grape skin, rose vinous, wet wood, with light funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, mixed berries, redcurrant, gooseberry, green apple with peel, grape skin, rose vinous, a touch green, and notes of wood.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were pretty good although a bit green for Riesling.