2022.04
I bought a bottle to celebrate filing my 2021 taxes. Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.
The beer is wonderful. Lots of lambic tartness with a cherry sweetness on the finish.
Rating = 6 glasses
02 Feb. 2022
From the label: "Belgian Ale brewed with spices." Printemps is a wonderful saison. It lacks some of the funk of Fantôme Saison. It is super carbonated.
Rating = 5.5 glasses
Regional beer based on malt, spelt.hops US.as
It was developed and manufactured jointly with our American friend Shaun Hill (Hill Farmstead Brewery, Greensboro, Vermont, USA). It continues to be brewed at our facilities in Braugies.
We exchanged our know-how to create this blond with pronounced bitterness with a slight lemon aftertaste.
From the label: "classic saison brewed with spelt and an abundance of noble hops."
Tasting notes
(202201) A fine saison. I left too much yeast in the bottle while pouring.
Rating = 5 glasses
Transatlantique Kriek is a dark cherry-red kriek. More sour than tart. Eh?
Rating = 2 glasses
Highball Drifter is a bourbon-barrel aged strong ale. Interesting and good but not great. Some vanilla, molasses, and bourbon.
Rating = 3 glasses.
Beer: Oude Gueuze 
March 31, 2021
The beer is growing on me. It has flavor but is not "imperial". I thought about upgrading the rating to 4 but think occasional purchases are not in the future.
Rating = 3 glasses
March 28, 2021
A second bottle splits the difference between "Eh" and "I like it!" I was not tempted to grab a bottle out of the fridge when I wanted something dark and did not want a second bottle last night.
Rating = 3 glasses
March 16, 2021
Kalamazoo Stout is good and interesting. I can't tell if I really like it or if it is "Eh". I have 5 more bottles for research. It is thin with a big charcoal bite. Perhaps the bite is licorice and not black malt. The label reports that it is brewed with brewer's licorice.
Rating = 4 glasses pending further research.
March 26, 2021
Baltic Sunrise is a nice beer. Coffee flavor is evident but not overpowering. It lacks what I look for in a Baltic Porter.
Rating = 3 glasses
Rating: At least 6 glasses.
March 16, 2021
Hercules is a great, old-school, West-Coast double IPA. Wonderfully bitter with enough malt to balance the flavor without being thick or sweet. A great beer for hop-heads. I forgot how good it is and am glad that Great Divide has returned to VA.
Rating = 6 glasses because it lacks the complexity of Pliny the Elder.
March 16, 2021
Hennepin remains one of my favorite saisons. I have had trouble finding it in stores for a few years. Found a 4-pack recently, drank one bottle and liked it so much that I returned tot he store and bought 2 more 4-packs. I fear that it is now a seasonal release. It has great flavor and a touch of sour and je ne sais quoi. Here are previous reviews. I am keeping the rating @ 6 glasses because it lack the specialness of Fantôme.
Rating = 6 glasses.
St.Bernardus Christmas Ale is an intensely dark beer with a full, yet slightly fruity flavour, overflowing with the tastes of winter and zesty seasonal aromas. Aniseed notes are complemented by hints of creamy caramel and fire-roasted chestnuts. This zestiness shows no signes of abating, pushing through to a magnificent finish of dried fruits and chocolate. Just like all of our beers, this brew bears the imprint of the unique St.Bernardus yeast (dating back to 1946), that gives it its own special complexity. Simply stated, St.Bernardus Christmas Ale is the perfect degustation beer to warm your heart and bring a glow to your loved ones on a cold winter night.
Jan. 25, 2021
Alex and I shared two bottles over the last couple of weeks. He liked the first bottle so much that I bought a second one for him for his birthday. It is a delight, a flavorful spiced Quad.
Rating: 5 glasses.
