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Found this on a Detroit suburb mercy run with a few other gems. $29.99 for the 2017-2018 vintage. Best Before 10/04/2028. Happy to take a chance on it, and felt relatively confident that it would offer a decent experience. 7/8 Rulles Brune and 1/8...
Reddish brown body (depending on the light) with the expected relatively scant head and absence of any lace and retention. Having said that, there is a light film collar around the edge of the glass. Nose gives a gentle ethanoic acid note but it's...
Oh how times have changed. There was a time when Oerbier Special Reserva was pretty ubiquitous in the USA, on the shelves of the best beer stores everywhere - no more. This bottle was purchased at Sergio's, that Sergio himself pulled from a stash...
Lucked on a bottle of this in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Very happy to come across it, this is why I go into just about every beer store that I ever pass. This was barreled for 3 years and then blended with fresh Abt 12 and bottled in 2019....
2020 Vintage, will keep for 5 years according to De Ranke. Tea colored pour with a bubbly head that fades quickly - as expected. No retention, no lace. Fair enough given the style. Nose is surprisingly non-descript. Perhaps a little funk (that I...
11.2 oz "stubby" bottle as part of the Van Steenberge mixed, six pack. Same beer as this I think, with updated marketing and name. Compare and contrast those original notes with these! Beautiful, dark garnet pour, especially as the light catches...
2019 Reserve. Bottled 7/17/2019. Don't know if I remembering correctly but I thought this used to come in 750 mL bottles. Anyway ... 500 mL, deep, antique red colored wax. Capped. Bright looking orange brown pour which creates a decent, if light...
Described as a "Sour Brown Ale" 12.7 oz, corked and caged bottle, heavy bottom, the usual Allagash packaging. Strange pinkish hue on the pour. Settles with the head killed and a light brown body. Obviously I was expecting a Sour Brown, but honestly...
750 mL capped bottle with the usual 'The Bruery' presentation. The pour produces a fairly highly carbonated (at first) body, with a mahogany-red color. The head is scant and produces no lace. There is a nice clarity about the body, and it settles...
Additional notes 05/23/25 I'm pretty sure that this beer has gone through various naming conventions (it used to be called Bourgogne Des Flandres Brune / Bruin) and style categorizations, and a change of brewer/brewer name. As a result this now (I...
750mL corked and caged, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Damaged cork pops out ALARMINGLY quickly. Pour is a resplendent dark brown with a pretty decent amount of carbonation when considering the style. No lace to speak of, but a thin film on the...
On tap at the Brick Store on 10/16/2009. Description precisely as follows; 80% Altanta Brewing Co. 2007 Winter Ale + 20% Atlanta Brewing Co. Brown Ale, then aged in Jack Daniels barrels since 2007. Described by the brewer/brewery as a "Sour" and...
Single, 11.2 fl oz bottle from Michael's in Marietta, GA, USA. I think that this is an oldish bottle, but no matter, age will probably treat this well. Poured into the Terrapin snifter, this sits in the glass a still as a mill pond, looking like a...
330 mL single bottle, Greens, Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, USA. I dunno, I guess it's the style but this doesn't do much for me. Dirty dishwater (Dubbel) appearance, scant carbonation and a decent head, but it fades quickly (ABV?). A little lacing...
Notes added 09/18/2021 Last year I did manage to find a couple of bottles of 2011 Goudenband in Indianapolis (pictured in the body of this post), but these notes are on a bottle that I bought from Finest Belgian Beers and had shipped over. Blended...
Additional notes 10/6/24 Pictured with updated label from the old "barrels" label. Almost 20 years on since I first tried this. It's been a while, the label has changed, but here we are with a beer that is basically the same as it ever was. Very...