Tierra De Frontera Pale Ale

Pale Ale, abv 4.5%

Appearance: Red body. with a large head. Settles to a finger creamy head. 

Smell: Light hops smell. Sweet with some small citrus. 

Taste: Nice round body of the hops but definitely more hops than a pale ale should have. A long thinning bitterness finish from the hops. Not much else going on.

Mouthfeel: Highly carbonated. Really affects the taste. Medium body. 

Overall: This is overall an drinkable beer (thats if you can be lucky like me and not find a contaminated beer). It has pretty much one note it keeps strumming. Its not anything special but it also isn't bad. The hop flavor is good but suffers of the downfalls of single-hopped beers, not much to round it out. The carbonation is a tad odd since it is very sharp and muted anything upfront. I am unaware if there is any flavors or character in the taste upfront because of the carbonation. The water was not filtered since you can taste quite a bit of minerals in the beer. 

2.2/5 

d'Achouffe N'ice Chouffe

Belgian Strong Ale, abv 10%

Appearance: Deep brown-amber with a large tall head. Settled to a very thing head with good lacing. 

Smell: Carmel apple, spices (small cinnamon and cloves), and dark malts. Some spicy yeast smell, and a bit of oranges. 

Taste: Thyme, yeast, and dark malts. Lots of spices that are very well balanced. Starts up sweet with the thyme, has a body made up of malts, yeast, and generally made up spices. Finished up with a soft hop bitterness.

Mouthfeel: A little heavier than a medium body beer. Moderate carbonation. 

Overall: The thyme and curaçao are certainly interesting pairing. They balanced out the rest of the beer, which had a lot spices and yeast smell. 

4/5 

Tyris De Valencia Malta de Blat

Wheat Beer, abv 5%

Appearance: There was a lot of sediment in the bottle but quite of been did make it into the drink. Gold color body with a thing lacy head. 

Smell: Can't smell hops, its mainly just yeast. Maybe a little citrus. Very weak on the nose.

Taste: Very smooth upfront but very little to offer as far as taste. The hops kicks in on the end. very crisp finish that ends quickly.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body. light carbonation.

Overall: This is overall a very smooth beer. Low alcohol. Its single hopped and for a wheat beer, sticks out quite a bit. There is no body here at all and honestly feels like a bud with a hop finish. Might be fine for some people but really leaves me unimpressed.

1.6/5 

Struise Tsjeeses

Christmas Belgium Strong Pale Ale, abv 10%

Appearance: Dark red pour. Off-white creamy looking head. Settled to a half a finger head. Little lacing.

Smell: Carmel yeasty smell. Its very earthy and spices. Cloves and herbs. Good apricot.

Taste: Mixture of clove, anise, ginger, and cinnamon. Some nutmeg followed by a large yeasty taste. The yeast is in the forefront in this beer. Some great sweet molasses tasting yeast. 

Mouthfeel: Medium body. Low carbonation. 

Overall: Great beer. Very different than most christmas/winter beers I've had. Most of it's flavor relies on its yeast taste. It is a great taste, the spices are playing background. It is a outstanding beer that just makes me warm all over. 

4.1/5 

Maier Pale Ale

Pale Ale, abv 4.5%

Appearance: Half a finger head with little retentions. Settles to an off white small layer on top of the beer. Very hazy orange body. Lots of sentiment at the bottom. 

Smell: Orange citrus. Sweet honey. Its hard to describe this, but when agitated the citrus and honey mix combines to a salty almost sweet oceany smell. 

Taste: Very astringent finish. It is a weird hop flavor at the end. Honey smell is almost gone. Citrus there in the front. The beginning and middle are nice and crisp then the finish is something odder. There is a small gap then it hits your with his high note of hops that ends very astringent. 

Mouthfeel: Light body, light carbonation. 

Overall: This was a confusing beer. As I kept drinking the beer it kept changing. I dont know if palate was adjusting to it but the astringency kept diminishing but at the same time there was loss in the other flavors. The smell was very confusing but it was not that good. Overall not a great beer and I probably would have a hard time recomending this beer to people.

1/5 

Oude Geuze Boon

Gueuze, abv 7.0%

Appearance: Three finger fizzy white head. Apricot dark golden beer. Settles to half a finger very puffy head.

Smell: Strong citrus smell. Very musty smelling. Some pepper. Smells damp. Green apple. 

Taste: Upfront lemon citrus and tart. Obviously sourness. Vinegar taste. Funky barnyard taste. Dry finish that is started by the tartness. 

Mouthfeel: Moderate carbonation. Medium body. Dry the whole way.

Overall: Pretty good beer. Being not too well versed in Belgian gueuze I cant make a large claim about it. To me its drinkable and very funky and complex enough to enjoy. I love the funk and down right barnyard taste to it. As someone who fell in love with sour beers not too long ago I can say I will return to this one once I try more. 

?/5 (dont have enough experience in sours)

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Hefeweizen, abv 5.4%

Appearance: Brown-red color. Large head (3-4 fingers) the subsided to one finger. Good retention. Very creamy head the whole way down. A few floaties. 

Smell: High banana notes with a nice bubblegum smell. Cloves still lingering. Some yeasty smell hanging around but mostly overtaken by a toasty brown bread smell. Light caramel and malt.

Taste: Although ripe banana taste is still here, as on the notes, it is mellower. The maltiness steps forward. Compared to the regular hefe, its just so well blended given the bigger malt aspect. Spicier finish. A little bit of raisin. Nutty in the middle.

Mouthfeel: Nice coating feeling. Very pillowy and sticks around. Nice and creamy. 

Overall: Amazing beer. Having just tasted the hefe, I cant help but compare them.The hefe is just a better beer all around. Although the maltiness seems to blend to flavor of the banana it misses something by doing that. It is obviously a denser more rich beer, but every aspect of the hefe seem to out-do the drinking experience. By no means in this a bad beer, its actually an amazing beer, but its hefe brethren is just that much better. 

4.5/5

Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Hefeweizen, abv 5.4%

Appearance: A golden slightly hazy color. Very large creamy head. Decent retention. The head seems to be tight and creamy on top by when viewed from the side it has large bubbles. 

Smell: Fruity. Banana bread, apricots. Amazing bready yeasty smell. Light spices. 

Taste: Wheaty, bready. That banana bread smell is still in the taste. The spices are a little more present in the end. A little more fruity than the smell in the middle. 

Mouthfeel: HIgher on the carbonation. Very smooth though. Light body. 

Overall: What more can be said about this beer that hasnt been said? It's the standard of wheat beers. Its light fruity but layered enough to drink. The yeasty, bready, spicy, fruity smell and flavor are outstandingly well balanced. Just over a top notch beer. Beyond great.

4.7/5