International Beer Collector - experiences, beers, etc

[manticle]

Kaapse brouwers IRA

Pours clear amber, small head. Aroma of biscuit and toffee.
Flavour is loads of malty biscuit, decent bitterness and loads of pine. Tastes like there's a touch of rye spiciness too - will need to check.

Really well balanced and delicious beer, no gimmicks.

 

[Zorco]

New box arrived today. Looking forward to a few of these over the weekend!

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

The winter saison from last month was an absolute cracker!!!

 

[manticle]

Floreffe prima melior.

Long ago, I bought a floreffe 750 mL something or other that tasted strongly of liquorice and hot alcohol. I was not a fan. Can't remember the variety.

This floreffe, at this time is a totally different slice of cake. Rich, warm, complex, no discernible heat considering 8%. Holds a faint head, deep toffee, light choc, pumpernickel and brown bread crust.

Really good, might be the difference between well handled stock and not (first mentioned was dan murphys) but I hold floreffe in much higher regard than once I did.

 

[manticle]

This month arrived and I'm excited about most of the inclusions. Tripels, a troubadour ipa, a porter and a delicious looking 2013 quad. Got stuck into watou tripel but from aroma to first and subsequent sips I'm getting loads of dms. Underneath that is a very typical tripel. Not sure what's going on.

Typical tripel for me is good, by the way. Love tripel. Refreshing and deadly.

 

[Dave70]

Says of a 7.5% beer - 'refreshing'. Badass..

 

[homebrewnewb]

RedHill's wheat beer got me good one day when i was thirsty.

 

[manticle]

Have the beginning (or ending - hard to tell) of a very mild cold so maybe justice not being done but:

St Amatus vintage 2013.

Goodness me.

Smells and tastes like chocolate wine. Plums and stone fruits, very low carb, no alc hit whatsoever (11%abv).

My kind of quad and quad is my kind of beer.

The monthly sixer worth it for this alone.

 

[MHB]

Yep

 

[manticle]

De molen roest & rogge (rye red).

There's a reason de molen make a regular appearance in these six packs. Never a repeat, never a bad one.

 

[MHB]

They never disappoint, got my hands on a few bottles of Weer and Wind, Bourbon barrel aged barley wine.
About as good a barley wine as it has been my pleasure to get seriously messed up on.......

 

[manticle]

Unfortunately I seem to have got a bottle of that in this month's sixer, coupled with some other seedy looking beers like a postel dubbel and a st feuillen grand cru.

Not sure what to do - I'd commiserate by drinking beer but all I seem to have at hand is a delerium tremens christmas special, couple of leffe cascade ipa, piraat triple hop and a suspicious 750 of chimay grande reserve barrel aged. Seems I ordered some extra beers last month in addition to the regular 6.

Terrible idea. Any advice welcome.

 

[barls]

send the chimay to me for proper disposal.

 

[manticle]

I can't. I care too much.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

This month appears to be an absolute cracker, rubbing my grubby hands together!

 

[Brewman_]

I don't have it yet...

Need to go pick it up with a couple Westmalle Tripel's. Time to knock up a clone and need to refresh my memory on how it tastes...

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

OMFG.

 

[manticle]

de Molen win manticle’s prestigious ‘brewery of the last 8 months’ award.

Just tucking into one of my bonus piraat triple hops. The booze is strong with this one.

 

[MHB]

De Molen are seriously impressing the hell out of me!
Mark

 

[Zorco]

They never disappoint, got my hands on a few bottles of Weer and Wind, Bourbon barrel aged barley wine.
About as good a barley wine as it has been my pleasure to get seriously messed up on.......
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Been saving this one for a special moment of peace without the young ones around.

Glad to hear this opinion.