Month: September 2019
Brasserie de la Senne – Bruxellensis
Bruxellensis: 5.0 – For a brett amber it’s surprisingly tame. Oh sure you can sense that the brett is there, but it’s not gone feral. Overall though it’s muted and the taste is very abruptly there and then gone with just a hint of brett lingering and not much else.
Price Average: $6
Website: http://brasseriedelasenne.be/
Loch Lomond 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750mL
There is a rule of design where you put the most valuable information closer to the top-left as most people look there first (obviously our Arabic or Japanese readers would disagree among others). As such we too could not ignore the elephant that is is apparently the official spirit for golf, the King’s Game, or as we call it – a good walk spoiled. (One of our reviewers does occasionally golf, but we’re not sorry)
Brewery De Dolle Dulle Teve Tripel
Dulle Teve: 7.0 – The nutty and banana flavors are great here. This reminds you of what tripels should be, in terms of being filling, delicious, sweet but nutty, and not just a slightly odder pale as some have done of late. Well done.
Price Average: $6
Website: http://www.dedollebrouwers.be/
Old Mexico Oro (Gold) Tequila 750mL
Week 2 of the ‘Old Mexico’ brand our fury at them has only continued to grow in the interim. There is some saving grace here as this is not as terrible as last week’s Blanco, but that’s quite a low ankle height bar to clear. These for the same price so there’s no other way to say this – but go for the gold.
Trve Brewing Dhumavati Mixed Culture Smoked Ale
Dhumavati: 3.6 – A mixed culture smoked ale – dafuq? Then you try it, and well – it tastes EXACTLY like you expected from that series of words. It’s basically like if someone had some sort of farmhouse mixed culture ale, and then added a dash of liquid smoke – and well. Well. Well it’s not great y’all. We won’t disparage it too hard because like – maybe this is somebody’s jam – but who?
Price Average: $12
Website: https://www.trvebrewing.com/
Kulmbacher Monchshof Schwarzbier
Kulmbacher Monchshof Schwarzbier: 6.0 – That is certainly exactly what you want from a schwarzbier. It’s dark and roasted without the heaviness from a porter or stout. It’s not terribly crazy or crazy good and is by the books, but being average isn’t a problem here.
Price Average: $3
Website: https://www.kulmbacher.de/
Old Mexico Blanco Tequila 750mL
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another cheap but shit tequila. Yes no holding back on our thoughts for after the fold, we want this shit in the Google Search Results to ward you off it. This is actually a 2-parter with the silver this week and the gold next week, and while that’s better we must first start with the swill.
