Beer Tasting¶
Not a tasting log. Most beers I open go unrecorded; the ones here stood out, either because they were remarkable or because they pointed somewhere I want to go.
Opening a bottle is often where a culture journey starts. Tasting is when I decide whether the bugs inside are worth isolating and making my own, so each note ends with that decision:
| Isolate? | Meaning |
|---|---|
| candidate | Worth isolating; dregs kept or a bottle set aside |
| maybe | Interesting, but not yet; revisit with another bottle |
| pass | Enjoyed or learned from, nothing to isolate (pasteurised, filtered, or not the character I am after) |
| started | Isolation under way; links to the organism page in Cultures |
Brewery and beer names identify the source only; notes describe what I tasted and found, nothing more (see the disclaimer).
Notes¶
| Page | Isolate? | Summary | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooting Around | started | Pale, sessionable wild ale with balanced funk and very mild acidity: my first taste of the wild funk, and the source of WBC Brut Brett and Lactobacillus Painintheassus. | 2026-09-23 |
| Rosé de Gambrinus | started | Cantillon's raspberry lambic: subtle, with the raspberry present but not dominating, and very easy to drink. Source of the Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus Brett. | 2026-09-23 |
| Shrinebuilder | started | Holy Goat's Brett-forward golden sour: the most tropical beer I have tried, and the source of Goaty Brett. | 2026-09-22 |
| Boon Oude Gueuze | started | Boon Oude Gueuze, Boon; source of Boon Brett and Boon Sacch. Placeholder, details to follow. | 2026-09-21 |
| Loop Gooseberry & Elderflower | started | Loop Gooseberry & Elderflower, Yonder; source of Loop Brett. Placeholder, details to follow. | 2026-09-21 |
| Saison Houblon | started | Saison Houblon, Burning Sky; source of BNSK Sacch. Placeholder, details to follow. | 2026-09-21 |
| Saison Provision | started | Saison Provision, Burning Sky; source of BNSK Brett. Placeholder, details to follow. | 2026-09-21 |
| Mills Pils | pass | Mixed-fermentation coolship lager from Mills Brewing, dry hopped; the dry-hop and wild character didn't gel for me. | 2026-09-18 |