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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
maybe Interesting, but not yet; revisit with another bottle
started Isolation under way; links to the journey in Cultures
done Isolation finished; links to the journey and the organism pages in Cultures
pass Enjoyed or learned from, nothing to isolate (pasteurised, filtered, or not the character I am after)

A date given as YYYY-MM or YYYY on a note was not recorded more precisely.

Brewery and beer names identify the source only; notes describe what I tasted and found, nothing more (see the disclaimer).

Notes

Grouped by producer, A to Z (a leading "The" is ignored); beers A to Z within each.

Start here

  • Tove: a note that became a journey, nearly finished.
  • Journeys: what happened after the decision.
Page Style Isolate? Updated
Boon
Oude Gueuze Oude geuze done 2026-11-07
Burning Sky
Saison Houblon Saison done 2026-11-08
Saison Provision Mixed-fermentation saison done 2026-11-08
Cantillon
Rosé de Gambrinus Raspberry lambic done 2026-10-18
Fair Isle
Tove Oak-aged ale refermented with blackberries started 2026-11-08
Holy Goat
Limonata Mixed-fermentation sour with lemons pass 2026-11-08
Shrinebuilder Super juicy golden sour done 2026-11-08
Mills Brewing
Mills Pils Mixed-fermentation lager pass 2026-11-08
PINTA Barrel Brewing
Rotation Wild Ale pass 2026-10-18
Time & Tide
Echo Bretted saison pass 2026-11-08
Timmermans
Lambicus Blanche Lambic-based witbier pass 2026-10-31
Lambicus Kriek Black Pepper Kriek with black pepper pass 2026-10-31
The Wild Beer Co
Rooting Around Barrel-aged wild ale with cherry wood and blossom done 2026-11-08
Yonder
Loop Gooseberry & Elderflower Oak-aged mixed-fermentation sour with gooseberry and elderflower done 2026-11-08