Shamus O'Sean Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Kind of like "Todays Tastings" but with a festive edge. Let me start off: Beer Cartel 1st December - Range Brewing - Electric Relaxation - Oat Cream IPA Citrus and pineapple aromas Fruity and smooth flavour Easy to drink Banger of a first up in this year's calendar 8.5/10 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Beer Cartel 2nd December - Mountain Culture - Room for Pud - Triple NEIPA Massively orange fruity aroma, juice-like Fairly high bitterness for a NEIPA Smooth mouthfeel though Alcohol nicely hidden, but warming 9/10 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Beer Cartel - 3rd December - Deeds Brewing - Add to Batter Slowly - Imperial Pastry Stout Aroma is smoky, roasty and strong berry fruit Fair smack in the mouth flavours: Roast; Burnt/Smoky; Tart fruit; Port or Liqueur-like, but not alcohol burn This one grows on you as you sip Very complex and robust Bitterness is not very noticeable because the other flavours dominate 8/10 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Beer Cartel - 4th December - Slow Lane Brewing - Whiter Shade of Ale - Belgian Witbier Good aromas of spice, herbs, citrus, coriander Unfortunately, let down a bit by mild flavours. Everything's pretty subtle: Malt, bitterness, herbal, spice (and no banana to speak or) Luckily today was 33°C, so it went down very well after some yard work 7/10 The can said to roll before opening to resuspend the yeast, so I did 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I hope you don't mind me tagging along, @Shamus O'Sean. Boozebud Day 1 Deeds XPA - exactly what I want if I'm after an XPA. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Boozebud Day 2 Ballistic Brewing Hawaiian Haze IPA. Just the thing for @Classic Brewing Co I think maybe different hops to the regular Hawaiian Haze. I'm a fan. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 definitely going to try this next year I was looking at it but really expensive now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Boozebud Day 3 Mountain Culture - Scenic Route Session Hazy Juicy. Hazy. Good. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Boozebud Day 4 Local Brewing Co - Pine Time West Coast IPA The first of the beers specifically brewed for the calendar. This one was a real surprise. The can suggests pine - which it has - but also has loads of pineapple. The most pineapple I've tasted in a beer before. Not something I'd do a big session on, but it was a really nice beer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Popo the Degenerate said: I hope you don't mind me tagging along, @Shamus O'Sean. Not in the least Popo. I encourage it. Also, anybody else out there who has got a Beer Advent Calendar of some type, or even the Beer Cartel one like me, or the Boozebud one like Popo, feel free to post photos and comments. It is interesting to get other drinkers views. I am on a chat with 4-5 other guys who all got the Beer Cartel Calendar. Reading their views is always interesting. Only one of them is looking forward to seeing if there is a sour beer in the calendar (there will be...). Plus those like @Uhtred Of Beddanburg might be encouraged to get one of the calendars next year. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Beer Cartel - 5th December - Seven Mile Brewing Co - Cali Cartel - Cream Ale Floral and citrus aromas Nicely balanced, pleasant flavour and bitterness Thirst quenching Kind of like a Paler Pale Ale I would be real happy to make a beer like this 7/10 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 42 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Not in the least Popo. I encourage it. Also, anybody else out there who has got a Beer Advent Calendar of some type, or even the Beer Cartel one like me, or the Boozebud one like Popo, feel free to post photos and comments. It is interesting to get other drinkers views. I am on a chat with 4-5 other guys who all got the Beer Cartel Calendar. Reading their views is always interesting. Only one of them is looking forward to seeing if there is a sour beer in the calendar (there will be...). Plus those like @Uhtred Of Beddanburg might be encouraged to get one of the calendars next year. I missed out on the Beer Cartel Calendar this year, I sort of hesitated about the price and then when I had decided it was sold out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, kmar92 said: I missed out on the Beer Cartel Calendar this year, I sort of hesitated about the price and then when I had decided it was sold out. Exactly the same for me then wondered how many beers in the pack I would not like for the price. Next year I might just go for it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Boozebud Day 5 - Mismatch Brewing - Lager Very clean and easy drinking. Could happily knock back a few of these. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 9:54 PM, Shamus O'Sean said: Beer Cartel - 4th December - Slow Lane Brewing - Whiter Shade of Ale - Belgian Witbier Good aromas of spice, herbs, citrus, coriander Unfortunately, let down a bit by mild flavours. Everything's pretty subtle: Malt, bitterness, herbal, spice (and no banana to speak or) Luckily today was 33°C, so it went down very well after some yard work 7/10 The can said to roll before opening to resuspend the yeast, so I did I love Slow lane's beers, five minutes from home 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Beer Cartel - 6th December - Akasha - Hop Actually - Hazy IPA Tropical aromas with pineapple leading the way. Higher bitterness with a lingering sweet flavour, I can only describe as like boiled lolly. This is a brew where you wished you had bought 2 advent calendars for. 8/10 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Beer Cartel - 7th December - Ocean Reach Brewing - Peach & Pineapple Parfait Sour Unmistakable aroma of a sour beer, with a hint of fruit in the background. Very clever flavours. I think you can pick the peach and pineapple. The haze and mouthfeel is from the oats. There is a sweet creaminess from the lactose. Those flavours really balance out the sour taste so it is more of a tingling on the tongue rather than a face pucker. 8.5/10 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Boozebud Day 6 - Temple Brewing - Okinawa Splice A take on the Splice icecream. Not quite a Splice but I can see what they were going for. A really interesting sour. Low on the sour/funky/yeasty flavour. A fuller mouth feel than a regular sour. Citrusy. I enjoyed it. So did my partner and she doesn't really like sours. I'd happily buy this one every now and then. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Boozebud Day 7 - Sauce Brewing - Beer Selfie Oat Cream IPA I've only had a few of this style before and this was as good as the others I've tried. Idaho7 and Sabro hops. Might give that combo a crack sometime. Worked in this one. It hid the 7% incredibly well. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Popo the Degenerate said: Boozebud Day 7 - Sauce Brewing - Beer Selfie Oat Cream IPA I've only had a few of this style before and this was as good as the others I've tried. Idaho7 and Sabro hops. Might give that combo a crack sometime. Worked in this one. It hid the 7% incredibly well. Something is wrong with your phone mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Beer Cartel - 8th December - Ballistic Beer Co - Experimental NZ Pilsner Lime & mandarin aroma. Plenty of bitterness. A clean but danky hop flavour. It is like smelling one beer (hoppy pale or an IPA) and drinking another (robust lager). I love it. 9/10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Beer Cartel - 9th December - The Uraidla Brewery - Infernal Dimension - Red IPA Sweet aromas. Strong malt and clean bitterness with rich beer flavour. Probably the beer of the case so far. 9/10 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Boozebud Day 8 - Bondi Brewing - Hazy Thicc Was a fairly standard hazy. Could have suffered from just being consumed out of the can. Brewed with Kveik which I didn't pick up at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 Beer Cartel 10th December - Kaiju! Beer - West Coast Double IPA Another cracker tonight. Aromas of rich stewed apricot and peach with a sweetness that promises a robust beer. Strong flavour and bitterness as the aroma promised. This one is designed for drinking slowly and appreciatively. 8.5/10 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Boozebud Day 9 - Hop Nation - Märzen Festival Lager Not something I'd usually drink, but I enjoyed it. Rich, honey, caramel and grassy were some of the descriptors. I'd agree with that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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