Trappist Zundert 10 Jubileum

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This Quadruple ale is 10 Jubileum from Trappist Zundert in Zundert Netherlands. This is a Trappist brewery where monks brew beer. This 10th-anniversary beer is only for purchase at Zundert’s gift shop. However you can purchase their beer here in the United States, they are imported by Murchent DuVin. I had Zundert’s quad while touring the Belgian Trappist breweries with Belgian Beer Me! tours. I think this iteration of their quad is just cellared longer than the regular quad, but I could not find any information. This quad pours a dark/deep brown with a one-finger beige head. The aroma is coffee-like, dark, malty, licorice, and full. The flavor is coffee-like (light on the coffee), dark, malty, and licorice, with a light smokey note in the back of the mouth. The regular quad had more of a pronounced smokey note than this. The mouthfeel has a fuller feel. This quad finishes with a full-body, malty, and dark finish. The aftertaste is of malty licorice. Zundert 10 Jubileum is very good, with an A+. Something that you should have if you are in Zundert’s neighborhood. It is a smoother version of an excellent Quadrupel Ale. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brewery Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

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This sour Flemish Red Ale is Duchesse De Bourgogne from Brewery Verhaeghe. This Ale is produced in Vichte, Belgium, and is 6% ABV. The beer is matured in serval barrels from a blend of young and old beer. This beer pours a deep red/brown color with a one-finger light beige head. The aroma is sour, fruity, and sweet with some alcohol. The flavor is tart, sour-ish, fruity (cherry-like), and smooth. The taste is reminiscent of light-flavored cherry cola. This beer has a light feeling in the mouth. Then it has a smooth tart and fruity finish. The aftertaste of fruity tart flavor does not linger for long. This beer is delicious and on that is A+. I think this is well-blended and something not to be missed. No flavor is off and/or out of place. I also found this to be refreshing. I hope you do as well. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brauerei Ayinger Bavarian Pils

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This beer imported by Merchant DuVin is Bavarian Pils from Brauerei Ayinger. This beer is brewed in Aying, south of Munich, Germany. They have been brewing beer since 1878. This Pilsner is 5.3% ABV. Ayinger uses aromatic hops from the Hallertau region of Germany in this highly fermented (bottom-fermented) beer. This Pils pours golden with a one-finger light white head. The aroma is sweet, bready, light, and floral. I think the hops in here are giving that floral smell. The flavor is sweet, floral, dry, clean, and light-bodied. This has a light feeling in the mouth. Then it finishes clean and dry with a dash of sweetness. The aftertaste is clean with less of a dryness. Nothing really sticks around in the aftertaste. This beer is a better version of all the domestic macro pilsners. This Bavarian Pils is a B. Ayinger has brewed a very easy-to-drink beer with this Pilsner. You can have a few of these without tiring of the flavor(s). I highly recommend this pilsner. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Trappistes Rocheford 6

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We are back to Belgian beer…for now. This one is Trappistes Rocheford 6. This is a Dubbel-style beer, that is 7.5% ABV. Monks at their Abby brewed this beer in Rocheford Belgium, which I have visited. This Dubbel is in a proper Rocheford glass from the distributor Merchant DuVin. Thank you to them for Thant. This ale pours a light brown Carmel color with a one-and-a-half finger beige head. The aroma is sweet, malty, and light licorice-like aromas. The flavor is dark, sweet malty, and light-bodied. This also has some candy-sugar-like flavors. The mouthfeel is on the lighter side. Then comes a light-bodied sweet malty caramel finish. This beer is not as heavy as some other Dubbels. There is a nice malted semi-sweet aftertaste that lingers a little. This is a prime example of a Belgian Dubbel. I give Trappistes Rocheford 6 an A. The light body keeps it from perfect, but I recommend this Belgian Dubbel. If you have any beer reviews you would like to see then comment below. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

NoDa Brewing Company

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I have been posting a lot of Belgian beer recently and thought it was time for something non-Belgian. This is Carolina Quencher from NoDa Brewing Company locally made in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is a 5.2% ABV tropical wheat ale. This wheat beer has passion fruit, orange, mango, guava, and pineapple. This beer sounds like a tropical fruit bomb. This beer pours yellow with a one-finger quick, thin, and fizzy head. The aroma is fruity as expected, with orange and passion fruit. I did get the faintest smell of pineapple, guava, and mango. They were almost not there. The flavor is juicy and fruity with passion fruit, orange, mango, pineapple, and guava. These fruit flavors do flatten a bit overall as this beer warms. This has a light mouthfeel. Then you’ll find a juicy and refreshing fruit finish. The aftertaste is fruity orange and passion fruit. The other flavors fade out in the finish. This is a good sessionable beer with good flavors that aren’t overpowering. I give Carolina Quencher an A+. Do drink this beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Trappist Westmalle Trappist Dubbel

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Today’s review started as an idea from Mechent DuVin sending me a few Belgian beer glasses. Two Westmalle and Trappist Rocheford. Thank you again to Mechent DuVin for sending them. This beer is Westmalle Trappist Dubbel. This Dubbel is 7% ABV, from Malle, Belgium. I have reviewed Westmalle Extra and Trippel. You can use this blog search feature to find them. This beer brewed by Trappist monks pours a deep brown color with lighter brown edges and a two-finger thick beige head. That head slowly dissipates. The aroma is malty, sweet, and strong. The taste is malty, dark, sweet, smooth, and strong. The flavor is stronger than the aroma. This has an almost full feeling in the mouth. This beer has a sweet/smooth, malty finish with a little boozy note. Then you find a malty, sweet, smooth aftertaste that lingers briefly. This is a delicious beer that is well deserving of an A. I think this is as good as Chimay Blue if not the same. I highly recommend Westmalle Trappist Dubbel. But if you want the best experience of this beer, then drink one at Westmalle restaurant. You can beat freshness. This is still as good. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Proper Glassware

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I’d like to thank Merchant DuVin for the four new Belgian beer glasses. This importer of mainly European beer is my favorite because they import some of the best European beers to the U.S., like Westmalle, Trappist Rochefort, Orval, and Lidemans just to name a few. Go to their website to find the entire beer lineup. There will be a review soon with Merchant DuVin. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Kabrew Kumiho IPA

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I purchased the other beer at the Super G Mart international grocery store. This is Kabrew Kumiho IPA. This IPA is produced near the  Cheongpyeong-myeon, Sangcheon-ri, and Sangsaek-ri, with Cheongusan Mountain to the west and Bulgi Mountain to the east. This IPA is 6.3% ABV. This beer pours a deep orange color with a light one-finger beige head. The aroma is bitter, orange, hops, and malty. This smells like a more traditional IPA. The taste is orangey, light pine, bitter, and hoppy. It has an overly bitter flavor that as this beer warms that bitterness intensifies. This has a medium feeling in the mouth. This IPA has a somewhat harsh bitter finish. The aftertaste is a bitter orange that does linger. This has a harsh flavor that is not good. Kumiho IPA is a low D-. I nearly finished this beer. By the time I was 90% through this IPA, the bitterness had become too strong, and I just couldn’t finish. I really don’t recommend Kumiho IPA. Don’t drink this! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Awesome Brewing Co. Seongsu-Dong American Pale Ale

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Yesterday I went to Alley 51 at Super G Mart in Pineville, NC a part of Charlotte. Alley 51 is a food hall/food court with mainly Asian food. Then I went through the Super G Mart and found Seongsu-Dong American Pale Ale brewed in Seoul South Korea. Seongsu is described as the Brooklyn, NYC of Seoul. This Ale is 4.5%. I haven’t seen many Pale Ales that low in ABV. This pale ale pours a deeper shade of yellow with a two-finger thin white head. The aroma is sweet with citrus fruit, and this has a decent hop aroma. The flavor is semi-sweet, citrusy, bitter/hoppy, and has a very light bread note. I found that interesting but out of place in a pale ale. This has a lighter feel to the mouth. This beer comes to a citrusy finish with a bit of hoppy flavor. The aftertaste is semi-sweet with citrus and some hops. But this does linger before fading like a song on the radio. I’ve never had South Korean beer or craft beer. This was good and sessionable. I give this an A. I almost gave it an A+ but the bread note knocked back it just a millimeter. I would recommend this beer if you can find it. It’s good. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Chimay Grande Resérve 2019 Oak

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I bought this Chimay Grande Resérve from the Chimay taproom and restaurant while on a Belgian Trappist Beer tour with BBM! (Belgian Beer Me!). This Chimay is from 2019, February of 2019 to be exact. This Chimay is 10.5% ABV. This beer is aged 40% French and 60% American oak barrels. This beer undergoes three fermentation processes: cave, barrel, and bottle. Chimay does this type of beer, every year with a different barrel or liquor. This 2019 Chimay pours a deep brown with a two-finger steady beige head or cream. The aroma is boozy licorice, oak, and some dark fruits. The flavor is okay, boozy, caramel, licorice, and vanilla. This big beer is light-bodied and smooth. It has a fuller feeling in the mouth. Then this beer finishes with a sweet vanilla and caramel. The aftertaste is semi-sweet yet lightly boozy with hints of vanilla. This be is fantastic and delicious. I give Chimay Grande Resérve 2019 Oak and A+. This is a beer you don’t want to miss, I highly recommend this. It is just perfect and well-made. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!