Mark

Humpty Humpin', CA

Checkins

86

General rating

4.25

 
4.25

about 1 year ago

 

Nath (2017)

Vegetal, lightly funky, moderately sour.

3.75

about 1 year ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise 2021

Very floral nose, mixed in with the grapefruit notes I like in new St Gilloise.

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

Rose De Gambrinus (2023)

Surprisingly light on the raspberry character considering how young it is, still tasty.

3.75

about 1 year ago

 
3.75

about 1 year ago

 

Drogone Lambic (2023)

Earthy, poopy notes at the front, sweet grapey flavors.

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

50 Degrees N - 4 Degrees E (2020) (Cognac)

Soft acidity, nice liquor notes.

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

Fou’ Foune (2022)

Phew! Pretty damn sour, especially for such a young Fou. Great apricot fruit though.

4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Iris (2004)

Light musty funk, oxidized notes on the palate.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2005)

Musty, dusty funk, light acidity.

4.75

over 1 year ago

 

Iris (2013)

Briny notes over moderate funk and earth. Yum.

4.75

over 1 year ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2021)

Red wine notes up front, not much funk behind it.

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Classic Gueuze (2023)

Pricey pour, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Light lemony acidity, hints of funk. I'm here for pizza!

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Lou Pepe Framboise (2010)

Faded color, but still plenty of dusty raspberry on the nose and palate.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Le Plaisir 2021

Riesling-y notes bit as prominent as the last time, still goodly white wine grape notes.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2016)

Surprisingly carbed - pleasantly effervescent, the funk level is light for GCB.

4.25

almost 2 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2022)

Grapey with a healthy shot of that characteristic St Lam funk.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2021)

Grapey with a healthy shot of that characteristic St Lam funk.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Boon

Shy cherry character on the nose, some nice sour cherry notes on the palete.

3.75

almost 2 years ago

 

Chenin Blanc

Eh. Chenin Blanc is an unexciting grape IMO, and it's thoroughly unexciting here.

3.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Cuvée de l’Espérance

Less distinctive this time. Still good, but more generic Cantillon-good this time.

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2022)

Less curry than the last time I tried this, but still an oxidized mess to me. Can't understand the hype around this beer. 🤷‍♂️

3.25

almost 2 years ago

 

Signorina

Eh, it's not demonstrably better than your random bottle of St Lam.

3.75

almost 2 years ago

 

Lambic Haute Densité (2019)

Weird. Like a lambicbarleywine. Very lightly sour. Caramel notes on the finish.

3.0

about 2 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2010)

Sherry-ish oxidized notes up top, dusty funk on palate.

4.0

about 2 years ago

 

Vin Santo 2022

Nose is predominantly bretty funk, minerally notes, palate is hard to pin down - meaty? And white wine notes.

3.75

about 2 years ago

 

Barbera

Bright acidity, some subdued red wine grape notes. As it warms, some funk emerges.

4.0

about 2 years ago

 

Iris (2015)

Loverly, as aged Iris can be. Bitter and floral, mildly sour.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Beck- Hartweg 2021

Mineral and white grape notes on the nose, a bit odd kind of funk with white grape on the palate.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Iris (2007)

Seems a lot younger than an '07, bright lemony acidity.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Kriek (2018)

Soooo much cherry. Nothing else comes close.

5.0

over 2 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2022)

Bright peachy fruit along with some lambic funk. Noice. Happy Zwanze Day 2022!

4.75

almost 3 years ago

 

Bruoscella 1900 Grand Cru (2022)

Flat as Kansas, slight funk, but not nearly as funktastic as it should be with some age.

3.5

almost 3 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2020)

Fruit is buried beneath higher acidity compared to the other times I've had this one.

4.25

almost 3 years ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2012)

Nose is reticent, but you can still pick up plenty of funk.

4.25

about 3 years ago

 

Assemblage de l'Amitié

Bretty notes more pronounced than in the American version, briny finish.

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

Tarlantillon

Nice winy character, but nowhere near as interesting as Le Plaisir.

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie es Belge

Curry notes on nose and palate, weird!

4.25

about 3 years ago

 

Le Plaisir 2021

Interesting, really interesting. Whole array of white grape aromas and flavors, most noticeably goût de pétrol notes presumably from the riesling pomace.

5.0

about 3 years ago

 
4.5

about 3 years ago

 

Drogone Lambic (2021)

Very red vinous character, little funk.

4.25

about 3 years ago

 

50 Degrees N - 4 Degrees E (Armagnac) (2017)

Strong booze notes alongside the usual funk.

4.5

about 3 years ago

 
4.75

about 3 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Framboise (2015)

Brambly nose, fruity as hell.

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Kriek (2010)

Dusty cherry and baking spices, color faded but thankfully the beer hasn't.

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2003)

Light funk, smoove palate.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Racine (2021)

Delicate grapey notes.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2021)

Lemony acidity more prominent than usual for Cantillon gueuze.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Iris (2004)

Musty edge.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Fou’ Foune (2021)

Apricotty! Acidity is slight.

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Gueuze Loerik (2019)

Good despite the uncarb-ness, though it seems less characterful than Bruocsella, imo. Light funk, light acidity.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Rosé de Gambrinus (2018)

It's gone Fou Foune! It's seriously sour now.

3.75

over 3 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2017)

Hints of poo-ish funk to go with the usual grapefruity character.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 
4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Fou’ Foune (2021)

Sweet fruit on the nose, already got a tickle of acidity, light funk.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Drogone Lambic (2021)

Fruity light red wine character, bit of cherry cough drop in there, minimal funk.

3.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Monk's Café Cuvee de Monk's Gueuze

Lemony edge, big dollops of funk.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2019)

Bfln. Perfumey froooot. Acidity juuusst edging towards obtrusive.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2020)

Fruity, floral.

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2020)

This bottle is back to form, lotsa juicy apricot, medium-low acidity.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2015)

Not off like many of the bottles of this that I've had, nice fruit.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2015)

Huge dollop of wood on the nose. Standard Cantillon funk on the palate.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2019)

A bit higher on the funk, lower on the grapefruitiness than I usually get from this.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Mamouche (2014)

Got a few drops of the dregs - that's enough, really. Floral green pepper all day. Yeesh.

2.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2016)

Gentle funk, moderate sourness, mild grapiness.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2020)

Floral nose, juicy fruit on the palate, light funk.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Iris (2004)

Nice funk, modest acidity.

4.75

about 4 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2020)

Disappointing. Wharz the froooot? It's got acidity! Much more than one would expect given its youth.

3.5

about 4 years ago

 
4.0

about 4 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2012)

Loads of grapey fruit.

4.5

about 4 years ago

 
4.75

about 4 years ago

 

Divin Lambic

Strongly grapey/winey.

4.75

about 4 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2013)

Color has faded to a blush orange, lots of poopy funk at the start of the nose.

4.25

about 4 years ago

 

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2011

Bright lemony acidity.

4.25

about 4 years ago

 
3.5

about 4 years ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2013)

Whiff of toothpaste mint, resolving into moderate funk, light acidity.

4.25

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2019)

Fresh grapey notes, far less of the usual Lam funk.

4.25

almost 5 years ago

 

Lambic d'Aunis (2017)

Good red wine notes.

4.0

almost 5 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2012)

Strangely, more white wine grape character than I've gotten from new bottles.

4.5

almost 5 years ago

 

Classic Gueuze (2011)

Still lemony, hints of funk.

4.5

almost 5 years ago

 
4.25

almost 5 years ago

 
4.5

almost 5 years ago