TopShelfAles

Long Island / NYC

IG @topshelfales Professional beer buyer & overall badass connoisseur

Checkins

25

General rating

4.09

 

Mortal Bloom

Light but juicy. Meh.

3.25

about 1 year ago

 

Camerise (2021)

Funky grape skins and flesh. Barnyard action is heavy with layered oak. Damn tasty merry Christmas yall.

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

Founders Porter(2023)

Meh roasty with coffee notes and a bit of dark chocolate.

3.5

over 1 year ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2018)

Loving the St. Lamb. Too few and far between really I love my lambic with grapes and this is awesome. Vinous notes with barnyard funk. Good acidity and tartness with a bit of sweet that is enveloped by sour and wood. Welcome to the lambic world Jordan G.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Nath (2021)

Beautiful balance. Acidity - sweetness - fruit. Rhubarb and notes of blackberries and peaches with soft esters and apples.

4.25

about 2 years ago

 

Más Agave Grapefruit

Thick rich sweet as hell. Abv is hidden. Syrupy.

3.5

about 2 years ago

 

Citrus Squall

Naw. Grapefruit juice with light salt.

3.0

about 2 years ago

 

Breakfast Stout (2022)

Not their best vintage. Roasty and bitter. Gentle chocolate but overwhelming roast almost leathery.

3.25

about 2 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2019)

Beautiful bright funk and balanced. Not too sour or acidic just loads of yeast and barrel notes. A treat.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Wake Up World Wide Stout (2022)

Roasty and burnt barrels with dryness. Heat is hidden considering.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2018)

Sour. Acidic. Bodacious. Lots of yummy hops and white wine goodness.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Iris (2022)

Always love iris. Gentle hop hit that plays with the acidity.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Le Plaisir 2022

Grapes and peach notes. Bright acidity and balanced. Just a treat to be here.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Barbera

Banging. Big fruit notes showcasing grapes from Italy. Tart, funky, fruity and vinous. This beer bangs.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

La Corvée

Big berries. Nice tartness. Skins and something I can’t put my finger on it!

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2022)

LFG! This place is amazing 🥲 Lots of tart cherries. Not very acidic, pretty mellow overall with a nice sugar hit to balance it all out.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Classic Gueuze (2022)

Beautiful and balanced as you’d expect. Bright, funky, fruity with thick peach flesh and sweet nectar.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Fou’ Foune (2022)

Balanced and fruity. Shocker huh? Bright peaches and funky wood balanced out for a tasty treat.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Oktoberfest

Solid. Malty bodacious semi sweet with a crisp finish. Some caramel going on.

3.75

almost 3 years ago

 

Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout (2017)

Fantastic. 5 years old to the day and wow so much barrel and lush chocolate malts roasted with more barrel, vanilla and dry oak notes. Dang.

4.75

about 3 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2019)

Fantastic. Elegant and juicy bright deliciousness. Don’t even remember how I stumbled on this bottle but damn what a beautiful day for it. Nice tartness that is nuanced by sweet apricots and a lot of minerals

5.0

about 3 years ago

 

All Day Haze

Solid and easy drinking. Much better than I anticipated

3.75

over 3 years ago

 

Nath (2019)

Delicious with fruit and berries flavor galore.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

All Day Vacay

Ultra crushable sparkly vitamin water.

3.25

about 4 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2012)

Berry grape goodness. Tart and super fruity. Just damn. Like a sour Welch’s. Very happy with this.

4.75

over 4 years ago