VanDaan

Hop Shop

Sang Bleu (2022)

Phenomenal. This beer is…evolving every sip you take. It’s special. Cherry and moss, super balanced, super soft. The opposite of battery acid. Very beautiful.

Oude Geuze Boon

Harsh yet subtle. Balanced fermented notes and great sour. Finish is almost champagne like.

Somni

Wow! So balanced, hop profile is lovely and the finish is lingering. Some kiwi, white grape, some lemon. So good.

Dekad

Refreshing ale, lemon and lime and hoppy finish.

Ampersand: Riwaka

Juicy, fresh, crisp, snappy.

Sounds Good BA 2022

What a banger. Boozy, chocolate, coffee. Very smooth and rich, also big nostalgic feelings of drinking coco on a winter’s morning.

Grolsch Finale 2022

Fun gimmick. Definitly champagne and white wine. Enjoyable. Is it a extraordinary beer? Not really.

KBS Espresso

Enjoyable. Sweeter then expected. Milk chocolate and freshly brewed coffee, but with some sugar. Killer creamy body and bitter finish. Yeah!

Mexican Hot Chocolate

It is pretty pretty in its subtle notes but i would like to see a little more character and expressiveness. Good stout overall.

Cryopop Whirlyboy

Locked in the beershop tasting post-session: Interesting beer, feels very fresh and crisp but I missed some layering. Good beer, not amazing.

Weizen 0.0%

Wow! I enjoyed this way more than I should. I really does have the esthery, banana vibe you get from a full-fledged weizen. Only thing i’m missing is the body and after but the first sips really are pleasant.

City Session IPA

Very drinkable session but a bit to tart and sour for my taste. After is very nice tho.

Versus: Hew

D&B has this unique zing to it, you have to like it. I personally love it.

Winter Hexagon

Very nice triple. Ripe with fruit but also some sour notes. Definitely notes of white grape and fig. Great beer.

Oculus Orbus

Thing with D&B is all of their beers are amazing but they all taste unique. The trademark is there, but the experience is always something else.

Don't Bring Me Down

As always, amazing. Soft lime and papaya but not overly sweet and totally deviating from the standard NEIPA’s around.

Aprication

The first melomel for me. Yeah I don’t know shit about Mead. Was it good? Yeah, if you like fanta and stuff. Good honey, bitter notes...eh, no foam? Dunno. But i’m sure it’s a high quality beer and very well mead (hehe).

The Gate

There wasn’t a sip of this beer I didn’t enjoy. Holy shit what an unbelievable depth and flavor. Juice, strawberry, blackberry, pineapple, rootbeer, icecream float. Amazing.

Versus: Hue

Soft, juicy, banger. Beautiful after.

Spheros

This is the most dry and bitter I had from them and I love it. Lemon zest with unripe pineapple, hint of mint in there a lots of bitter goodness. No carbonation AT ALL tho, might be a can thing. But nevertherless enjoyed it muchos.

Trading Places

Holy hell! What-an-hopbomb. I couldn’t even distinguish all the flavors in this massive beast. Big beer from big breweries.

Traverse the Polyverse

Now this! This is interesting. It’s like chewing on rose pedals. Sweet honey vibe and cherry. Stingy and bitter. Great

Deluxe Aeterna

Nice Ale to start an evening, but pretty bland and a watery body for D&B. Gonna strick to their DIPA’s for now.

Green C's

My goodness. So much going on here. First up is the sweetness. Not to sweet. Just perfect. It makes way for this beautiful soft bitterness. Honey, strawberry. Light grapefruit. NOT sticky. Very good.