Andrew Lord

HORAL's Oude Geuze Megablend (2024) Lord

Musty white wine oak barrels, mushroom compost, Brett funk & a little over-ripe pineapple dipped in cream cheese on the nose, taste is soft, chalky (reminiscent of Brie rind) lactic acidity, cooking apple peel, sherbet lemon & leathery oak barrel tannins.

Nath (2017) Lord

Shiitake-mushroom-like musty Brett funk and Wakefield Triangle forced rhubarb poached in white wine, lemon juice, lemon zest & aromatic leafy herbs on the nose; taste is tart lactic acidity, juicy, jammy steamed rhubarb, white-pepper-y funk & oak tannins.

Moriau Oude Geuze Vieille (2023) Lord

Restrained grainy aroma of wet oak, sliced button mushrooms & musty Brett funk; taste is oaky, lactic & tannic, with some lemon oil/pith & composting leafy green herbs; then leathery tannin bitterness, aromatic herbs & earthy, slightly bitty funk.

You Sure 'Bout That? Lord

Muted aromas of tangerine, waxy orange peel, CTZ dank pine, sawdusty creamed coconut & aromatic herbs; taste is a waxy whipped cream dessert with dried citrus peel, pithy tangerine segments & tropical fruit, dusted with desiccated coconut & cedar sawdust.

Sang Bleu (2022) Lord

Unusual, rich aroma of stewed blueberries, redcurrants & cranberries, masking any musty oak barrels, with soft lactic notes & subtle funk; taste is rich jammy berries soaked in lime juice, oak barrel tannin bitterness & peppery funk; then jammy red wine.

Nath (2023) Lord

Juicy Yorkshire forced rhubarb, rotting pineapple, leathery oak tannins, soft brett funk on the nose; & to taste, where the rhubarb becomes stringy, but still intensely juicy & fruity; then nutty turbid mash wheat, leathery tannins & peppery brett.

Fou’ Foune (2023) Lord

Mix and match ripe/bruised/squishy with apricot/nectarine/peach, then add (only slightly musty) oak barrels, soft lactic acidity, something halfway between pineapple cube sweets & rotting pineapple funk, mown hay & some chalky cream cheese.

Lean In Lord

Waxed grapefruit peel scattered with smoky black tea leaves, stringy tangerine pith & crushed pine needles on the nose; taste is tangerine marmalade spread on pithy tangerine peel scattered with grated grapefruit peel atop fluffy, oaty malts & black tea.

Death Vision Pt.2 Lord

Waxed (candied?) grapefruit peel, perfumed (aniseed-y?) spice & crushed pine needles scattered over squishy ripe pineapple rings on the nose; taste is zesty orange segments, punchy pine, waxy floral spice & crushed pink peppercorns atop nutty, oaty malts.

Boon Kriek Selection Lord

Rich ripe Morello cherries roughly chopped but not de-pitted, scattered liberally over a baked Brie coated with rich soured cream nose; taste is (almost jammy) rich sour cherries, with pit (stone) tannin bitterness, musty oak barrel & soft brett funk.

Le Plaisir 2022 Lord

A mix of plump, tangy & Sauternes like grapes roughly chopped & some oak barrel character on the nose; tangy grape & rich sultana taste, bright lactic acidity & soft brett funk; then grape skin tannin dries the palate; grape flesh & quince/lime jelly end.

Mamouche (2022) Lord

Aroma is elderflower pressé with elderflower & cracked pink peppercorns floating on top; taste is earthy, floral, aromatic elderflower, and cracked green & pink peppercorns, tangy lime jelly lactic brightness, little discernible funk; perfumed pepper end.

Sophia Lambic (2022) Lord

A 50:50 mix of plump white grapes & wrinkly Sauternes grapes, musty oak & horse blanket-y funk nose; taste is dry & chalky, vinous & fragrantly herbal, tangy white grapes dominate, with lactic acidity & bitty ped funk; grapes soaked in yuzu juice finish.

Lambic D'Aunis 2020 Lord

Juicy bit tangy red grapes chopped and drizzled with lemon juice, a little dollop of cottage cheese & red wine oak barrels on the nose; taste is juicy, jammy, skin on grapes with a gentle lactic acidity and little funk; then some white peppery spice joins

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2022) Lord

Old hay (straw?) bales, mushroom compost, bruised green apple & lemon pith nose; taste is effervescent, lemon balm, apple pomace, & oaky dry white wine; then gentle oak tannin bitterness & Brett funk joins; white pepper, crab apple, funk & leather finish.

Nath (2022) Lord

(School dinner) unsweetened rhubarb with waxy funk & new barrel oak nose; taste is stewed rhubarb enlivened with gooseberries & greengages and a herbal bitter twang; then waxy funk & musty oak & gooseberry skin tannins join; non-Wakefield rhubarb finish.

Reptilicus In Space Lord

Pineapple cubes, icing sugar dusted grapefruit, tangerine marmalade & smoky black tea leaves on the nose; taste is dusty (stale?) oatmeal soaked in astringent black tea, dried grapefruit peel & wood-smoked pineapple; then a woody tea tannin astringency.

Public Consumption Lord

Mandarin segments & bruised mango on a bed of lemon curd dusted with pine needles & a few dried chives; taste is complex, zesty orange cream, grated lemon peel & woody/peppery spice atop soft malts; then chopped new growth pine needles & peppery pine sap.

Mirage V.2 Lord

Stewed Victoria plums liberally dusted with the chalk you find on the outside of Brie skin soaked in a tart lemony acidulated/kettled sour base beer.

Qubik Lord

Tangerine & grapefruit flesh soaked in strong black tea, jelly tots & pear dipped in cherry pulp.

Ampersand: Motueka Lord

Lemon curd, cut grass, slightly woody, slightly peppery ground spice & (random) tropical fruit flavour chewits (but in a good way).

Somni Lord

Preserved lemon rind, mango dusted with woody spice & tangy tropical fruit.

Modal Lord

Grapefruit pith, white pepper, damp pine woodland & something reminiscent of dried mint aroma; taste is equally complex, woody mango pulp, chopped pine needles, pepper & allium notes atop walnut-y malts; then peppery chive & runny peppery(!) pine sap.

Yenmeer Lord

Orange jelly enlivened with tangerine segments topped with grated grapefruit zest & scattered with potpourri on the nose; taste is orange jelly, old sawdust, dried citrus peel, herbs & petals; then talus’ woody dried herb & citrus peel astringency builds.

Cahoots Lord

Orange jelly topped with juicy watermelon & overripe (watery) strawberry mush nose; taste is a bowl of fruit salad, all the aforementioned plus grapefruit flesh & glacé cherry; aftertaste is crushed grapefruit dusted with oatmeal & white pepper & pine.

Gateway Lord

Orange jelly, rose petals, dried sage & chive, dried citrus peel (ok potpourri), freshly ground spice & tangerine; taste is strong potpourri, tangy tangerine, ground spice &, oddly, a little mint; then citrus & spice, dried herbs & slightly soapy petals.

Zig Zag Lord

Tangerine jelly, grated grapefruit zest, white wine soaked passionfruit & pretty floral notes nose; taste is floral & delicate, tangerine, passionfruit, gooseberry & mango lightly dusted with spice; then grapefruit peel, petals, pine needles & spice.

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2018) Lord

[Jealous of those at Quintessence] Vintage thick-cut orange marmalade stirred into oaky, dry white wine with aromatic flat-leaved herbs & horse-blanket funk on the nose; taste is leathery, dubbin-like funk, quince jam, bouquet garnis & caramelised orange.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°6 Lord

Full tasting notes later. Lactic, cheesy, stale old hops, oak barrels, apricot yoghurt, peppery funk magnificence.

Framboise Boon Lord

Raspberry laces tossed liberally over a thin layer of air dried raspberry pulp with the pips still present on the nose; taste is odd & rather artificial, cherry essence & blue raspberry slush puppy, but there is a fleeting tanninic musty oak barrel twang.

Kriek Mariage Parfait Lord

Desert & sour cherry pulp, lemony young gueuze, (white-) peppery funk & musty old oak barrels on the nose; taste is rich, creamy & very oaky cherry purée, gentle lactic acidity & funk; then sweet & sour cherry, very musty oak tannins & creamy brett funk.

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

Suede soaked in cognac & v. slightly sweetened lime juice for months on the nose; taste is lactic, oaky, tart, funky & peppery, but with gummy orange & a soft spirit warmth aiding accessibility; then v bitter orange, tobacco tannins, brett funk & cognac.

Aronia Lambic Lord

Perfumed berries (redcurrant, cranberry, strawberry) aromatic sandalwood & musty oak barrels nose; tart lactic acidity & elegant, earthy cranberry, rosehip & blackcurrant taste; then tobacco leaf-like oak tannins, funk & cranberries in white balsamic jus.

Iris (2021) Lord

Pounded green herbs, damp hay, mushrooms, pretty floral notes & a soft lactic cheesiness aroma; taste it tart lactic acidity, grassy (think liquidised green herbs) apricot, it’s more biscuity than usual for a lambic; then red wine oak barrels & brett funk

Nisse Juice Lord

Very ripe, slightly woody, pineapple chunks floating in orange jelly on the nose; taste is sweet woody pineapple & lychee flesh atop ground almond-esque nutty malts; aftertaste is orange curd pastry tarts dusted with stale spice; satsuma & mango finish.

SpontanAcai Lord

The aroma reminds me of cactus flesh/sap, yuzu, grapefruit & lime atop earthy bitter cranberry flesh; taste is tart & tangy, dry & earthy, somewhere between beetroot & dried blackcurrant jam infused with lime juice; then sharp citrus & nettle-like sap.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2017) Lord

Musty oak barrels, plump grapes, brett funk & a touch of bruised apple nose; taste is dry, spritzy & vinous, loads of oak barrel notes, funk & a touch of mushroom compost; then peppery funk, drying tobacco-leaf tannins, dry white wine & bruised crab apple

Space Race Lord

Green melon flesh, ground spice & grass nose; taste is grapefruit oil, orange marmalade & peppery ground spice atop powdered-almond-like malts; then finely ground black pepper, grass, candied orange & grapefruit pith; stale oats & grapefruit rind finish.

Doublebock Frederiksdal Cherries Lord

Sour cherry compote generously drizzled over a slightly burnt chocolate chip cookie nose; taste is cherry compote with over-backed double chocolate chip cookies crumbled in; there’s then some nice cherry skin/stone tannin bitterness & clotted cream fudge.

Spontankonatsu Lord

Dewey lemon/lime/yuzu (or something similar!) on the nose; taste is tart pithy citrus (lemon/lime/grapefruit) flesh, a lovely lactic acidity, slight chalk & aromatic lime zest; then soft brett, tart lactic acidity, a pinch of green herbs & sharp citrus.

Iskold Classic Lord

Posh ice cream wafers drizzled in caramel & dusted with crumbled hazelnuts on the nose; taste is rich, chewy, nutty malts, grassy/leafy hop bitterness & a handful of stewed sultanas; drying, bitter, herbal aftertaste; grass, spice & caramel treacle finish

Moriau Oude Geuze Vieille Lord

Supple leather, oak barrels, funk & plump white grape aroma; taste is tart, lemony lactic notes & leathery oak tannins, tangy white grape & musty brett funk; tobacco leaves aftertaste; peppery brett funk, citrus pith & tobacco tannin bitterness to finish.

Oculus Orbus Lord

Passionfruit, green melon skin, dank buds, blackcurrant jam & a little ripe pear on the nose; taste is juicy & dank, tangy & bitter, zesty & tropical; passionfruit pulp, dank buds & creamy peach purée aftertaste; candied tangerine & dank passionfruit end.

Interstratal Abyss Lord

Out of the ‘passionfruit meets pot’ pan into the passionfruit meets pot fire nose (yes I love strata); taste is tangy, vinous white grape & juicy passionfruit, and dank buds, the smelly ones you worry your neighbours will dob you in for. Magnificent.

Nath (2020) Lord

Stringy unsweetened school rhubarb, lemon juice, grapefruit pith & a few under-ripe raspberries on the nose; taste is tartly lactic but v fruity rhubarb & raspberry pips, soft oak tannins & light funk; then leathery oak, lemon juice & tangy rhubarb flesh.

Heated Seats Lord

Green melon skin, tangerine segments & tinned pineapple chunks on the nose; taste is ripe melon flesh & skin, orange pith, woody pineapple & claggy, wheat-y malts; more of that clay slip clag in the aftertaste; citrus pith & earthy yeasty tangerine finish

Stedsegrøn / Evergreen Lord

Grapefruit pith & green melon skin on the nose; taste is fresh grapefruit zest & orange jelly, there’s a mineraly tang too; aftertaste is citrus zest & pith; finish adds a touch of gypsum to gloopy orange jelly & grapefruit pith & zest.

Mamouche Lord

Soft apricot pulp & skin, aromatic, floral elderflower presseé & Brett-y funk on the nose; taste is tangy little white grapes floating in elderflower champagne with a sprig of chamomile; then vinous, dry champagne, grape, musty funk & virgin oak tannins.

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2016-2017) Lord

[End of Zwanze weekend] Rustic lactic notes, musty mushroom compost & funk on the nose; still; soft lactic & acetic acidity, cream funk, composting apples & white wine & lemon soaked sultanas; then oak wine barrels, dry white wine, lemon & plenty of funk.

Scour Scandinavia Spontan Seabuckthorn Lord

Vinous, lactic, almost balsamic, cut cactus & fresly chopped herbs on the nose; golly that’s sour, lactic, citric & some ascorbic acidity, bitter herbs & mouth-drying cactus sap; lambic-like astringency, herbal bitterness & lactic acidity to finish.

MBCC'20 Berliner-style Weisse With Fruits of the Sun Lord

A slight waxy/goat’s cheesy (caprylic) lactic note masks citrus zest nose; taste is tangy citrus zest, blood orange & grapefruit flesh & a, somewhat cheesy, tart lactic acidity; then grapefruit pith & zest, a little chalk or Brie rind & lactic acidity.

Traverse the Polyverse Lord

Glacé cherries, ripe pear flesh, orange jelly & earthy pineapple flesh on the nose; taste is bitter, woody, spicy cherry pulp, ripe bitty pear flesh, orange zest, orange curd, rich pineapple rings & ground spice, sweetened citrus zest & sappy pine resin.

Free Fall Flow Lord

Passionfruit, earthy spicy notes, ripe hedgerow berries & lychee flesh nose; taste is very spicy, almost ferrous, rye malts dominating passionfruit & ripe hedgerow berries; earthy pine resin then joins; earthy passionfruit, spicy bitter rye & pine finish.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2016) Lord

The aroma is gueuze perfection, lactic acids, oak ageing, funk & a bit of mushroom compost; it’s tart & lactic, but soft & approachable, old Rioja oak barrels, creamy funk, some cottage cheese & a smidge of mushroom ketchup; then really soft leather & oak

Particle Horizon Lord

Mixed fruit purée nose, guava, passionfruit, mango, lychee & under-ripe peach; taste is a tangy fruit salad of tropical & soft fleshy fruits atop a zesty, grapefruity base Berliner Weiss; then a touch of chalk showcases the citrus, lychee & passionfruit.

Things Ain't What They Used To Be Lord

Gloopy caramel toffee folded over dark berry fruit jam & browned apple peel nose; taste is peppery caramel fudge, dried apple slices, lemon curd & crumbled digestive biscuits; aftertaste adds punchy pine sap & spice; resinous pine & grapefruit pith finish