Alex Ek

Iris (2022) Ek

Italian Grand Prix pairing from earlier today. Paired with Risotto alla monzese. Lovely even at this young age. Perfect acidity and a ton of cheesy hoppy funk. Great now and will most likely improve even more in a few to many years.

Mirabelle Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. I quite liked this. Acidic but not too acidic and plenty of tart yellow plums. Reminded me a lot of the plum lambics we just had at 3F but I suspect they will age better.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2019) Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. 2019 sticker but missing sticker. Need to change entry once I know the actual vintage of the sticker. Delicious deep sour cherry juice with suiting light funk.

Couvreur Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2016) Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. 2014 sticker. Nice balance between the fruit and funk at this age!

Chardonnay (2021) Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. Weird sulphuric smell. Liked it last time so might be bottle variation.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4.

Sophia Lambic (2020) Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. Better than last time.

Racine 2022 Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4. Cauliflower lambic. Needs time! Way too young ATM.

Le Plaisir 2021 Ek

EB Brussels, Lot and Antwerpen trip, September 2-4.

Elm Ek

EB Brewskival 2022

Vigneronne (2021) Ek

Yesterday

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2015-2016) Ek

Yesterday. Lovely vintage of a beer I can have a hard time with from time to time.

50°N-4°E (Batch 6 - 2020) Ek

Yesterday

Sang Bleu (2022) Ek

Yesterday

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - Vat 77 Mono Blend Ek

Tasty gueuze with pleasant oxidative notes. Weirdly enough it comes off as slightly sweet which bugs me slightly.

Sur Munk Ek

Tastes like old Rodenbach. Aged past it’s prime but still quite fun.

Tyrnilambic Baie D'Argousier (2021) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022.

Drogone Lambic (2022) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with Cityysteriet Gbg cheeses.

Vinsanto 2020 Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with Cityysteriet Gbg cheeses. Worthy end to the main menu of an amazing day and evening!

50N4E 2017 Cognac Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with Olfo’s home smoked bacon.

Brabantiæ (2019) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with Olfo’s home smoked bacon.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2017) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. 2015 sticker. Paired with pölsa, new potatoes, beetroot and thyme flowers.

Camerise (2021) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with palt, melted butter, lingonberry jam and sage flowers.

Blåbær Lambik (Blueberry Lambic) (2021) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with palt, melted butter, lingonberry jam and sage flowers.

Zwanze 2020 - Brettrave Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with pölsa, new potatoes, beetroot and thyme flowers.

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2016) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. 2013 sticker. Paired with gravlax, horseradish cream cheese and chives.

Moeder Lambic Fontainas Cuvée X Browsel Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with gravlax, horseradish cream cheese and chives.

Saint Lamvinus Grand Cru (2019) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with smoked beef heart.

Poulsard Lambic Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with salmon rolls, västerbottencheese, red onion and bleak roe.

Zwanze 2021 - Parasol Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Skål och välkommen!

Lambic Grenache Blanc (2021) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with langoustine, shrimp, aioli, västerbottenpie, bread, butter and cheese.

Menu Pineau (2019) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with langoustine, shrimp, aioli, västerbottenpie, bread, butter and cheese.

Racine (2021) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. Paired with langoustine, shrimp, aioli, västerbottenpie, bread, butter and cheese.

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2013) Ek

EB Frilltessence 2022. 2010 sticker. Paired with gravlax, horseradish cream cheese and chives.

Fou’ Foune (2021) Ek

Serous share planning meetings require some serious drink

K:rlek Spring/Summer (2022) Ek

Nicely fruity and refreshing. Works well with the amazing food!

Subsun Ek

EB Carlstad Beer & Music

Bourbon Barrel Aged Colossus Ek

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Batch #100 Ek

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Fun House Ek

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Nostalgi Ek

Hoppy Farmhouse Ek

Barley Wine Ek

Hint funky

Mørkefald Ek

Solid enough

Japanese Rice Lager Ek

It’s required!

Peders Pilsner Ek

Far left. Crisp and refreshing.

Vigneronne (2019) Ek

Weird bottle but very good in a different way. Low acidity, light sweetness, almost no carbonation and a ton of funk.

Piacere Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Tasty but needs some more time to really come together.

Nuit Bruxelloise (2019) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Another bottle to really dive deep into this marvellous blend. Last beer of an extremely long day though so uncertain how deep we got 😅

Aronia Lambic (2019) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Love this! Acidity, funk and plenty of tannins. Solid Aronia bilberry-like fruit expression.

Lambic Jaune (2017) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Flat La Vie. Curry, walnuts, grilled lemons and cobweb funk. Very tasty but needs the carbonation to really come alive.

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Unknown vintage. Great beer that didn’t quite fit the food.

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2020) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Curry, walnuts and funk. Very nice! Wine was close to a perfect 5.

Lambic d’Aunis (2021) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Crushable summer delight with just enough tannins and funk to make it interesting.

Drogone Lambic (2020) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Plenty of grapes, mellow acidity and some funk piercing the grape and oak notes. Good stuff!

Nuit Bruxelloise (2019) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Very heavy on the grapes with plenty of black currant and black cherries but still the lama box manages to pierce through. Truly a wine and lambic hybrid and utterly delicious!

Chardonnay (2021) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Solid chardonnay expression. Tasty stuff!

Beck- Hartweg 2021 Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Fruity and buoyant but still holds plenty of depth. Pretty adorable lambic.

Muscat Petits Grains Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Playfully fruity if possible a hint simple at this age.

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Ek

Recorked leftovers that aren’t on their best behaviour.

Zwanze 2021 - Parasol Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. First beer among many this trip where I failed to take a picture. Smells like urinal cakes but taste is a kind of nice Campari Juice. Fredagsmys…

Saint Lamvinus Grand Cru (2019) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Surprisingly bland at first but given time to open up in the glass it’s marvellous!

CLAC! (Trois Cépages) (2019) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Nicely developed mellow red grape lambic.

Lambic Grenache Blanc (2021) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Floral perfume nose and a solidly complex taste. Really good!

Menu Pinea (2020) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2010) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Delicious aged gueuze…

Le Plaisir 2021 Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Very nice white grape lambic. Deliciously complex already at this young age.

Zwanze 2020 - Brettrave Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Cool to finally try this. Really well executed beetroot character. Bit demanding to drink on its own but I’m sure it’s amazing with the right food pairing.

Scarabée Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Perfume nose and juice flavour. Another one that feels quite young but if can keep the nose while being cellared for a couple of years I suspect it’ll be amazing!

Couvreur Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Wow! I had my doubts but the whiskey character on this one is amazing. Nothing too intense but enough to add another level of depth to an already amazing gueuze.

Signorina Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Very vinous. Needs some time to allow the lambic to shine too.

Vinsanto 2020 Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Love the Sauternes-like dessert wine yellow raisin and blue cheese vibe.

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2020) Ek

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Life is indeed Belgian. Curry/walnut-notes are very dominant, almost vulgar, but I must confess I still love it. Mind blowing now but will be even better and definitely more elegant with some age.

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Ek

Pre Belgium trip Easter dinner at home

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2019) Ek

Yesterday with smörgåstårta! Awesome pairing! 4,2 for the rather young gueuze, 4,5 for the pairing.

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise 2021 Ek

Yesterday. Always a treat but prefer it a few years older.

Neu Pilsner Ek

EB from this Friday. Quite tasty if a hint grainy.

Miracle Aligner Ek

EB from this Friday. Several glasses. Delicious SIPA!

Annus Mirabilis Ek

EB from this Friday. Plenty of marmalade. Well made but not quite my preferred flavours.

Rauchbier Ek

EB from this Friday. Several glasses. Very tasty rauch.

Svart Ek

EB from this Friday.

Saint Huck Ek

EB from this Friday.

Colossus Ek

EB from this Friday.

Prøvestensporter Ek

Yesterday at Hakets Ölfestival.

King Ink Ek

Yesterday at Hakets Ölfestival.

Iris (2018) Ek

EB from a few weekends ago. Tastes like André M. 😻

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2012) Ek

EB from a few weekends ago. Perfect acidity, cheesy hops and prominent funk. Absolutely delicious!

Fou’ Foune (2021) Ek

Sour, salty, sparkling and with a ton of apricot and some dry funk. Paired with Fromage de Riom, cold-fermented bread and some apricot and peach marmalade. Delicious!

Vigneronne (2019) Ek

EB. Pizza beer 1.

Saint Lamvinus (2018) Ek

EB. Pizza beer 2.

Joker & the Thief 2022 Ek

EB. Very nice! Good first impression.

Camerise Lambic (2020) Ek

EB from last weekends Pellicle Vergistingen dinner.

Lambic d'Aunis (2017) Ek

EB from last weekends Pellicle Vergistingen dinner. Getting funkier with age which I like. Still fruity and highly drinkable too.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Ek

EB from last weekend

Gueuze Loerik (2018) Ek

Classic Gueuze (2020) Ek

EB winter blind tasting.

Tyrnilambic Baie D'Argousier (2021) Ek

EB winter blind tasting. Frozen green pea lambic.

Tyrnilambic Baie d'Argousier (2018) Ek

EB winter blind tasting. Really cool to finally try this