Brian R.

Vancouver

Playing the game of beer...Only way to win is to try them all!

Checkins

83

General rating

3.88

 

Fou’ Foune (2023) R.

Oh my the delicate vibrant apricots, fragrant, and beautifully delicious with a pleasant trailing funk.

4.25

about 1 year ago

 

Rose De Gambrinus 2024 R.

Delicious raspberries with mild funk.

3.75

about 1 year ago

 

Classic Gueuze (2013) R.

Cellared well, quite nice, smooth, touch bitter, welcomed funk.

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Lou Pepe Framboise (2013) R.

That's acidic but that raspberry character held strong

3.75

over 1 year ago

 
3.5

over 1 year ago

 

La Corvée (2023) R.

Yum, funk and grapes

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Nordic Spring R.

355ml can @ home. Canned 06/2023. CANBIF Fall 2023, thanks DarcyK. Pours a hazy golden colour with a medium white head. Nose is juniper, pine, and that kviek yeast note. Flavour is very much like the kviek IPAs going around these days with an...

3.5

over 1 year ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic (2017) R.

My that cherry has held nicely, nicely tasty, great cherry, good carbonation. Yum.

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) R.

Yum, aged very well. Just delicious!

4.25

almost 2 years ago

 

Castle Black Stout R.

Fairwell beer! Fairly smooth with vanilla, light coffee, dark fruits, and gentle bourbon. That's tasty.

4.25

about 2 years ago

 

2-Year Unblended Oude Lambiek Foeder #97 R.

Definitely an unblended, brings me back to tour of geuze. You can see the developing character.

3.75

about 2 years ago

 

1000 IBU (Mikkeller Beer Lab) R.

Wow it's grassy, lightly herbal, a moderate pine character and some malty sweetness. Odd novelty beer.

3.25

about 2 years ago

 
3.25

about 2 years ago

 

Undulate V12 R.

Tonka beans, bitter roast, tasty

3.75

about 2 years ago

 

Hop Gnosis R.

Yeasty soup

3.0

about 2 years ago

 

Xothir R.

Dry and spiced

3.5

about 2 years ago

 

Drogone Lambic (2022) R.

Awesome funk notes, the grapes, delicate, slight cheese character. Yum.

4.5

about 2 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2014) R.

Still just as good as I remember

4.0

about 2 years ago

 

Brabantiæ (2019) R.

Nice leather and funk, bright lemon. Very smooth, acidity is balanced with nice funk.

4.0

about 2 years ago

 

Iris (2022) R.

Sharp and rough, funky, definitely takes time to adjust but i keep coming back for more

3.75

over 2 years ago

 
4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Saint Lamvinus (2022) R.

Lovely, funk, grapes, delicious

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Nath (2022) R.

Yum, Cantillon Days

3.75

over 2 years ago

 

Rosé De Gambrinus (2022) R.

Lovely raspberry and funk nose. This is great fresh, lots of raspberries, jammy

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

World Wide Stout R.

2016 Vintage, drinking really nice!

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2015) R.

Happy Turkey Day. Nice cherries with a bitter tartness throughout.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Sang Bleu (2022) R.

750ml bottle @ Cantillon. Pours a hazy dark reddish purple colour with a medium pink head. Nose is filled with nice funk and what I can assume is haksap berries. Flavour is jammy berries, blueberries, mild funk, and a tartness. Light bodied, ok...

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Zwanze 2021 - Parasol R.

750ml bottle @ Cantillon. Pours a clear golden orange colour with a small white head. Nose is filled with orange zest, grapefruit, and light funk. Flavour is super refreshing, bright orange zest, welcomed funk, and orange pith. Light bodied, good...

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Zwanze 2013 - Abbaye de Cureghem R.

Surprisingly bitter with lots of funk. some oxidation.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Fou’ Foune (2022) R.

Gentle apricot and lovely lambic

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Rosé de Gambrinus R.

Jammy tart raspberries.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Zwanze 2022 - Poivre de Gorilles R.

Huge pepper nose with floral notes. Flavour is floral, a lovely pepper character without crazy spice. It's very different and I'm liking it.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2004) R.

Still a pleasant cherry nose, while the cherry is subtle with a more of a mild acidic citrus character.

3.75

over 2 years ago

 

Black Bear R.

Great Imperial stout despite thin bodied but full of flavour.

3.75

over 2 years ago

 

Spontantriplecherry R.

That's intense concentrated cherry with a potent tartness along with a funky cherry character

3.75

over 2 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2022) R.

Delicious cherries

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 
4.25

almost 3 years ago

 

Beer Geek Porter R.

330ml bottle @ Phill's. Pours an opaque dark brown colour with a small tan head. Nose is good roasted malt, mild coffee notes, and a subtle hint of molasses. Flavour is loaded with bitter well roasted coffee, ample roasted dark malts, a touch of...

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

Mammamamma Double Blueberry Pastry Sour R.

440ml can @ home on the deck. Best before 2022.07.22. Pours a murky purple colour with a thin pinkish head. Nose is loaded with blueberries, filled the air of blueberries upon opening, and is backed by lactose notes. Flavour is also loaded with...

3.5

almost 3 years ago

 
4.25

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Nath (2018) R.

Drinking rather lovely with age

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

SpontanCherry Frederiksdal (2020) R.

Lovely cherry juice, sour and not Sweet

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

George Bourbon BA R.

Rich dark malts, mild roasted bitterness, lots of bourbon, gentle coffee and a touch of vanilla. Thin bodied but full of flavour.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

2-Year Unblended Oude Lambiek Foeder #51 R.

Still, gentle funk, lightly bitter with a touch of lemon.

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Crackle R.

Light in the smoke, moderate roasted malt. Decent

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Geuze Boon Sélection R.

Killed the keg. Decent funk on the nose, while much more mild in flavour but nothing special.

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Chaos Equilibrium R.

Ok still lives up to my drunken memory. Rich, creamy, smooth, just perfect. That's delicious and ABV smooth

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Spektrum R.

That's a lot of cucumber, subtle hibiscus, not much for orange. Refreshing and different but not as described

3.25

over 3 years ago

 

Cherubik R.

Light yogurt, subtle cherry, touch of lemon. Hint metallic.

3.0

over 3 years ago

 

Chaos Equilibrium R.

Expensive but very tasty

4.25

over 3 years ago

 
0.0

over 3 years ago

 

Visions Lager R.

Crisp and mildly bitter. Decent

3.25

over 3 years ago

 

Burst R.

Nice melon hop nose and lightly floral. A touch more bitter but decent

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Beer Geek Porter R.

Sweet dark roast coffee, more coffee and bitter roasted malts. Coffee rich and not Sweet

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

2-Year Unblended Oude Lambiek R.

Yum, gentle funk, mild sourness

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Spontan Goes Spontan R.

Really sour, with a tea nose, lots of citrus, too sharp... Lots of grapefruit

3.25

over 3 years ago

 

Wildflower IPA R.

Very green hop character, some grass, touch of green onion, and chalky

3.0

over 3 years ago

 

Heated Seats R.

Tasty, melon rind, mild fruit, and a biscuity malt. Decent

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Feestbier (2006) R.

Carrying much of the flavour from 2015 with a added sharpness from Iris

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Feestbier (2005) R.

That's sweet, grassy, green, herbal and ample gooseberry..

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Kriek (1999) R.

Cherry is mild only shows in the backend. Very nice

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Lou Pepe Framboise (2005) R.

Funky raspberry fragrant nose. Flavour is filled with soured raspberries, some vinegar,

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Vigneronne (1992) R.

Lovely nose with a touch of vinous notes. Wow, that's delicious, sherry notes, lambic funk, gym floor shellac, lemon citrus, gentle wine.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Fou' Foune (2000) R.

Lovely funk nose with only a hint of apricots. Good lambic funk, some vinegar, mild apricots. This has held up well.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Blåbær Lambik (Blueberry Lambic) (2021) R.

Nice funky nose with a berry note. The fruit is subdued while a pleasant manure funk. Good carbonation, a mild sweetness, and a balanced acidity.

3.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Recipe 1000 Chardonnay R.

Mmh Delicious with a nice Chardonnay character

4.0

over 3 years ago

 
3.75

over 3 years ago

 

Insane In the Grain (Spelt) R.

Nicely fruity upfront, followed by a grainy and hop bitterness

3.25

over 3 years ago

 

Mahrs Bräu R.

fairly solid pils

3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2014) R.

Delicious cherries

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.25

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2020) R.

Lovely to see this on tap here in our neck of the woods.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2015) R.

Deliciously aged well

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 5 years ago

 

Vigneronne (2020) R.

Still nicely balanced by less flavorful.

4.0

almost 5 years ago