Hello friends!
Today, once again, I will acquaint you with
the Belgian brewery T'Verzet,
and today we taste two of their sour beers.
Meet Oud Bruin and Doktor Rudi
About the Brouwerij 't Verzet brewery, I told in video # 165,
so immediately to the beertasting
Oud Bruin or Flanders Brown Ale
also known as the old ale -
the native Belgian style of sour beer
It appeared in Flanders presumably in the 17th century,
and this even today is very important
An interesting fact is that in Belgium this can only be
called beer, produced exclusively in the specified region
The technology of beer production in this style
is characterized, as a rule,
by prolonged aging and
blending of aged and young beers
As a rule, Oud Bruin twice fermenting
Primary fermentation usually takes place
with selective pure yeast strains,
and in the secondary fermentation,
yeast from containers not treated after
the previous fermentation process,
whether wooden barrels or steel tanks, participate
That is, the residual, practically already wild microflora
is included in the process
At some of these stages, a mixture is made,
as I already said of older and younger varieties
Secondary fermentation lasts for a while,
maybe up to several months
Then the beer is aged
Approximately so
In general, the process is rather complex
and time-consuming
and that is why beer brands in this style tend
to be expensive
I have information that
T'Verzet has also moved away from
traditional technology here
In this case,
they do not use fermentation in bottles
At the last stage, brewers
pour all the barrels into one tank
and add only sugar there, without the addition of yeast
There beer ripens and only then it is bottled
What will the t'Verzet brewers tell us about this beer?
They say: "This is a traditional southwestern Flanders
beer, a mixture of old and young beer,
aged in different wooden barrels
The taste of each barrel is unique, but
mixing beer from different barrels
and different aged beers, produces beer in this style
Then the beer ripens in the bottle for at least
six months,
developing its flavor and aromatic subtleties. "
Alcohol content - 6%
In the composition: water, barley malt, hops, yeast
Term of implementation, attention! - 10 years
Bottle capacity 0.33, dark glass
The lid is metallic without logo
The label is circular.
On the front side is the name of the beer Oud Bruin.
Here the name and logo of the brewery,
the capacity of the bottle and the alcohol content
Pictures: an old man in a baseball cap,
glasses and a chain with a t'Verzet pendant,
a lump of hop with a walker,
an apple and a strawberry circling in a dance,
a bottle of beer with the inscription Mmm,
an oak barrel with sprouted branches,
an hourglass and the inscription: "Hip hops"
On the left is traditionally a description of the variety
and address of the brewery
On the right - information about the composition
and bar code
Try it!
Quite calm carbonization.
Foam immediately settled.
Beer is dark brown,
of amber color
Beer is clear.
with bronze gleams
Foam hat appeared and immediately disappeared
Foam is beige.
Foam consists of very small bubbles.
Look at how the beer looks in the glass and will try.
Aroma: immediately fermented balsamic vinegar
associations with wine notes,
sweet and sour tones of red fruits
such as cherry, prunes, figs,
red grapes and dates,
notes of green apple, nut and vanilla,
wood oak tannins
caramel hints and spicy yeast phenols
Taste: malt with a bright acidic sour,
with hints of balsamic vinegar,
fruit ethers and light notes of caramel
After an initial acid shock,
fruit esters of red fruits
with obvious tones of red grapes, cherries, plums
and red currants gently appear,
a little strawberry-compote associations,
with notes of a green apple,
woody tones,
yeast grain nuances
Nevertheless, slightly softened mild acidity
lasts throughout the taste perception,
as if accompanying its complementary flavoring
nuances and gives a kind of dryness.
The very light presence of woody hops
perfectly complements the notes of wood oak tannins.
Medium-dense astringent body of a smooth texture.
The aftertaste is rather sour
with a tart, dry finish and
light earthiness.
Summarize: This style has its main distinctive feature,
which actually distinguishes this beer
from the Flanders red ale
and this is a deeper malt character.
But in this beer you will be greeted by a bright vinegar,
with wine notes of acidity,
which is characteristic yet of the
Flanders red aleys.
It is certainly good, but
the malt base was crushed in the bud.
The touch of wood tannins
with hints of caramel malt is present,
but it is the acidity that governs the dance.
I really enjoyed the beer, but
still the malt presence here
is not exactly typical for the Flanders brown ales.
But it's delicious.
Class! Sour in general - a bomb!
The next beer that I taste is called Doktor Rudi.
It is not positioned by the manufacturer in a certain style,
but it is definitely sour and I admit that in wild yeast and
with dry hopping.
It turns out such a dry-hopped wild sour.
Alcohol content - 6%
In the composition: water, barley malt, hops and yeast.
Term of realization: 2 years.
Bottle capacity 0.33, dark glass.
The lid is dark brown without a logo.
The label is traditionally circular.
On the front side is the name of the beer Doktor Rudi,
the name and logo of the brewery,
the capacity of the bottle and the alcohol content.
Figures are represented by the doctor himself, a pot,
bags with something, spices,
a chemist's mortar for grinding,
a sheep and a Kiwi bird,
as well as a lemon that cater for the need
and the plane dropping loads on parachutes.
The inscription: "healing liquid"
To the left is the address of the brewery
and the description of the beer,
which literally narrates about the following.
Dr. Rudi is an authority in the treatment of acute thirst.
The herbal smell of this drink,
reminiscent of oregano, pine and lemongrass,
is the first step to your healing process.
And if you take it orally, it will quickly quench your thirst,
which will disappear in the air.
There is also a warning that the refreshing acidic and
extreme drinking capacity of a beer
can significantly increase the likelihood of its recurrence.
On the right - information about the composition
and bar code.
Try it!
Beer is golden yellow, clear.
with very active carbonization
with a wonderful, beautiful, high white foam cap
Foam hat, unfortunately, very quickly falls.
but thanks to a very active carbonization -
replenished again.
At some level, the foam cap hangs and stays on it.
The structure of the foam is almost uniform.
Beer looks great in the glass.
That's how the beer looks in the glass, let's try.
Aroma: light and refreshing, sourish,
with herbal tones of lemongrass, rhubarb, oregano and
green apple,
grapefruit nuances and hints of wild brettas.
Taste: light, dry, refreshing,
sour, tart,
with citrus-herbal notes.
Hop bitterness is light present,
it introduces fruit esters, reminiscent of
pineapple, gooseberry and lemon,
herbal and spicy notes refer to oregano,
lemongrass and rhubarb.
Bretts give light conifers and apple-sour nuances.
The body is very light, pitiful,
with fruity-acidic astringency.
The aftertaste is rather short,
with mild acidic dryness,
backed up with slightly spicy tones of grapefruit peel.
Summarize: Light refreshing beer,
dry, fruity-herbaceous,
slightly wild
and pleasantly sourish.
Actually, all this is stated on the label.
It really can serve as a kind of
Healing liquid on a hot summer day.
And it's definitely better quench your thirst than Sprite.
I recommend.
Both presented varieties came to me
for tasting thanks to the project of Belg-Bier-Toer,
links to which, as well as to the site of the brewery
t'Verzet,
I lay out below under the video.
I want to tell you that these beers are very cool.
It's made a very positive impression on me.
If you are given the opportunity to taste this beers,
do not miss such a moment.
Because they are very worthy and quality
representatives of their styles.
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