Flute Glass Beer Reviews
The flute glass is the famed drinking vessel for champagne, but also moonlights as a favorable beer glass. Flute glasses slender, delicate, and excellent for maintaining carbonation.
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
Probably known more for their Fruit Lambic, Lindeman’s crafts a fine product in this grand cru with a nod to one of the Head Brewers Rene Lindeman. Based on my research, this gueuze differs from their standard offering due to this unfiltered nature. Classic...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Oud Beersel, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
Winning best ‘World’s Best’ & ‘Europe’s Best’ Lambic/Gueuze in 2011, I was interested to see how this beer would rank among the ones I’ve sampled. To be honest, after sampling one style all the different breweries...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Flute Glass, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
This is one of those unique beers only found in Belgium. The sub-style started when bartenders would put a little sugar or syrup into a young straight lambic right be for serving. In effect, the sugar would help balance out the high acidity found in these beers. A...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Hanssens Artisanaal, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
I was not able to find much information on this brewery, but I’ve seen them on the shelves for some time now and they make a gueuze I decided to give them a try. This blended lambic was aged for over three years before being sent out into the world so there in...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Boon, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
A perfect marriage or harmony. That is what you have here. Unlike Boon’s standard Geuze which is a blend of young and old lambic, this beer is a blend of 3 year old lambic. Therefore it is a vintage beer blended by the brewers for the purpose of pure...
by Tom Smillie | American Pilsner, Avery Brewing Company, Beer Reviews, Colorado, Flute Glass, German Pilsener, Mug, Pilsner Glass, United States |
In the past years I would have momentarily glanced at the Avery beers on shelves at liquor stores and walked on by. Reflecting back on that a few months ago I realized it was due to a simple factor. The labeling. Their old labels seems out of date making me think...