Epic brewing company – Wit beer

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GS6A2440Epic Brewing Company is located in Salt Lake City, Utah in America and was founded in 2010. All beers are hand crafted in small series and all bottles are numbered. So far 39 series of beer have been released.

I bought this beer in a local beer shop in Berlin, Germany at the price of 7,8 Euro for a 650ml bottle at 5,3%. There are only 1800 bottles of this beer and this was #18.

A beautiful unfiltered yellow colour.

Large head made of very fine bubbles and it stays with a good layer.

Aroma comes off with a lovely fruit, sweet and in balance.

Soft CO2 makes for a pleasant drink with a good fruit to it. Reminds me more of a weissbier than a wit. Still a good beer.

Overall rating 82 / 100

Schneider Weisse – Tap 7 – Unser original

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Georg I Schneider was the creator of the Schneider Weisse Original recipe, which is still used today. Two-hundred years ago, wheat beer could only be brewed by the Bavarian royal family in their breweries. In 1872, King Ludwig II discontinued brewing wheat beer due to a steady decline in sales.

Georg I Schneider was sold the exclusive right to brew wheat beer. Today, Georg VI Schneider is running the brewery in Kelheim, which the family acquired in 1927 and has remained the Schneider Weisse brewery to this day. It is the oldest wheat beer brewery in Bavaria. Wheat beer has been brewed there without interruption since its founding in the year 1607.

I bought this weissbier in a local supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3,5 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 5,4%.

A lovely dark orange to light brown colour of unfiltered beer fills the glass.

Large white head that settles down to a thin layer.

Delicious sweet fruit in the aroma.

Good CO2 that feels bubbly, fresh fruit with a sweetness over it and a short after taste.

Overall rating 83 / 100

Cálem – Late bottled vintage 2007

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GS6A1791From left to right: LBV2007, LBV1997, 20 year Tawny and Fine Ruby.

To learn more about Cálem, read my article from visiting the wine producer: Visiting Calem in Porto

I tasted this late bottled vintage 2007 port at Cálem in Porto, Portugal.

Colour is a deep purple that could go right into black.

The aroma have a weak fruit to it.

The taste is dry with a fresh fruit to it. A weak dried fruit to the after taste, no other notes to it. It needs more time on the bottle. Cálem LBV wines are semi filtered so it can age and will get better with time.

Overall rating 84 / 100

Cálem – Late bottled vintage 1997

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GS6A1791From left to right: LBV2007, LBV1997, 20 year Tawny and Fine Ruby.

To learn more about Cálem, read my article from visiting the wine producer: Visiting Calem in Porto

I tasted this late bottled vintage 1997 port at Cálem in Porto, Portugal.

Colour is a deep red with brown notes to it.

The aroma is a good dried fruits.

The taste is sweet with a long after taste of dried fruit and a subtle oak.

Overall rating 87 / 100

Dow – Porto Vintage 1986 Quinta do Bomfim

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Decanted at ten in the morning on Christmas day, the last centimetre of the bottle was residue.

Taste notes just after decanting.

A dark rose with brown notes in the colour.

A subtle fruit to the nose with a dominating alcohol.

Some tannin, very soft, very sweet and goes straight to a sweet overdose after taste of dried fruits. Seems a bit out of balance with the tannin.

Taste notes 8 hours after decanting.

The taste seems to be more in balance between tannin, hotness and sweetness than right after decanting.

Taste notes 1,5 days after decanting.

The dried fruit in the taste comes at once and the hotness takes over for a little while and a lovely long after taste of dried fruits follows.

Taste notes 2,5 days after decanting.

Aroma is no longer dominated by the alcohol but shares it evenly with the fruit.

Dried fruits, some tannin, hotness and then the dried fruits after taste, the wine does not seem to change much since 8 hours after decanting.

 

Overall rating 88 / 100

 

Cálem – 20 Years Old Tawny Port

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GS6A1791From left to right: LBV2007, LBV1997, 20 year Tawny and Fine Ruby.

To learn more about Cálem, read my article from visiting the wine producer: Visiting Calem in Porto

I tasted this 20 year old tawny port at Cálem in Porto, Portugal.

Colour is compromised of brown notes that places it just out of the red scale.

The aroma is characterized by fig and alcohol.

The taste starts out with a sharp alcohol that very fast goes into dried fruits taste that ends up with some caramel in the after taste.

Overall rating 89 / 100

Cálem – Porto Fine Ruby

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GS6A1791From left to right: LBV2007, LBV1997, 20 year Tawny and Fine Ruby.

To learn more about Cálem, read my article from visiting the wine producer: Visiting Calem in Porto

I tasted this 3 to 4 year old ruby port at Cálem in Porto, Portugal.

Colour is deep red with a hint of purple to it.

The alcohol dominates the fruit in the aroma.

The taste starts out with a sharp tannin and alcohol that goes into a weak fruit and some raisin in the after taste. A cheap and reasonable wine but not much of an experience.

Overall rating 84 / 100

Schlenherla Rauchweizen

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Schlenherla is located in Bamberg, Germany. The Schlenherla tavern is mentioned in scarce from 1405 to 1615. The building was destroyed in the 30 year war (1618-1648). The brewery with name as it is known today can be dated back to 1678. Through the years various owners was in possession of the brewery and today it is in the hands of the Graser family.

I bought this beer in a local beer shop in Berlin, Germany at the price of 2,75 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

The colour is brown and it is unfiltered.

The head is relatively small and disappears fast.

The aroma comes off with the smoke and a hint of fruit.

The smoked malt really dominates the taste, smoke is dominating the fruit and the after taste is a gentle smoke too, the CO2 is good.

This beer really reminds me of sitting in a pub, having some beers and smoked sausages on the side, a real pleasant memory and this beer got me real hungry.

Overall rating 82 / 100

 

Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse

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Hacker brewery was founded in 1417 in Munich, Germany. In 1793 Joseph Pschorr married into the brewery family. In 1813 they had the largest beer cellar in Germany, known as the Beer fortress.

I bought this beer in KaDeWe in Berlin, Germany at the price of 1,73 Euro for at 500 ml bottle at 5,5%.

A beautiful orange colour with a nice glow fills the glass.

A big and fine head with a yellow hint that stays for a long time.

The aroma comes off with a light fruit.

Lively CO2, lightly fruited, after taste is quickly over. Good to quenching your thirst, but too little taste in it.

Overall rating 73 / 100

 

Berliner Kindl Weisse

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Berliner Kindl was founded in 1872 as a collaboration between bar owners in Berlin. The name that is known today was established in 1910. Today there is no brewery for just this beer as the brand is owned by the Dr. Oetker company and brewed on large breweries.

I bought this beer in KaDeWe in Berlin, Germany at the price of 0,77 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 3%.

Light yellow colour with just a slight haze, not that unfiltered.

White fine head that disappears fast.

Fruit aroma that comes of with a hint of bitterness.

Citrus. It is fresh, bitter and comes off with a strong citrus in the start, CO2 is okay.

Overall rating 71 / 100