Dry golden-hazed blonde ale could pass for light-bodied Farmhouse ale. Eye-squinting citric-soured longevity and dark floral bouquet impede mossy herbal whim. Mild resinous hop-spiced bittering secures lemon-seeded apricot-peach-apple souring to lemongrass finish.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: DE DOCHTER VAN DE KORENAAR, BAARLE-HERTOG, BELGIUM
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BROUWERIJ HET ALTERNATIEF, IZEGEM, BELGIUM
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Pour thin gold-hazed moderate body slowly or risk overt carbonation. Cat urine aroma, astringent alcohol smudge, and murky yeast funk bring off-putting opulence to dry pepper-spiced raw-honeyed citric-soured white wine billow. Tart lemonade, green apple, and white grape illusions underscore mild orange peel serenade. But putrid odorous opening spells trouble.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: PORTSMOUTH BREWERY, PORTSMOUTH, N.H.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
More sour than sweet in 4-month old bottled version, fizz-popped hazy golden moderate body brings tart lemon peel bittering to floral, herbal, and grassy hops. At midst, teasing candi-sugared sweetness folds into vinous yellow grape esters, unripe orange rinds, and yellow peach skins. White-breaded backdrop softens citric illusions, allowing dry straw-hay-barnyard parch to gain influence. Touch of vodka or gin liquoring in deep recess.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: HIGH & MIGHTY BEER CO., HOLYOKE, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Pour slowly sunny yellow-hazed pearly-headed blonde ale to avoid over-carbonation. Bark-dried orange peel and grapefruit rind bittering reaches tart hard candied center, enlivening white peach, pineapple, and quince fruiting. Herbaceous twang lingers through ascending peppery-hopped lemon seed souring.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRASSERIE DE L'ABBAYE DU VAL-DIEU, AUBEL, BELGIUM
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: AMARCORD, SAN MARINO, ITALY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: GULPHENER BIERBROUWERIJ, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ANDELOT PROEF BROUWERIJ, LOCHRISTI, BELGIUM
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ANHEUSER-BUSCH, ST. LOUIS, MO.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ARBOR BREW. CO., ANN ARBOR, MI.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Oak-aged dark amber Flemish-Belgian-inspired ale honoring former World War II French brewery pits sour chocolate malts against dry prune and unripe quince. Floral hops decorate backdrop, yeast sediment coats bottom, cumulative berry-citrus tang increases effervescence, and white grape tannin brings suitable acridity.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRASSERIE DE BENIFONTAINE, DEPUIS, BELGIUM
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Lightly hazed golden ‘Biere De Garde’ spreads musty yeast above spicy citrus. Deceptive moldy fungi waft and dank cellar whisk feel right juxtaposing tidy lemon rind souring and peppery-hopped ginger-spiced clove continuance. White peach, banana bread, pear, and quince illusions round out earthen clay-like backdrop.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: LA SEIGNEURIE DE LA NOUVELLE, SAINT-PAULIN, CANADA
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
“Golden spelt”" Belgian-style pale ale gives dried banana frontage a mild hop-spiced bitterness and clove-backed floral accent. Whimsy wheat wafer sweetness dangles from moderate-bodied interior.




