Sweet caramel apple tongue welcomes amber-hued moderation. Nice butterscotch touch and meager red grape reminder done in by diacetyl finish.
SCHWELMER PILS
Nondescript clear-toned pilsner suffers from dank soapiness and phenol spicing lesser Eastern Euro competitors succumb to. Soft-hopped piquancy, dulled wheat cracker snippet, and sullen fruitiness develop cardboard-y banality, deterring green tea, pumpernickel, and baked bread illusions.
SCHWELMER HEFEWEIZEN
Prominent candied banana intensity and dry-hopped lemony tangerine tang get clove-cinnamon accent to buttress perky quince-pear-cherry medley, but soapy finish rebuffs puffy white-headed, slightly turbid, sunset-hued moderate body.
SCHWELMER BERNSTEIN
Doughy amber lager with suspected Jewish handle receives plain matzoth bread punctuation tempered by rye-dried sesame-pumpernickel-tobacco wisp. At dankly sweet finish, chewy yeast, toasted barley, and dank honey embittered by belated hop sass.
SCHWELMER ALT
Amiable dry-bodied auburn-paled altbier secures sour honeyed compaction for candi-sugared tongue, white-breaded yeast endurance and earthen dried fruiting. Cola flow picks up tea, birch wood and walnut-chestnut illusions, but metallic oxidized finish disturbs.
SCHOUNE 1702 BLONDE ALE
Lively bubbly-foamed farmhouse-brewed blondie brings effervescent orange zest and tangy tangerine-apricot ripeness to vanilla Creamsickle theme. Nectarine illusions continually sweeten its already steady citric promise.
SCHOUNE REB’ALE
Ethanol-charged bottle-conditioned Belgian-style dubbel with explosive champagne fizz, cloudy amber turbidity and large bottom-floating yeast clumps. Zippy orange blossom entry ripens apricot-peach-grapefruit tang after lustful carbonation and lengthy alcohol burn subside. Off-dry sour-fruited finish picks up oaken acridity.
SCHOUNE MA P’TITE GUEUZE
Fresh squeezed orange-marmalade nose perfect for farmhouse brewed lambic-styled gueuze. Interestingly detailed sinewy yeast viscosity clouds hazy sunset hue while acrid grass-hay-oak leathering kept to minimum (unlike some Belgians). Juicy apricot-grapefruit-tangerine tang turns dry as orange-peeled lemon rind tartness juxtaposes sweet ginger ale remnant of fine 8% alocohol digestif. Adept crossover abating stylistic acidity.
SCHOUNE LA TRIP DES AVEC EPICES
Delicate floral-fruited spice ale with unassuming 8% alcohol retains creamy banana-butterscotch center, bubbly hop spritz, and sweet vanilla hint to grapefruit-dried lemon meringue finish. Didn’t pick up any hemp as per left-side label.
SCHOUNE LA SUROIT
Summery tan-headed hazy-bodied blonde puts sunny citric hop spicing and light floral bouquet up-front. But muted lemon-orange-banana midst fades to oblivion and soapy finish precludes mild wheat backing.
SCHOUNE LA BELGE
Clumped brown yeast residue layers viscous lumpy-headed Belgian-style dark ale. High carbonation soaks bruised orange tang, soured banana rim and sugary bubblegum stint. Rigid medicinal bitterness hinders chewy center and citric spicing.
SCHOUNE BLANCHE DE QUEBEC
Good thin-textured, medium-bodied Belgian-styled witbier with milky white sediment. Inviting lemon-soured grapefruit tartness and acidic orange rind bitterness reach dry oak midst. Arid tangy-fruited finish fades fast. Perfect for light aperitif.