Struiselensis - De Struise Brouwers

sfoley333

Brazil

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from 11.2oz bottle into a Duvel snifter. Poured a golden honey color with slight orangish hues. The thin white head disappated rather quickly. Smell is slight green orchaids fruits, pears and green apples mixed with a little spice and funk. Taste is sour with green apples, citric acid, lemon zest. Nice dryness without being overkill helps but could of used more carbonation since it had such a low level. Still this is one of the easiest drinking sours out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2008 08:29:25 | More by sfoley333

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

4.48/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured in to a Hill Farmstead stem. Served at 55 degrees

Pours a hazy straw color, just like a saison. There is almost zero head, even with an aggresive pour.

This smells of straight funk and sour fruit, with a touch of bubblegum-ish scent. Very unique scent, but very enjoyable.

Taste is similar to the nose. There is a some tart fruit upfront and an oaky flavor, though I don't believe this was oak aged.

Mouthfeel is superb on this. It is dry, but not overly so. There is a definite wine-like aspect to this. It is dry and delicious, but dry and heartburn inducing on the way down....but in a good way.

This beer is really good. This is how I love my wilds to be. I'm guessing the additional aging on this hasn't hurt it (the last review was over a year ago). I would love to have a couple bottles of this around.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 00:27:20 | More by DaveHack

Kaydogg

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.6%

10-12-2012 14:09:36 | More by Kaydogg

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

09-18-2012 23:48:47 | More by t0rin0

WynnO

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

07-19-2012 13:41:08 | More by WynnO

stevefinny

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +20.5%

06-20-2012 01:39:05 | More by stevefinny

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

02-18-2012 19:46:32 | More by JAHMUR

jsilva

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -3.6%

01-11-2012 18:06:45 | More by jsilva

afrokaze

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

01-09-2012 18:08:46 | More by afrokaze

Loogs

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

12-28-2011 23:06:51 | More by Loogs

jophish17

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

12-18-2011 07:02:15 | More by jophish17

ithinkimasofa

Washington

4/5  rDev -3.6%

11-15-2011 05:57:43 | More by ithinkimasofa

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

11-15-2011 02:19:18 | More by ygtbsm94

oline73

Maryland

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into a Chimay goblet. I found this on the bottle menu at Max's.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy amber with a hint of orange. There is a small layer of off white head that fades away quickly and leaves a ring around the edge of the glass.

Smell: Quite sour with a lot of lemon and some mild vinegar. Some sweetness along with a mild herbal note.

Taste: Fairly light body, but still very sour. Lots of citrus, mostly lemon. A very mild malt flavor. Although this is very sour, it is still super smooth. The finish is crisp and sour. I would happily have another.

Mouthfeel: Medium body, very mild carbonation and an extremely dry finish.

Overall: I only heard about this beer a few weeks ago, and boy am I glad I was able to find it. Very sour but easy to drink too. Lots of lemon. I would definitely have another if I get the chance.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2011 18:18:45 | More by oline73

DaveJanssen

British Columbia (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750 mL split two ways poured into struise glasses at Kulminator. Served at cellar temp. Reviewed 9 June 2011. Best by 11 2012.

Ar: tart fruit, lactic sour, dirty funk, light floral, strong hay

Ap: Fine white head, good retention, clear gold

T: Tart lactic acidity, light citric, hay, tart berries, sort of a one dimensional sourness, hay, very grassy, lemon, mild end, good floral hay, pineapple

M: Medium carbonation, thin mouthfeel, lightly watery, acidic at end

O: Aroma better than taste, lacking in complexity, lots of hay, a bit too mild

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2011 23:28:44 | More by DaveJanssen

domtronzero

California

4.38/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks for sharing Kyle! 11.2 oz bottle.

A - Slighly hazy golden blonde color with a short lived fizzy whitish head. Little lacing.

S - Light grainy malts, slightly sweet with a touch of lite sourness and funk.

F/M - Light, sweet, candy-like pils malt flavor immediately followed by a pleasant lactic sourness that you feel in the front of your palate. Nice funky barnyard. Clean finishing and quite dry. Medium bodied with moderately high carbonation.

D - Great beer. Clean, refreshing, tart and delicious. Yet another great beer by the Struise brewers.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2011 03:35:25 | More by domtronzero

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to kbutler1 for sharing another tonight.

Poured into snifter.

Pours a layer of white head that fades to a ring. Color is a clear golden orange.

Aroma: Very acidic with a big lemon citrus kick. A lot of wild bugs here. Very sour and funky. Green apples. Yeast. A lot of oak as well.

Taste: Mouth puckering sour. Green apples and lemon acidity. A lot of sourness and funk. The bugs are really getting into this beer and I like it. Oak again. A lot like the nose, but more sour.

Mouthfeel: Puckering and tart. Lighter bodied with a good amount of carbonation. Ends fairly clean.

Overall, I was really impressed with this sour. It was very tart and very tasty. Easy to drink as well. A nice treat!

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 03:01:42 | More by mothman

womencantsail

California

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Doug for sending this one my way.

A: The beer pours a slightly cloudy golden orange color with minimal amount of white foam.

S: Lots of grass and mild lemony tartness. A big time funk which is quite earthy and almost mushroomy. Very musty and dusty with some hay and wet oak.

T: Big time lactic tartness. Lots of lemons and green apple sourness. Decently funky, though nowhere near the level of the nose. A little bit of salt, and some light grassy and earthy funk.

M: Medium in body with a soft carbonation to it.

O: A nice beer with some good attributes, but not amazing in anyway.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 03:51:50 | More by womencantsail

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

3.95/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

$6.49 for a 11.2 oz bottle. 6 % alc/vol on label

A: pale yellow, clear, some had but quickly dissipated
S: earthy brett, medium nose that was true to lambic quality
T: true to type lambic - doesn't have aged qualities of gueuze but very nice with tartness and grainy undertones
M: tart, refreshing lambic style beer
O: good beer but lacked depth and character like an aged gueuze

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2011 22:14:07 | More by wisrarebeer

Cmack15

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A nice well crafted beer. I had no clue this beer existed but when I spied it on the list at the Kulminator I had to order it. I believe the Kuminator had this beer listed under there gueze section so that is how I approached this beer. Nice sour and funk going on but not overpowering really well balanced. I really liked this beer and am sad to learn that it is retired, but thankful for the experience that I have had with it.
Cheers

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 15:23:47 | More by Cmack15

twelvsies

Maine

4.58/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Haven't seen this beer in ages, but landed a couple in a trade, thanks to GCurlow! I have no idea how old this is, but I am assuming it's got a bit of age on it...

Pours a bright brassy gold color, a hearty pour yielding a smallish head that fades away pretty quick. Nose is fresh and lively - green apple and citrus rind, fresh hay and wheat grass, funky, oaky and earthy. Initially quite sour yet refreshing to the max - lots of funk complexities, juicy and lemony, woodsy with subtle stinky cheese notes, finishes with more malt backbone than most lambics / wild ales. Really great - it's all coming together - the sour, the funk, the complexities - and the glue is the signature Struise maltiness that makes this beer stand apart from others in the style. Sturdy body in texture as well yet dry and with a crisp finish. A really drinkable and accessible wild ale that holds its own with unique character.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2011 01:07:51 | More by twelvsies

fear025

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aroma:Sour. Kind of like sour apples.

Appearance:Gold in color, slightly hazy.

Taste:This beer is really quite sour. It's got some wine flavors. There are apple notes.

Mouthfeel:Pretty harsh and astringent.

Drinkability:This is an amazing wild ale, and is a great sour Belgian ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2011 23:39:56 | More by fear025

muttyd

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

*Reviewed from notes*

Hazy golden yellow/orange with a thin fizzy white head that fades into a faint ring. Aroma is of tart apples, pears, some wet hay, grass and that distinctive bretty funk. Flavor follows the nose: refreshing tart apple cider, earthy, grassy, and slightly sour. Not overly sour or astringent. Rather light body with a pleasant effervescence. Finishes very dry.

Struise is probably one of my favorite breweries of all time and this beer did not disappoint.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2011 17:46:16 | More by muttyd

ktrillionaire

Florida

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Big thanks to jahuneyc for the brew.

A - It pours an amber-gold, very translucent, and is capped with a smallish fizzy white head. It is a clean and tidy looking brew, perhaps too much so.

S - The nose offers impressions of tart apple and slightly vinous earthy notes. It is not overpoweringly funky, nor terribly complex, but it is quite enjoyable.

T - The flavor is somewhat pert; tart apple and sour grape mingle with an earthy brine note. Quite pleasant, but, again, not terribly complex.

M - The feel is not bad in any way; actually, it is pleasant in a similar manner to the other characteristics of the brew and continuing the theme of quite-good-but-not-great. It seems a bolder direction from the mouthfeel may have served this brew better.

D - Nice, easy drinking. This would be a very good introductory sour-wild.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2011 19:23:27 | More by ktrillionaire

sweemzander

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

11.2oz. bottle poured into a stemmed glass.

(A)- Pours a cloudy golden orange color. Produced some white and transparent bubbles.

(S)- A very dry funk to it. Subtle white grape and lemon rind. The earthy funk takes centerstage. An easy going acidity to it. Definitely a funkier take with lots of vinous characteristics. Very reminiscent of a Gueuze in some aspects. On the finish is a very subtle orange peel and spice.

(T)- A nice spritzy burst of acidic sour fruits up front: white grape, lemon, lime, apple, and maybe even peach. Not as funky as the smell was, but definitely brings on the tart and acidity fruit driven aspect home.

(M)- A higher carbonation level, but it adds a nice spritz to the fruity acidic character. Smooth and not as funky or sour than expected, but it sure is refreshing and crisp.

(D)- An extremely easy drinking wild ale that I am enjoying very much right now. Definitely easier on the palate and would go great with certain foods. De Struise needs to do more things like this if this was simply a one-off.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2011 12:57:27 | More by sweemzander