Koo Vee: ..a tannin like astringency on the palate. Spicy rye on the tongue as a thick coating, spots of honey bobbing up and down in it. Tail of golden malt. Still a bit demanding, but appetizing and smooth enough.
Koo Vee is drinking a Sylvi VII by Kupin Äärellä at Untappd at Home
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Mine, 1yo. The citrus and spice of Saaz are still there, but the honey has taken up a raiment of light syrup and the butter is more of an idea, but there it still is. Surprisingly refreshing and Czech Rep -inducing. The taste is losing cohesion. The hop .
Koo Vee is drinking a Sylvi I by Kupin Äärellä at Untappd at Home
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Mine, 2yo. Took this long to shave off the phenolic angles. Very spicy honey, almost like some pungent flowers laid on top of crushed coriander seed and grains of paradise. Still a biting edge to it, but no longer overwhelming. Edgy but smooth taste..
Earned the Home Brewed Goodness (Level 35) badge!
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Koo Vee: A fun experiment at creating a purely rye beer. If you try it, please prepare for the mashing appropriately with long beta glucan and filtering. Still had to rake the mash because it turns almost to glue. And the spiciness with a phenolic yeast is immense
Koo Vee is drinking a Tetley's 1945 Clone by Kupin Äärellä at Untappd at Home
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Mine, 5yo. Last bottle. Fresh sour cherry juice. Nothing to add.. the esters, the tang, the thick sense of fruit. Amazing. Forgot this one. The body is watery as per style but the taste is rich and in line with the nose. Except for a faint sense of roast.
Earned the Mild Mannered (Level 2) badge!
Earned the Never Finnished! (Level 72) badge!
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Koo Vee: Did not expect this kind of beautiful aging from a 3.5% Mild. When young, was properly metallic and fruity.
Koo Vee is drinking a Truman Crimean War 1856 by Kupin Äärellä at Untappd at Home
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Mine, 5yo. Entering a new phase. Charred, waxy chocolate. Rich notes of lightly browned coffee. The red berries are almost hidden in the nose, but the taste still carries them on tongue. Very creamy raspberry-cherry mousse mixed with a drop of espresso...
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Koo Vee is drinking a Kellariolut No2 Imperial Stout by Teerenpeli Panimo & Tislaamo at Untappd at Home
Raspberry liquor, wax, milk chocolate and a whiff of chinkiang vinegar. Cherry-tinged taste of alcohol in the somewhat watery body.
Purchased at Alko verkkokauppa
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Earned the Super Style: Stout - Imperial / Double (Level 5) badge!
Koo Vee: ..flavour has now more of a sense of woody herbs, way at the back. The palate is more lemony, the honey on the tongue slightly overboiled.
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:40:50 +0000 Report
Koo Vee: The body has thinned out in flavour and in mouth feel, but it is still above standard craft beer pilsner fresh in the can. One of my major complaints always. :p. Overall a bit too sweet now
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:43:02 +0000 Report
Koo Vee: But very clean still. The Gambrinus yeast, so called Urquell D out of the original five, is to thank for. H dries out and goes overfruity, being a kölsch yeast really, but D keeps things relatively in order.
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:44:52 +0000 Report
Koo Vee: At one year, still fresh, just too sweet and over-citric. Resembles some mediocre (imho) craft takes at ležák. To make it clear, my own as well as in CZ, are best at one to two weeks. It's still fun to observe how they age.. some fine, some less so.
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:48:30 +0000 Report