Winterporter
Origin: Brouwerij de Molen (Bodegraven, the Netherlands)
Style: Porter
ABV: 6.7%
IBU: Not Listed
Description: Well… here it is: the review I did not want to write. The de Molen Winterporter should have been a wonderful beer from a lovely Dutch craft brewery but sadly I got an infected beer. I suspect acetaldehyde but cannot be sure. I got green apples and a real sour flavour – not what the brewer was intending, I am sure. Frankly it’s taken an offering from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society to repair the damage to my palate.
The important point is this: bad bottle aside, I do not lose faith in de Molen as they have made some fantastic beers before and I know will do in future. The wine world is ripe with corked bottles so I can easily forgive this dud. I look forward to talking with other testers to see what they thought. -C.B.
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