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Portfolio of World Classic Ales & LagersB. / Vintage United Collection International, / Award Winning British Inc. Ales / Japanese Sakes / French Ciders / Meads Brouwerij Smisje Product Details Koningin Astridlaan 134, Assebroek-Brugge, 8310, Belgium Style Mustard Ale Alc./Vol. 7% Brewery Description: Malts 90% Pilsner, 10% Munich Johan Brandt , with a passion for excellent good beer, started this tiny artisanal brewery end of 1995. In the beginning he brewed only once a week with a capacity of 120 liters (1 barrel). Hops Kent Goldings, Challenger By 1999 he started brewing twice a week with an increased capacity of 160 liters (1.5 barrels), Spices Dark and Light Candy Sug- meaning non stop brewing, bottling, washing bottles throughout the year. He is now looking for ar, Crushed Mustard Seeds a bigger brewery where he can brew 700 liters (6 barrels) at a time and fill the bottles automati- (Torhout Mustard) cally. Johan Brandt, also a bee-keeper, started out with only one type of beer, a honey beer called ‘t Smisje. He now produces 6 permanent beers. For his fifth anniversary he introduced ‘Vuuve’ Tasting Notes (Flemish for ‘five’), a 5% strong wit beer. Appearance A hazy deep orange with short lived head. Vuuve 5 Tasting Notes Aroma Spicy nose with notes of Beer Collection Appearance Deep yellow color with little fruits such as apples and Keg Collection to no head. pears and slight hint of mustard. The brewing process for Aroma Sweet and citrusy aroma Vuuve 5 starts n the morning with notes of orange. Flavor Sweet fruitiness up front when John Brandt crushes which is later balanced by Flavor Tart and sour interplay be- the malt and mixes it with the slight bitterness from the tween the orange peel and warm water so the starch mustard seeds. turns into sugar. Around coriander notes. Finish Unique bitterish finish, Noon he separates the liq- Finish Dry finish, light body, good resulting from the use of uid from the wort. He brings carbonation. “Torhout’s” mustard seeds. this liquid to a boil, adds the hops, coriander, fresh organ- Suggested Food Pairings: ic orange peel and then lets Suggested Food Pairings: everything cool down. Now --Peppery Cheese (Monterrey, Pepper Jack) --Salmon Dishes the liquid is being pumped --Poultry --Fish and Seafood into a cylinderconical tank and the yeast is Available Formats: added. After a few days of primary fermentation Johan removes the yeast and lets the young beer Available Formats: --24 * 11.2 oz bottles --6 * 50.8 oz Magnum bottles rest for a few days before adding new yeast and --24 * 11.2 oz bottles --Keg (please ask for availabil- candy sugar and filling the beer into bottles by --6 * 50.8 oz Magnum bottles ity) hand. The secondary fermentation takes place in --Keg (please ask for availability) a warm room for one to two weeks and a few weeks later Vuuve is ready for consumption. ‘t Smisje For Vuuve he uses 60% barley and 40% wheat Wostyntje malt, hops, coriander and fresh organic orange Beer Collection BBBourgondier Keg Collection peel. Vuuve is fruity, spicy, citrusy and prickly Beer Collection on the palate with a long lingering finish of cori- Kent Goldings hops is added Keg Collection ander and orange peel. Since Johan Brandt is an at the beginning of the boil Lemon balm is a lemon extract and artisanal brewer and doesn’t use any chemical while Challenger hops, dark gives a citrusy note to the beer. As products, every brew may be slightly different. candy sugar and the crushed the Bbbourgondier is very malty mustard seeds are added after with a high sugar content, valer- about 50 min. into the boil. Product Details ian is used as an experimental bittering agent in The addition of light candy conjunction with hops to further balance the Style Belgian Wit Beer with Fresh sugar and fresh top-ferment- beer. Valerian is a popular herb used as a seda- Organic Orange Peel ing yeast to the bottle starts tive to promote sleep and as a calmative agent. Alc./Vol. 5% the secondary fermentation in Valerian appears to affect the activity of the the bottle. After three more weeks Wostyntje is Malts 60% Barley, 40% Wheat neurotransmitter GABA in the central nervous ready to become part of your dinner. Wostyntje system, the target of most tranquilizers avail- Hops Kent Goldings, Challenger has a unique bitterish finish, which stems from Spices Coriander, Fresh Organic the use of “Torhout’s” mustard seeds. A small Legend Orange Peel glass of “Torhout Mustard” is attached to each Beer Collection Cider & Perry magnum bottle to give everyone an opportunity Keg Collection Sake & Yuzu Wine to compare the notes of mustard in the beer with the original “Torhout Mustard”. Real Ale Collection Mead Vintage Collection Spirits

Brouweij de Regenboog [Continued] Finish Dry finish with a lingering Koningin Astridlaan 134, Assebroek-Brugge, 8310, Belgium malty aftertaste. able by prescription. It has commonly been Product Details prescribed as a cure-all in European countries Suggested Food Pairings: for centuries. Alc./Vol. 6% --Barbecue Cuisine --Sharp Cheese (Blue, Cheddar, Gorgonzola) Tasting Notes Product Details --Grilled Meat Style Special Belgian Barley Appearance Light, hazy golden color Wine with carbonation and a short Available Formats: white head. Alc./Vol. 12% --24 * 11.2 oz bottles Aroma Rather fruity short hoppy Malts 90% Pilsner, 10% Munich --Keg (please ask for avail- hinted with some ability) Hops Hallertauer, Challenger, bitter sweet hoppy hints Kent Goldings Flavor Crisp and well hopped. Spices Dark and Light Candy Sug- Finish Bitter sweet hoppy and ar, Valerian, Lemon Balm slightly fruity. ‘t Smisje Tasting Notes Dubbel Suggested Food Pairings: Appearance Light brown and cloudy. Beer Collection --BBQ Cuisine Keg Collection Aroma Leafy, dense, some farm- --Sharp Cheese house quality flavor and --Grilled Meats Product Details body. Style Dubbel Flavor Light bitterness, spicy clove, Available Formats: dense, minimal sweetness, Alc./Vol. 9% --24 * 11.2 oz bottles noticeable alcohol presence. Malts Pilsner, Black, Caramalt --Keg (please ask for avail- Finish Long finish, light bitterness, ability) Hops Challenger, Hallertauer valeron evident. Spices Honey, Fresh Real Dates, Dark and Light Candy Sug- Suggested Food Pairings: ‘t Smisje Kerst ar --Buttery Cheese (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Beer Collection Org Gravity 1092 Swiss) Keg Collection --Smoked Meat Tasting Notes Product Details Appearance Dark brown color with a Available Formats: Style Winter Seasonal small head. --24 * 11.2 oz bottles Alc./Vol. 12% Aroma Sweet aroma of dates and -Keg (please ask for availability) sugars. - Malts Barley, Wheat, Amber, Car- amunich Flavor Sweet and spicy flavors of dates and brown sugar, along Hops Hallertauer, Goldings with caramel malt. ‘t Smiske Extra Spices Dark Candy Sugar, Corian- Finish Light spicy in the aftertaste Beer Collection der, Grain de Paradise Keg Collection along with lingering aroma This beer is brewed in the Belgium of crush red dates and hon- countryside with the brewery’s Tasting Notes ey-ish undertones. Refresh- own spring water. This the same Appearance Dark reddish brown in color ing and light mouth feel. beer as the blond Smiske, but dry with a light brownish head. hopped by tapping the beer through Aroma Aroma of chocolate, cara- Suggested Food Pairings: a so-called randall hop, hop flow- mel, and estery notes of --Buttery Cheese (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, ers filled with a water filter, which cherry, raisins, and warm gives the beer extra hop character- apples. istics. Legend Flavor A combination of fruitiness and sourness. Notes of Beer Collection Cider & Perry Product Details raisins, honey, and creamy Keg Collection Sake & Yuzu Wine Style Golden Ale Brewed with malts lead to a warming fin- Real Ale Collection Mead Belgian-grown Cascade ish. Vintage Collection Spirits

P. O. Box 661, Redding, CT 06896, Phone: (203) 938-0713, Fax: (203) 938-1124 E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.bunitedint.com Portfolio of World Classic Ales & LagersB. / Vintage United Collection International, / Award Winning British Inc. Ales / Japanese Sakes / French Ciders / Meads Brouweij de Regenboog [Continued] Suggested Food Pairings: Koningin Astridlaan 134, Assebroek-Brugge, 8310, Belgium --Barbecue Cuisine Swiss, Gorgonzola) Finish Aftertaste is strong and has --Sharp Cheese (Cheddar, Blue, Gorgonzola) --Chocolate spiciness and a touch of bit- --Grilled Meat --Beef ter chocolate as well. Available Formats: Available Formats: Suggested Food Pairings: --24 * 11.2 oz bottles --24 * 11.2 oz bottles --Keg (please ask for avail- --Keg (please ask for availability) --Chocolate ability) --Grilled Meat --Smoked Meat Catherine ‘t Smisje Great Available Formats: Reserva the Great --24 * 11.2 oz bottles Beer Collection --Keg (please ask for avail- Keg Collection Imperial ability) Stout Product Details Beer Collection Style Catherine Imperial Stout Keg Collection ‘t Smisje Matured in Cognac Barrels “Catherine the Great - Whoa! Very interest- ing. I think it wouldn’t pass muster as “true Grande Reserva Alc./Vol. 10% to style” by any beer judge as the malt depth Beer Collection and roastiness and especially color are not Keg Collection Tasting Notes there for an Imperial Stout. That said, though Appearance Beer is dark amber that it had a delightful smokiness that melded well ‘t Smisje Kerst, matured in Michael Couvreur’s wkiskey barrels. shows a lightly hazed, red with roast that was there. Very enjoyable but color when held up to the hard to classify...... ” light. The head is a tan col- - Ron Fischer of B. United International Product Details or. [Tasting Notes] Style Kerst Matured in Whiskey Aroma Spicy and well carbonated Barrels peppery notes. Product Details Alc./Vol. 11% Flavor Taste of cocoa and dark Style Belgian Style Imperial Stout Malts Barley, Wheat, Amber, Car- fruit. Brandy soaked raisin Alc./Vol. 10% amunich flavors, concentrated plum, Malts Barley, Cara, Chocolate, Hops Hallertauer, Goldings and some complex fig notes Roasted Malt, Oats seem to capture the fruit fla- Spices Dark Candy Sugar, Corian- vors. Hops Goldings, Challenger, Mag- der, Grain de Paradise num Finish A nice bit of acidic bitterness makes for a long, but Tasting Notes pleasantly clean finish. Tasting Notes Appearance Nice deep cooper color with Appearance Very dark brownish red in excellent carbonation and a Suggested Food Pairings: color. nice head. Aroma Lots of yeast and dark fruit in Aroma Rich barrel aged aromas --Barbecue Cuisine the nose, like raisins, plums of whiskey, and oak. Nice --Grilled Meat and dates. Some spiciness rounded aged alcohol. Light --Sharp Cheese (Blue, Cheddar) there as well, common to cinnamon sugar notes, light- dark Belgian beers. A bit of ly sweet. Spices in the back Available Formats: smokiness and roasted malt, with some of the coriander --24 * 11.2 oz bottles but the dark fruits dominate. and grains of paradise. --Keg (please ask for availability) A powerful enticing nose. Flavor Rich flavours from fruit, Flavor A delightful smokiness woody hints of whisky. melded with roasted flavors. Finish Very warming with a slight Legend alcohol burn and very soft Beer Collection Cider & Perry whisky flavor. Keg Collection Sake & Yuzu Wine

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Product Details Style Belgian Strong Ale Matured in Calvados Casks Alc./Vol. 12% Malts Barley, Wheat, Vienna, Car- amalt Hops Hallertauer, Kent Goldings Spices Dark and White Candy Sugar, Coriander, Grain De Paradise

Tasting Notes Appearance Dark brown reddish color. Aroma Sweet and woody notes of raisins and sour cherries. Flavor Fruitiness with a hint of plums, raisins, and finishes with wooden tannins. Finish A slight tart sour finish.

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