Two reviews.

With my 30th birthday coming and going this week, I decided to treat myself to a few nice bottles of beer to celebrate.
First I chose Drie Fonteinen's Oude Kriek. Their guezue was excellent, so this seemed like a logical choice. It poured into the glass ruby red, with a pink tinged head and aromas of fruit, tart, brett, and additional funkiness. The beer was a chameleon in drinking and tasted different and better as it warmed up while I drank the bottle. It presents with a nice tartness, fruit, and very big brett/funk/barnyardy flavor. The end is more restrained, with the cherries, vanilla, and a light oak. As it warmed, the big funky flavors subdued themselves.
Good stuff, and a world class kriek. I would recommend removing it from the fridge 30-45 minutes before drinking so you can get the best out of it. It's 6% abv, and was about eleven dollars at Harvest wine and spirits.
The second is Bam Noire by Jolly Pumpkin. I have reviewed several of their other beers, and find that to my tastes, they are all pretty good. They definitely have a terroir; all of their beers do have a distinctive house taste. I would say Unibroue is the only other brewer who I find that to be true for.
This one is a seasonal release in September, and billed as a dark farmhouse ale. It pours pretty dark with a nice light mocha head that remains with the beer until the last sip. When held to the light, it looks a mahogany color. It has a very wine like aroma, dark fruits, oak. The taste is not at all what I expected, with a nice tartness throughout, very light mouth feel for a darker beer, with just a hint of the dark malts (coffee, cocoa) after swallowing. Not a long finish, but longer than I would expect for how light it feels.
This beer is 4.3% abv, and will probably run you somewhere around ten bucks. It is worth a try, but I think the perceived value is a little low because their other beers which are 7+% abv are only a dollar or two more expensive, and it takes more raw product to make them. I know Jolly Pumpkin ages all their beers in oak casks for a bit of time, so that it where the cost comes in.