5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Golden color. Aroma has grain and yeast. Taste is a bit flat, with a little buttery caramel, grass, peach hop and grain. Needs more hops, it’s more like a bitter now.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from The Bulldog. Hazy golden body with a thin off-white head. Low carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of flowery hops, orange and yeast. Flavour of orange, fruity hops and a bitter finish. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A solid IPA.

8

Heel lekkere IPA. Bert, zeker ook iets voor u!

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

IPA from Amsterdam with dense and moussy, egg-white, irregular, lacing, stable head and misty orange blonde colour with slightly pinkish hue. Aroma showcases the hops, but in a less exuberant way than many American IPAs; I get impressions of marmelade, lime peel, lemon butter sauce, limoncello even, cherimoya, canned apricot, acacia honey, some bitter weeds, biscuit, strawberry, white grape, tonic water, fresh-squeezed orange juice - this is a distinctive aroma, unlike any other IPA I ever had, and in fact quite pleasant. Taste begins with a kick of mango, papaja, peach and a hint of raw vegetables (celery), with that typical salty hop touch announcing more hoppiness to come, but fortunately not becoming too briny; spicy yeastiness and a soft caramelly malt sweetishness follow, but the hops are unable to restrain themselves any longer and evolve into a resinous, drying, juicy, spicy, lightly citrussy bitterness lasting for a long time, yet staying sufficiently in place to let some of the meaty maltiness creep through. In all: pleasantly surprised, this is a great aromatic and refreshing Euro IPA, in fact one of the best outside of the U.S. I had so far... Distinguishes itself by the buttery, caramelly aspect in the aroma, which pairs beautifully with the bittering, spicy hops, with a kind of lemon butter effect as a result. Kudos to De Prael!

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewpub, labeled as Nick & Simon IPA, 6.4%
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, lots of lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit. Taste of tropical fruit, grains, grassy. Some butter shows up as it warms up
Nice

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

330ml Bottle - Amber/copper with a foamy head. Peach, syrup and some floral notes in the aroma. Biscuity and fruity taste with peach, apricot and sultanas.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cloudy pale amber colour, small foamy white head, recedes slowly, heavy lacing. Aroma malty, grain, orange, peach, candy sugar, grass, citrus. Taste medium bittersweet, citrus notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, dry medium bitter aftertaste, herbal notes. Overall a nice refreshing IPA.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Lahev: Deep golden with an orangey sheen, cloudy, floaties visible, big loose rocky white head; quite mild herbal-grainy nose with an Illusion of tea-leaves; dry - but not too dry - moderate bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; lingering dry bitter-sweet finish with a light tartness in the very end. Just O.K. ...