Frank & Vrij 2 (2017)
Brouwerij De Molen in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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Frank & Vrij translates as a figure of speech as ‘free-and-easy’ that’s what ‘Vermont’ by association brought to our minds. Not as hazy as you might expect…but hey...ish. The smell is intensive grassy and fruity with makes you want to take another sniff before taking the next step (promised). Flavourful to the max. One for the books, this Vermouth IPA turned out great! Full of fruit, smooth mouth feel, soft bitter finish. Simply a delicious enjoyment. Like the translation of the name: free-and-easy. p.s fyi: the small ‘2’ on the label is because we made a small batch of Frank & Vrij a long, long time ago. Different beer, but same name.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 6 3 15 33 cl bottle @ home, bottled 24 March, so exactly 4 months old. Cloudy amber color. Big off white head with good retention. Aroma’s: herbal hops, soft/tropical fruit, a bit yeasty. Retronasal it’s moderate sweet, yeasty, sweet fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet with very light bitterness. Medium bodied. Finish is ever so slightly bitterish. I didn’t mean to keep this for 4 month but there you go.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2017
at 14:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy copper pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has orange and strawberry opal fruits, taste has spice, some orange, very sweet candy, some bitter finish, NEIPAish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2017
at 15:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botella 33 cl en el kraken 25..06..2017. Embotellado 24..03..2017 hasta 24..03..2019. (r16). Color ámbar amarillento tostado muy turbio con espuma blanca persistente. Sabores maltosos y cereales con grandes dosis de afrutados tropicales. Ligeras especias. Cuerpo ligero a medio algo espumoso y cierta densidad. Buena combinación de frutas y maltas. Ligero amargo afrutado al final. Bastante buena para repetir sin duda.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2017
at 23:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, bottled 24.03.2017 (from speciaalbierpakket.nl). Pours dark golden with whiteish head. Aroma is sweet, hoppy, citrus, mango, pineapple. Flavor is sweet and bitter, fruity, citrus, mango, pineapple, caramel. Finish is sweet, bit sugary. Overall: good, feels very smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 12:00
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to MrHangover. Hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of grassy and dank hops, green weeds, tropical fruits, peach, citrus and light caramel malt. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with a juicy hop palate and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2017
at 10:02