Hopus Primeur 2017
(Batch of Hopus Primeur)
Brasserie Lefebvre in Rebecq-Quenast, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Summer Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Biernavigatie. Aroma is floral hops, malt, yeast, fruity notes with citrus, touch of lemon, mild grass, very strong floral and a bit perfumed with a very slight herbal touch. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and medium bitter. Comes with a hint of alcohol. Body is medium. Very enjoyable hoppy Belgian Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Slightly milky, orangey golden colour with average to huge, sudsy, homogeneous, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Slightly weak, sweet-ish, muesli aroma, hints of dried fruit, oat flakes, green and yellow apple. Taste is sweet-ish malty and yeasty fruity, muesli character again, hints of oat flakes and other cereals, dried fruit, fresh green and yellow apple; alcohol has a minimally warming effect in the finish but is well balanced by a fruit acidic touch. Smooth and soft palate, gentle but effective carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2018
at 21:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: huge, white, creamy, extremely long lasting. C: pale gold, hazy. A: malty, peppery, soap, grassy, bit fruity, decent hoppy, straw, yeasty. T: malty, grassy, citrus, pear, bit tropical fruit, tangerine, this beer is not spring fresh but still very nice, good balanced and enjoyed, medium to full body, medium carbonation, 33cl bottle from local corner food shop in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2017
at 15:19
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Jolie petite surprise avec cette Hopus Primeur 2017 qui se veut, fraîche, finement houblonnée pour un plaisir bien présent au final. L'équilibre est plutôt bien respecté sur des arômes d'agrumes (orange et pamplemousse), de miel autour d'une amertume herbacée. Nous ne sommes cependant pas dans une complexité démesurée, mais il faut également savoir apprécier les choses simples. En verre, nous sommes sur un blond abricot voilé (EBC aux alentours de 20) surmonté d'une mousse blanche de 2 cm d'épaisseur. Le nez est très appréciable sur une amertume fine alliée à des arômes doux de miel, d'agrumes (orange et pamplemousse) avec une pointe de tilleul. L'attaque, plutôt fraîche présente d'emblée une amertume herbacée aux accents de pamplemousse avec, à l'instar du nez, des arômes plus doux d'orange et de miel très bien intégrés. Mention spéciale pour la seconde bouche, très bien équilibrée à la fois douce et racée (meilleur équilibre malt/houblon par rapport à l'attaque). L'arrière bouche est quant à elle davantage sur l'amertume et confère du caractère à l'ensemble. La troisième bouche monte alors quelque peu sur l'amertume et sur l'alcool (à un niveau de 8,3 % Abv, très bien dosé), avant le final, sur une belle longueur laissant l'amertume herbacée en bouche. Un bon moment.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 05:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Poechenellekelder, Brussels. Back on track, after having tasted the 15 which was nothing but old dusty hops I was sceptic to try this again although I love many of the previous years. Pours hazy golden with a large frothy head. Slight peppery and yeasty herbal nose and flavor with a good deal of fresh grassy and citrussy hops. Ends dry and bitter. Harmonic. Really dope.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2017
at 13:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(swing top bottle, 33cl) Hazy, pale golden colour with a big and blond, slowly lacing foamy head. Fruity hoppy aroma with notes of citrus and grapefruit, accompanied by mildly malty notes and a distinctively phenolic and slightly soapy yeast character. Mildy bitter, delicately sweet and tart flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Yeasty mildly malty base with notes of white bread, also present citric and delicately grassy hops, lingering into the moderately dry andmildly hop bitter finish with a lasting citric tail and a well-covered alcoholic strength. Okay but too much yeasty for my taste. 14.VIII.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2017
at 12:35
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Taphuys, Tilburg. Shared with Ferris. Clear yellow color, full sized white head that lasts for a long time. Smell and taste malts, wheat, lightly herbs or spices, fairly yeasty. Average body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2017
at 06:52