Argon
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Brouwerij De Ryck / Kaapse BrouwersBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Series
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Score
7.34
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It is part of a special six-pack of beers—the Noble Gas Project—created with twelve other breweries to celebrate the third birthday of Siphon Brewing.
Working with Siphon Brewing on the recipe and process beforehand and attending on brewday were An De Ryck from four-generation-old family brewery De Ryck and Tjomme Zijlstra and Étienne Vermeulen from De Kaapse in Rotterdam.
ARGON marries the caramel malt profile and ester character of a traditional Spéciale Belge with the orange marmalade and resinous qualities of the citra, simcoe and mandarina bavaria hop varieties used in late additions and dry-hop.
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nathanvc (6963) reviewed Argon from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
29 June 2019. At Siphon 3d Birthday Party, Damme. Cheers to Anke, Erwin & Ama Deke! Hazy dark golden-amber with a small, slowly thinning, off-white head. Aroma of red apple, pink grapefruit, toasted white bread, caramel, mango, plum, earth. Taste is light to medium fruity sweet, notes of ripe apple, pear & plum on consistent bready maltiness; the core is hoppy bitter, offering grapefruit, mango & a herbal touch. Dry, bitter, earthy hoppy finish, yet some ripe fruit, bread & dough linger. Medium body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Certainly enjoyable as a modern style Spéciale Belge.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Argon from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Siphon / De Ryck / Kaapse Brouwers — Argon (by Siphon Brewing):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
18/VII/19 - 33cl bottle from the brewery @ Gents Bierfestival Biermeesters Meeting (home), BB: 18/VII/21 - (2019-1048) Thanks to Steven L. for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, big irregular creamy beige head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: sweet, malty, lots of caramel alcohol, some ripe banana, vanilla, lots of dried fruits, sugary impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, alcohol touch, very malty, grains. Aftertaste: sugary, vanilla, caramel, banana touch, pretty bitter, fruity, some dried fruits, some orange peel, good stuff, nice!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Argon from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Thick yellow head, pitting in over lively carbonated foxy red-orange beer. Caramel immediately upon opening; then lots of citrussy hops, no particularily 'Belge'. Even a tad cheesy. Caramel malts returnng, herbs & weeds. Medium bitter, first citrussy, then herbal-vegetal, finishing almost harsh, if never very bitter. Caramel/malts constantly underneath. Dry hopsacks retronasal. Balance results in a herbal-weedy character. Quite slick, very slightly sticky; lively carbonation; velvety texture. Better than your average 'Spéciale Belge'... but Citra, Simcoe and Mandarina hopping a Belgian ale? LOL!
DerPhilynck (3851) ticked Argon from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago
Great!