Sampled at BXL. Hazy golden pour with a white head. Notes of grassy hops, citrus, bitter hops. Dry, bitter and refreshing.

Brussels has acquired a vibrant beer scene in recent years - like most other modern cities I suppose - and this new, enthusiastic brewing project is a good illustration of how these new Brussels-based craft brewers more and more depart from the Belgian clichés. This is an ’internationally’ conceived IPA, tasted from tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Very thick, frothy, dense, beaten egg-like, snow white head leaving an intricate pattern of papery lacing around the glass; straw blonde robe, medium hazy, on the pale side for the style. Aroma is dominated by ’new’ hoppiness, but not in the most elegant way imaginable: suffering a bit from a stale urine-like odour as a result, while other impressions include moldy lemon peel, dough, white bread, fermenting pear juice, light passion fruit, pineapple juice, dried mango, green kiwi, apple. Fruity onset with impressions of passion fruit, pineapple, green banana and lime with an apple-ish touch, soft body yet initially quite sharply carbonated, smooth and slick; lightly bready middle, a tad grainy, leading up to a hoppy finish, with retronasal mango, pink grapefruit and passion fruit, while that urine-like aspect fortunately does not return anymore at least not at full force - in all, this tastes a lot better than it smells. The hop bitterness remains mild and aromatic, but adequately bittering, just not in a harsh way, as is the intention in most present-day IPAs that are conscious of what is happening internationally with this style. Elegant, too bad for that urine thing, but tastes pleasant enough, I can see myself drinking this on the terrace outside MLF for hours on end if it were a summer’s day.

From tap. Pours cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma is fruity, light bretty and crisp hoppy. Smooth fruity. Lingering fruity and bretty like. Floral. Bitter and dry hoppy and fruity far finish.

F: big, off-white, quick gone. C: pale gold, light hazy. A: malt, citrus, hint of tangerine, yeast. T: malt, tangerine, light of grapefruit, grassy, medium light, normal carbonation, hint of sour tones, 33cl bottle from Malting pot in Brussels. Thanks Cuso, Gurthnar and MisoW for sharing the bottle

Bottle kindly shared by Rubin77 at a tasting in his flat. Well attenuated, fresh feeling, juicy. Lemony citrusy hops flavour. Malt in background. High carbonation. Very good.

Bottle kindly shared by Rubin77, many thanks. Pale golden color with white head. Citrus hops, Belgian yeast in aroma. Taste, sweet malt, spices, light citrus hops. Not bad.

Imported from my RateBeer account as L'Ermitage La Lanterne (by Nanobrasserie de l'Ermitage):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

29/X/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade (Malt Attacks) @ home, BB: VI/2018 (2016-1243) Thanks to Bierridder_S for the trade!

Clear bright blond beer, huge solid creamy white head, very stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: sweet malts, grapefruit, peach candy, caramel, some band-aid. MF: very carbonated, medium to light body. Taste: some citrus, grapefruit, pretty bitter, malty, grains, bit grassy. Aftertaste: very dry, spicy, some yeast, bitter grapefruit skin, hint of pineapple, bitter lemon, more fruity and malty when warming up.

Bottle sample at a tasting Tom L’s place. Thanks Tom L. Hazy yellow. Aroma of yeast, and citric and slightly tropical hops. Dry flavor with nice bitterish fruity hops, and a bit of yeast. Light to medium-bodied. Pretty nice and refreshing.

Pours clear blonde. Good white head. Smell is bit weak, mild bitterness. Taste is Sharp, grainy, bit bitter, not that aromatic. Some maltyness. Alright

Draught Small white head over fully hazy yellow-orangeish beer. Citrus and vegetable frying oil. Dryish citrus, straw, orangepeel. Light, watery MF. Ho humph.