Celtic Angel
Brouwerij Serafijn in Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style Regular|
Score
6.36
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This cross-cultural brew was first made at the request of an Irish musical group and was named "Celtic Heaven," but soon became a permanent part of the Serafijn lineup. Similar to a light Irish ale, but but with the intriguing of a spicy, almost perfumed aroma that comes not from spices but from a special Belgian yeast.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Botle 33 cl) Clear, amber golden with a dense, off-white head. Fruity nose - perhaps even overripe. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel and then some not too pleasant malt notes. Dry finish. 191206
Tried
on 22 Dec 2006
at 15:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden color with a fluffy beige head. Unclear. Yeast, sweetness, ripe fruit and spice in the nose. Quite heavy. Fruits, notes of alcohol light caramel end sweetness in the flavour. Some vague spices are notable. Quite smooth mouthfeel. Body medium. Sweet warming ind the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 03:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy amber colour with a longlasting white head. Fruity malty yeasty aroma. Smooth malty yeasty flavor. Malty bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2006
at 15:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Malty aroma. Cloudy, very dark brown colour. Small head. Nice, hoppy, sweet, candyish, fruity flavour. Slightly roasted aftertaste and mild carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2006
at 06:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Hazy amber, brief heas. Light phenolic aroma of pineappel and banana. Medium bodied with clean mouthfeel and notes of burnt malt. A middle-of-the-road Belgian ale that is solid but fails to make a lasting impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2006
at 06:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, BBE August 2007 Clear, amber body. Off-white head. Uninteresting aroma: hops, soap, (hints of) alcohol. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Moderately bitter finish (upcoming finish). Somewhat astringent, didn’t find it pleasant. Not bad either. Very unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2006
at 14:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (BB 02/2006)
Dark hazy orange-amber color, decent creamy off-white head, some lace. Aroma of malts, caramel, coriander and oak, maybe a bit of alcohol too. Caramel malty, hoppy, some roasted notes. Bitterness and some toffee in the aftertaste.
Dark hazy orange-amber color, decent creamy off-white head, some lace. Aroma of malts, caramel, coriander and oak, maybe a bit of alcohol too. Caramel malty, hoppy, some roasted notes. Bitterness and some toffee in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2005
at 13:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazy amber beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is quite spicy with notes of coriander, yeast, muscat, and soap - is that what Joris calls aftershave? The flavor has a somewhat weird spicyness, though not unpleasant, it contains notes of muscat, yeast, brown sugar, and nutmeg - a bit on the spicy side for me. The end is dry, but it keeps prickling the tongue for a long while. It is a very lively beer, be very careful if You pour it in a Tulip glass - next time I’ll pour it in a Trappist glass. The livelyness also cost me a bottle - it simply blew the bottom of the bottle, while it was standing in my cupboard - I never had that happen before.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2005
at 15:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly haze-ish orange-amber beer; very carbonated to huge amberish tinted head. Very perfumed nose - nearly aftershave-like (NO - it ain’t me), (roasted) malt, chaff, summer grain, a haystack - but also the maish dregs. Quite hoppy, but not bitter taste, European hops with malty underbuild, bit leafy flavours. Medium bodied, "cobwebs" as you say. After reflexion, this strange name seems to stand for Achilles’ amber try. Far from bad.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2005
at 14:42