Poperings Hommelbier
Leroy Breweries in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.94
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Hommelbier from Poperinge was brewed for the first time in 1981, for the triennial hop festival in the village. Hommel is local dialect for hops, and was the inspiration for the name of this tribute to Poperinge’s most famous export product. Since then, Poperinge’s Hommelbier has earned quite a reputation for itself with beer fans around the world, for its unique style, brewed with 100% hops from Poperinge.
Deze ‘Golden Ale’ heeft een stevige witte schuimkraag die uitnodigt om de geur van groene hop, gist en lichte fruittoetsen te ontdekken. Na een volle en verfrissende kruidige smaak verandert het pallet naar lichte citrus, sinaasappel en pompelmoes, ondersteund door de hop. De honingzachte afdronk laat een licht kruidige komijnsmaak uitlopen op een volle hopsmaak.
Technische info:
Alcoholvolume: 7,5 vol%
Graden Plato: 16°
Hop: 4 variëteiten
Mout: 2 variëteiten
Gisting: bier van hoge gisting met nagisting op de fles
Deze ‘Golden Ale’ heeft een stevige witte schuimkraag die uitnodigt om de geur van groene hop, gist en lichte fruittoetsen te ontdekken. Na een volle en verfrissende kruidige smaak verandert het pallet naar lichte citrus, sinaasappel en pompelmoes, ondersteund door de hop. De honingzachte afdronk laat een licht kruidige komijnsmaak uitlopen op een volle hopsmaak.
Technische info:
Alcoholvolume: 7,5 vol%
Graden Plato: 16°
Hop: 4 variëteiten
Mout: 2 variëteiten
Gisting: bier van hoge gisting met nagisting op de fles
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Delicious beer, one of my first lovers in beer-fanatic-land. Aromatic and yeasty like a typical Belgian, but with a soft touch of hops.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2013
at 04:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden colour with a medium creamy head, white colour and good duration. Aroma is Belgian yeasty with liht citrus notes. Flavor is mild bittery and yeasty, notes of tangerine and orange. Smooth final with a decent bitterness, dry sensation.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2013
at 01:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
25cl bottle at home. Pours a hazy light amber with short, short-lived head. Arome is like a tripel - yeasty and honeyish, with hay and herbal hops. Well-balanced taste between sweet and bitter. Medium-full body, thick texture, good length finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2013
at 13:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Boudewijn, Rotterdam. Poured a slightly hazy amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is yeasty and dry, but somewhat weak. The flavour is clean, crisp, medium bitter, with some nettles and grassy hops and some weak dry spice on the palate. Not your typical Belgian ale, but that’s not a bad thing!
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2013
at 11:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours deep, bubbly, amber-gold with a minimal head. Banana, apricot, flowers, yeast aroma. Sweet, musty fruit flavour....a little honey. Very delicate and mild, just a slight bit of tart/bitter. Very good.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2013
at 17:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,25 flaske presentert av skibsreder Ovesen: uklar gylden og med fint, hvitt skum. Citrusaroma med krydder (pepper, koriander, curacao?) og humle. Tørr, god saisonsmak og -ettersmak. Farlig lett å drikke med tanke på vitamininnholdet, denne fra fat kan fort bli fatalt. Inntrykket holder seg når jeg inntar et fattappet glass av denne på Cardinal under Bjørnøy Rundt Triathlon juli-14. Denne er nå på min favorittliste.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2013
at 05:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 330ml. De couleur dorée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes) légèrement épicé (coriandre, léger de poivre), de grains de malt légèrement sucrés, léger de houblon floral aux notes herbeuses et citriques ainsi qu’avec des traces d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche et assez pétillante avec une texture très légèrement crémeuse. Moyen goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, traces de pommes)et légèrement épicées (coriandre, léger de poivre) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût de grains de malt pâle sucrés avec notes de pain et de miel) puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume de houblon floral aux notes citriques et herbeuses avec des notes d’alcool doux. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, légèrement de houblon floral aux notes herbeuses avec des notes d’alcool et de levures fruitées (zeste d’agrumes et traces de pelures de pommes).
Tried
on 10 Mar 2013
at 03:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flasche (75 cl). - Trocken-hopfenaromatischer Antrunk. Im weiteren Verlauf dann doch eher malzsüß-fruchtig und mild. Hat zwar etwas mehr Hopfen als viele belgische Biere, aber ein „Hopfenbier“ ist das definitiv nicht - mit einem stark gehopften Saison kann es sich gar nicht messen. Zum Essen paßte es auch nicht, da zu süß.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2013
at 13:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle has a Best By: 02/14 date but I am unsure how old the bottle is. The label seems clean and new but the lip of the bottle looks a bit moldy. Aroma is a balanced blend of hops and yeast characteristics. The hops have a nice floral and earthy aroma. The yeast has a subtle phenolic note with some nice tropical fruit and pear eaters. The aroma is also slightly yeasty with a bit of pale malt aroma. Pours a cloudy pale golden color with a thick, pillowy white head that has great retention but steadily recedes. All legs with moderate lacing. The flavor is fairly sweet with a light cracker malt note. There is a good amount of sweet fruitiness with a lot of pear, cider and tropical fruit. There is a light phenolic note in the finish providing a hint of light pepper. The bitterness is moderately low but does provide a nice palate cleansing finish when it mixes with the phenolics. The hop flavor is fairly floral and a bit spicy. I dot think I have ever had Popperings hops before and they are quite unique. Finishes only slightly dry with some residual sweetness in the finish without being sticky. The mouthfeel is medium to medium light bodied with medium high carbonation. The astringency is very low, almost imperceptible and the alcohol warmth is low. Overall a very nice example of a Belgian IPA that really shows the hop character while staying true to the Belgian Style. I wouldn't mind seeing this hop in a cleaner style IPA though so I can really see the hop profile. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2013
at 20:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
250ml bottle - Hazy golden body, thin white head. Aroma of yeast, vanilla malt and spice. The taste is fairly well balanced leaning towards the hops mainly, a bit of lemon, dry light spice, alcohol is only just noticeable, smooth and medium body.Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2013
at 15:39