Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Hapkin

Hapkin
(has 7 batches)

 

Brouwerijen Alken-Maes in Alken, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.55
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 159
Hapkin is a strong blond top-fermented beer that is refermented in the bottle. The floral touch of Saazhop and the spicy hop variety Monroe determine this rich blond beer. Originally from Louwaege Brewery (Kortemark), brewed from 2001 to 2007 at Brasserie Union (Jumet), then at Alken-Maes (Alken).

The name refers to Count Baudouin VII of Flanders (1093-1119), nicknamed “Hapkin” or “with the ax”. 900 years ago he is said to have commissioned the monks of Ten Duinen Abbey (near Koksijde) to brew a strong blond beer that would make him and his men invincible.
 
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Grzesiek79 (7827) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
14 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
basement aromas, spruce, bubblegum, cloudy, frothy, medium sweetness, very bitter, lightly sour, medium body, thin feel, average carbonation, astringent,
Tried on 11 Feb 2012 at 05:37
Finn (18625) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
14 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra flaske på A la Mort Subite i Brussel 6 Mai 11. Gylden. Høyt luftig skum. Litt tung fruktig aroma. Fruktig smak. Litt tung.
Tried on 02 Dec 2011 at 10:31
laiti (11644) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, BBE 29.09.2012. Rated on 02.09.2011
Light and refreshing aroma with lager‐like grain, some wheat. A bit stale. Foaming palate with too much CO2. Flavour is a bit weird, stale, grainy and wheaty. Drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2011 at 05:15
Benzai (25102) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Cafe Buitenlust. Golden color, large white head. Smells nicely fresh and fruity. Taste sweet, malts and some yeast. Nice carbo, medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2011 at 03:15
Drebus (8635) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Don’t really like the smel. It’s a bit flowery / soapy. Kinda weird. Other than that it’s pretty decent.
Tried on 23 Jun 2011 at 09:57
Deanso (16228) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
33cl bottle at the Paas, the Hague. Ok white head. Clear golden colour. Alcohol aroma
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2011 at 10:27
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle in De Paas. Clear with massive light head. Yeasty with light malt and sweetness. Not a bad beer
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2011 at 15:12
77ships (14507) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
bottle@home: the Saaz hops were very dominant & not my thing, light malt, some spice, something floral, smelled better than it tasted, the description by Michael Jackson on bottle was cool but our tastes differ on this one
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2011 at 05:24
Deanf (9779) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
15 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Aroma of citrus and malts. Has a bright yellow body with a pretty solid head. Taste is syrupy with some grain notes. Has a dry, tart finish. It’s okay for a strong beer but not great.
Tried on 21 Oct 2010 at 11:46
jtclockwork (20057) reviewed
Hapkin from Brouwerijen Alken-Maes
16 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Very murky golden color in glass. Soft malts, raisins and breads. Rated 1/22/03.
Tried on 09 May 2010 at 00:57
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