Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Hapkin

Hapkin

 

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

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.52
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks: 154
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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy blonde colored brew with an sweet bitter taste with an slightly dry ending, hints of fruitiness. On the "Duvel" scale, it lacks the sharpness buts Hapkin isn’t very bad compare to Duvel.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:33

7/10
#strong #golden
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2024 at 15:43

8/10
Schöner belgischer Zuckerhammer
Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2024 at 16:45

2.9/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 3 Overall 11
Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.
Tried on 08 Aug 2024 at 19:23

7/10
Tried from Draft on 25 May 2024 at 21:33

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
I believe this 33 cl bottle came from De Bierkoning on our tour through the Netherlands and Belgium late last summer. This evening I have my globe glass in place, most used one in the small collection. The pour shows a clear, shiny gold body with a significant head of off-white foam and plenty of carbonation. The beer is strongly fragrant, I get a lot of yellow fruit, yeast, grain and a bare touch of citrus. A drink now and I have to say that this is an enjoyable brew. Dried peaches, white bread, apricots, malt, some hops bitterness and meadow. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2024 at 23:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 330 ml at Le Bistro Porte de Hal. Cloudy golden, large white head. Malty, grainy, some floral notes, sweet and quite simple. Tad spicy.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2023 at 07:40

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
opalescent pale golden colour, large, though not so stable white head; aroma of grainy, peachy, some citrusy, dried apricot, floral and green herbal notes; taste has the same notes as can be felt in the aroma with hoppy bitterness and spicy aftertaste; good one
Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2023 at 15:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at taphuys utrecht. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, floral, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2023 at 17:20

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden, cloudy with a medium lacing white head. A hop, malt and grainy aroma. Light bitter with a malt, yeast and hop end. Gutersloh holiday 2023.
Tried on 07 Aug 2023 at 20:34