Hapkin
Brouwerijen Alken-Maes in Alken, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.54
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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.
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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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een licht troebel goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een fruitige wat gistachtige geur. De smaak is zoet, fruitig en licht hoppig.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2020
at 20:04
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2019
at 16:33
5/10
Tasty golden
Tried
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2019
at 20:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hoppy, but not very strong aroma with citrus and yeast. Medium bodied. Hopbitter, bit sweetish taste. Bit herbal with a alcohol burn. Strong grapefruit finish. Not nearly as complex as a Duvel, but I like it!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2019
at 19:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Has all the great belgian yeast characteristics shining through. The dominant flavours are perfect, I just think the bitterness doesn’t mesh perfectly, and comes across as a bit smoky. online belgian beer factory bottle (3.7 march 2019) Tried again, and didn’t get the smoke and poor bitterness, improved rating. (3.8 Jan 2020) Tried again, it's great
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2019
at 19:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
09/03/2019 - 33cl bottle @my sister's place. Clear golden, huge white head. Nose is hops, malts, fruits, bit spice. Taste is sweet malts, banana, bit orange. More a tripel feel than a blonde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2019
at 13:30
7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2019
at 19:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma bianca fine media persistenza, color giallo limpido, al naso lieviti belgi spezie agrumi per lo più limone, in bocca malto spezie frutta a pasta gialla succo d’uva, carbonatazione forte, corpo rotondo, astringente, alcool un po’ troppo invadente, attacco dolce con amaro accentuato lungo nel finale. Non è male ma manca qualcosa... 08.03.19
Tried
on 08 Mar 2019
at 19:07