Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Hapkin

Hapkin
(has 7 batches)

 

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

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.54
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 156
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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6/10
Rzeskie, kwaskowate, przyprawowe, moze nie duvel ale cacy
Tried on 06 Dec 2015 at 20:56

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home few weeks past best before date. Clear golden with fizzy white head. Lemon, spicy yeast, peach, lots of fruity candy and syrup. Marzipan, sweet grains, bitter herbs and grass and bitter alcohol finish. Full bodied with fizzy carbonation. Wow this is weet and quite alcoholic, but when cold is actually pretty good. Later the alcohol really takes over though. Overall better than I expected.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2015 at 13:02

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dorada algo turbia. 3 dedos de espuma poco densa. Aroma frutal. Muy potente en boca comenzando con dulzor ,y lupulo en medio de la carbonatacion, y evolucionando hacia un final muy seco y amargo, en el que aparece tambien el tono alcoholico. Luego se queda un recuerdo duradero y agradable.
Tried on 11 Jun 2015 at 12:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Das Bier hat eine klare goldene Farbe und eine ordentliche weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht hefig, reife Früchte, Honig, Bananen. Geschmack sehr würzig malzig, dann kommt die belgische Hefe zum Vorschein, es wird süßer, reife Bananen und Dörrobst, leicht alkoholisch.
Tried on 18 May 2015 at 13:59

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gylden brun klar med fingerhøyt hvitt skum. Lukter sitrus, sitron og korn. Søt bitter smak, sitrus og lett karamell. Medium lang, lett bitter avslutning. Medium kullsyre
Tried on 13 May 2015 at 05:31

4.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours pale gold with a thick white head. Aromas of corn, golden syrup. Taste is ridiculously sweet. Sweet finish. Not my thing at all.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2015 at 16:31

9/10
Aangenaam zachte smaak maar zit toch power in.
Tried at In The Mood on 28 Mar 2015 at 23:05

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
In Ghent-Belgium, 0,33 bottle. Pours bright hazy golden color, frothy white foam. Nose: not that complex, some floral notes and a citrusy hint. Mouth: inoffensive Belgian Strong, frizzy carbonation, hidden alcohol, malty in a way. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2015 at 01:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours clear golden with a big, lasting, frothy, white, head. The aroma contains apple, banana, grass, spices, alcohol. It tastes light fruity sweet and medium hoppy bitter, spicy & yeasty. Dry, spicy, hopppy finish, warming jenever-like alcohol. Medium to full body, slick texture, lively carbonation. A good Duvel imitation. (Edited 20/5/18)
Tried on 22 Nov 2014 at 05:13

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Witte Paard, Oostvleteren. Pours yellow with a creamy white head, some lacings. Aroma of malt, yeast, honey, fruity hops. Flavor is malty, yeast, honey, fruity, pear, light bitterness. Medium body, rather overcarbonated. 030814
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2014 at 03:50