't Gaverhopke Bittersweet Symphony

Bittersweet Symphony

 

't Gaverhopke in Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Collab with: Tired Hands Brewing Company
  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
6.89
ABV: 7.8% IBU: - Ticks: 69
A collaboration between Gaverhopke and Tired Hands Brewing Company, distributed in the US by Twelve Percent LLC, Brooklyn, NY.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Illegible date code. Pours with a clear, peachy golden hued body with a large white head. Aromas are of marmalade, floral hops, white peaches, citrus, mild pine and resin, light phenol, very mild malt. Flavors are bitter, slightly tannic, soggy malt. Floral, citrusy, marmalade and peaches. A bit waxy. Doughy with moderate salinity. Very high carbonation, medium-low body. Dry. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2014 at 19:24

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 2016. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy bright orange color with a 2 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice foamy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big orange peel, pear, apricot, pepper, floral, grass, light pine, bread, and grass/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of hops and fruity/earthy yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of orange peel, pear, apricot, pepper, floral, grass, biscuit, light pine, and grass/yeast earthiness. Good amount of peppery yeast and grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of orange peel, pear, apricot, pepper, floral, grass, light pine, biscuit, and grass/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of bready malt, hops, and fruity/spicy yeast flavors; with a a crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Belgian IPA. All around good complexity and balance of hops, bready malt, and fruity/spicy yeast flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2014 at 18:40

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours clear blonde , rathervsmall white head Smell is rather dweet , bit hoppy , some malts . Taste is hoppy , but with a strange malty back . Bit medicinally / perfumed ... Not really bitter or anything
Tried on 14 Mar 2014 at 05:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle at Proletariat NYC. Pours a clear orange with some lacing white head. Nose makes it seem like a hop bomb, orange peel, grass, herbs, yeasty, a little cooked greens. Flavor is more balanced, malt, orange, soap, a little potpourri, a little root veg, some dried leaves, some candy, some yeast. Full, dry, lightly spicy finish. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2014 at 06:07

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Odense drinking Belgian Beer in February. Hazy golden with a big white head. Yeasty aroma with pepper and vegetable notes, along with some citrus and grass. Sweetish yeasty, fruity and spicy flavour with a nice bitter finish
Tried on 06 Feb 2014 at 12:18

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Odense Tasting Feb. 2014. Pours hazy golden with a small creamy egg white head. Yeast, dough, hops, phenols. Bitter grassy and yeasty. Bitter hoppy dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2014 at 12:17

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Flaska från Beergium. Orange, mycket grumlig vätska, lågt skum, lite kolsyra. En trevlig syltig söt doft med citrus, tropisk frukt, nektar, karamell, men också lite jästig och oren doft. Mycket jästsediment som påverkar smaken med lite orena drag, men bortom det en söt fruktig och blommig DIPA med medelstor beska som är riktigt trevlig och har en riktigt fin nektarliknande smak. Hade önskat mig lite renare smaker för att vara riktigt nöjd, men ändå en spännande välgjord DIPA.
Tried on 02 Feb 2014 at 05:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle @ home, courtesy of Lukaduke. Thanks Luke! Pours a bit hazy, golden orange appearance with a lasting, cream colored head. Floral, a bit dull hoppy, pineapple, tropical fruity, bready nose. Slightly tangy, mango, pineapple, herbal, slightly bitter hoppy flavor. Probably past its prime but still pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2013 at 19:44

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl Bottle at Van Moll. Hazy golden orange colour, off-white head. Aroma of earth, liquorice root, tomato soup, hops. Flavour is medium-sweet, malty, light floral, earthy, passion fruit, hops, broth. Bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Weird stuff, not great tbh.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2013 at 02:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy orange colour. Aroma of caramel malt and floral hop. Flavour has quite a lot of heavy caramel sweetness. Low carbonation.
Tried on 16 Oct 2013 at 13:41