Bittersweet Symphony
't Gaverhopke in Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Tired Hands Brewing CompanyIPA - Imperial / Double Regular
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Score
6.89
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A collaboration between Gaverhopke and Tired Hands Brewing Company, distributed in the US by Twelve Percent LLC, Brooklyn, NY.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a white head. Grapefruit and yeast aroma with floral notes. Grapefruit and light floral flavor with yeast. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and light floral tones lingers with yeast and light spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2011
at 10:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
at yespr tasting. cloudy yellow, smooth white head. malty and bitter hoppy aroma, also a little yeast, slightly spicy. flavor is hoppy, biter hoppy, malty, faint flowery.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2011
at 12:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a cloudy opaque golden with a lacing white head. Fresh, spicy hop aroma - and yeast. Medium body, sweet fruit, citrusy hops and a bitter and slightly astringent finish. Not bad - however I’m still not impressed by the combo of Belgian yeast and American hops. I guess at 7.8% this is only bordering Double IPA territory. 260911
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2011
at 12:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A murky dark golden beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of spices, lemons, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, straw, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks fiulijn for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2011
at 12:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge white head. Aroma is crisp hoppy, light orange fruity and peachy. Bitter, solid hoppy: peachy and crisp grapefruity. Bitter, dry fruity and peachy. Grapefruity and light mango finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2011
at 12:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
11.2 oz. bottle, pours a hazy deep golden orange with a big white head, leaving lots of lacing. Aroma is quite doughy and spicy, with Belgian yeast, dried apricot and orange peel. Flavour is fruity and spicy, with orange and dried apricot, dough, Belgian yeast and spicy hops. Dry, champagne-like finish. Medium complexity, hiding the ABV. Quite solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2011
at 16:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Planet, Brussels
Cloudy deep blond color; generous head. Very nice hoppy aroma, fruity, fresh, without a particular fruit prevailing, maybe oranges; but also mild spices, and the combination is elegant. Lean body, with good dry malt flavor, quite sharp spicy character, followed by a correct bitterness, with quality hopping, resiny before fruity. Excellent.
Cloudy deep blond color; generous head. Very nice hoppy aroma, fruity, fresh, without a particular fruit prevailing, maybe oranges; but also mild spices, and the combination is elegant. Lean body, with good dry malt flavor, quite sharp spicy character, followed by a correct bitterness, with quality hopping, resiny before fruity. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2011
at 15:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Gaverhopke/Tired Hands Bittersweet Symphony (by 't Gaverhopke):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
3/08/2011 33cl bottle blind tasting @ Klaas' place - BB: 6/2016 (2011-362) Thanks to Satch for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy orange beer, creamy white head, bit stable, nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity hops, pineapple, bit sweet, spices. MF: ok carbon, medium body, bit watery texture in the finish. Taste: hop bitters, fruity, pineapple, touch of spices. Aftertaste: lots of citrus, dry and hoppy. Very bitter ending. Finally a non infected beer from Gaverhopken.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
3/08/2011 33cl bottle blind tasting @ Klaas' place - BB: 6/2016 (2011-362) Thanks to Satch for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy orange beer, creamy white head, bit stable, nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity hops, pineapple, bit sweet, spices. MF: ok carbon, medium body, bit watery texture in the finish. Taste: hop bitters, fruity, pineapple, touch of spices. Aftertaste: lots of citrus, dry and hoppy. Very bitter ending. Finally a non infected beer from Gaverhopken.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2011
at 08:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Huge, towering lightly yellow head over some hazy hayish to amber beer; nice lace. End of bottle solid yeast. Aromatic C-hops, with lytchee and rosewater primarily, some grapefruit. Hopoils galore. Hoppy, and very fruity (grapefruit, lytchee,...) flavour. In the line of the better IPA’s, with a marked fiery, lightly toasted finish. Some malts, but unmarked. Fresh, well-carbonated, hop(oil)slick. Only one comment: this is a fine, pungent IPA. It is NOT a double IPA. But it is very convincing, and without a trace of infection, which is very gratifying...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2011
at 13:13