6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pours transparent blonde, with fine white foam. Aroma is grainy, slightly herbaceous. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is nicely bitter (slightly more than medium), with some underlying cereal sweetness. Final is average in intensity, still with some bitterness.

5.6

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

NL/BEL excursion day 4: at t’Pothuiske in Maastricht, a small one, keg. Aroma: grassy. Appearance: clear light amber, one finger off-white cream. Palate: light-bodied and sticky on the tongue, average carbonation; long finish ending sweet. Taste: lightly sweet with some astringency, digestive biscuit and a suggestion of peanut. Very drinkable.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Tap @ Café DeRat, Utrecht. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, bready and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150425

5.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tap.
Light nutty grain.
Golden, white lace.
Medium light chewy
Grain aftertaste, light sticky, mostly neutral .

5.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 4

Tap and bottle. Standard macroish lager with a more-apparent-than-desired dms expression and otherwise painfully mediocre attributes.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Aroma consists mainly of grains, not much else. Noticeable bitterness, above average for the style. Like fellow Limburgers Alfa and Brand, not too bad for a pilsener.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

One of the better Dutch pilsners. Specific taste of the water they using. The beer is not to sweet en not to bitter.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Draught at random bar. Clear golden colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with pale malts, grasses, fruits, bread, and a herbal bitterness. The taste is light bitter. Medium body. Drying fruity finish. Fair.

3.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle. Grainy, corn, sweetish, slightly metallic bitterish finish, ligh-bodied.

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