The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Vleesmeester Brewery in Boechout, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA Regular|
Score
6.85
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India Pale Ale. First version of Hoogheid brewed at our own brewery. Now earned its own place in our lineup
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Towering, just off-white head, over clear copper-amber beer, finely carbonated. Sweet, caramel, raisins, grape syrup, oxydated hops. Bitter, hops and some roast, and caramel, utterly in unbalance, instead of counterweighing. Again kind of grapey, but as concentrate. Fiery MF, feel also as from diluted grapesyrup. Medium body. A try-out? Try again, this lacks every balance. Thanks to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2021
at 08:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours very, very foamy . Medium dark amber, relatively unclear. White, dense, stable (and huge) head. Scent still is very intense though, all the good hoppyness we know and love ( at least, I do ) of Hoogheid. Malty. Very natural aroma in general. Taste is surprisingly bitter. very malty (cornflake like) . Intense yeast impression as well. Not very Belgian like yeast, but yeasty nevertheless. High carbonation ( lowered by the big head already, so I'd say its a bit overcarbed ). Decent, but no match to the real deal
Tried
on 21 Jan 2021
at 11:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy dark blond colour with big foaming head. Aroma has lots of mandarin juice. Flavour is similar and has some grassy notes too. Dry but not overly bitter.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2020
at 20:30
6.5/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2020
at 15:02
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
29 November 2019. At Billie's Craft Beer Fest. Cheers to the lovely Anke, tderoeck, 77ships & Ghent beer crew! Clear golden, no head. Aroma of plum, apricot, gooseberry, starfruit, lime, bit funky. Taste has sour starfruit & gooseberry, bitter straw, grapefruit peel, biscuity maltiness. Dry, tart, bit funky finish, lingering maltiness & soft bitter fruit. Slightly alcoholic. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Hard to pin down stylewise, but good.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2020
at 15:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
29/XI/19 - sample @ Billies Craft Beer Festival 2019, BB: n/a - (2019-2015) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!
Aroma: lots of brett, funky, nice and spicy, lots of lambic, wood notes, pretty dry, fruity notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, dry, acidic, lovely, nice lambic notes. Aftertaste: dry, acidic, peppery, very nice!
Aroma: lots of brett, funky, nice and spicy, lots of lambic, wood notes, pretty dry, fruity notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, dry, acidic, lovely, nice lambic notes. Aftertaste: dry, acidic, peppery, very nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2019
at 11:00