Op & Top
Brouwerij De Molen in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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Op & Top is Brouwerij de Molen's hoppy blond session ale. A beer to replace your all-evening lager. This is very easy going, refreshing, hoppy and thirst quenching. Same as a lager, but Op & Top has flavor as well ;) Flavor indication: Malty, herbal, citrus Translates as On top & the best or something like At its best
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Second round for this beer. Best before in 2021 and still good. For this time, I had again a good experience, on the way of a pale ale, this one is really dry and mineral with some tobacco and piney, not spicy maybe due to the time, a bit fruity, 06.04.22, at Epalinges
Tried
from Bottle
from
Amstein
on 30 Jan 2026
at 08:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Optisch goldgelb bis hellbernsteinfarben und klar. Die weiße, feinporige Schaumkrone verhält sich wässerig-flaumig und mäßig gut haltbar. Der Duft gibt hopfenbetonte Noten von reifer Zitrusfrucht, Zitruszesten, Harz und blumigem, hellen Schwarztee wieder. Hellmalzige Noten erscheinen dabei nur leicht im Hintergrund. Der Antrunk kommt frisch, weichrezent, reif zitrusaromatisch bis harzig und süßlich herb. Der Körper mit mäßiger Fülle, feiner Rezenz, leichter, seidiger Textur und zarter Trockenheit schafft ein sehr angenehmes Mundgefühl. Geschmacklich und aromatisch legt sich eine zarte, brotige bis karamellige Malzbasis hin. Darüber wirken die reifen Aromen von Zitrus, Zesten, leichtem Harz und hellem, floralem Schwarztee (Darjeeling, Nepaltee, ...). Ein unglaublich harmonisches, leichtgängiges, frisches Gesamtbild, welches absolut Freude macht und eine unglaublich tolle Drinkability erzeugt. Im Nachtrunk bauen die feine Rezenz gemeinsam mit der zarten Malzbasis zügig ab und die fruchtigen, harzigen und leicht ätherisch-floralen Hopfennoten wirken lange nach. Eine sehr angenehme Hopfenbittere kommt dabei zunehmend auf.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 17:10
8/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a hazy gold with a huge white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast and floral hops. Bitter, with some notes of sourness. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
[as De Molen Op & Top, hops Citra, Cascade, Columbus] Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso resta attratto dal luppolo. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e la maniera in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il mantello birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma che resiste poco. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il liquido si presenta velato. Il colore è ramato. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è intenso. La forza gustativa è elevata e la persistenza è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il retrogusto è intenso. In bocca l'aroma è quello di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, spezie, curry, vaniglia, mango e frutta tropicale.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2025
at 07:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beer52. Clear gold pour, small white head. Nice balance of malt and hops with this one, caramel and citrus being notable. Nice crisp bite and spice. Medium bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 0,33ltr: One of the lower in alcohol of the Molen Brewery, mostly i used to drink higher ones 9% and higher. But this 4,5% hazy orange coloured one with an great bitter taste, is just great too. An true Dutch Bitter from Bodegraven.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:40
4/10
Tried
on 05 Sep 2024
at 16:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
# 4284; 7/2024. With a blow of Citra, Cascade, Columbus. Orange, fruity, light malty and zesty, slightly yeasty aroma. Murky gold body; white head. Orange, fruity, zesty, slightly malty, yeasty and resiny. Very good pale ale. 0,33 l, bottle, craft-beer pub, Pilsen, Bohemia, CZ.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2024
at 18:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Trübe orange goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Hopfiger, fruchtiger, malziger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, grasig hopfig, fruchtig mit Citrus und Orangen. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2024
at 17:20