Clervaux
Schilling Beer Company in Littleton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Clervaux from Schilling Beer Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Lord Hobo, 1/11/16.
Very hazy, near cloudy, strong copper-golden body has a large white head that shows strong retention.
Aromatic, light, spicy phenols in the nose evoke notes of white and black pepper, dried herbs and there is a definite pear and starfruit-like ester profile that is elegant and reserved. Malts are biscuity, seemingly quite dry from the nose and there’s zero banana/clove/bubble gum. This is the type of Belgian golden ale I want to drink. Even most Belgian Belgian golden ales tend to have moderate clove. Really "heady" smelling and seemingly light with no alcohol or flaw.
Very minimally sweet biscuit malts show just a touch of husk, as pepper, dried herbs and light lemon and pear-like acidity create the main force of flavor. Again no clove, no rich breadiness or caramel character. Nothing forceful or heavy here at all, really. Could use just a touch more softness to the texture, but other than that, can’t complain much here. Hops come across very delicately, adding zero resin. Does not seem Americanized, in the bad sense of the term, at all.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Clervaux from Schilling Beer Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
a muted orange reddish color. Aroma was light, malty, a lot of herbs and spicy peppery aroma with clove. maybe rosemary. Taste, starts slightly tart, an insane malt backbone for a 6% beer. finish is intense and lingerings with hops and malts. Hard to say much about this one but unfortunately, not up on top for me.