Valland Finn
Brouwerij Brunn in Beveren, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Traditional Beer - Gruit Regular|
Score
6.09
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diabel (1874) reviewed Valland Finn from Brouwerij Brunn 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Dusty blond body. White head. Lightly hoppy aroma. Lightly hoppy, moderately sweet flavour. OK balance. Quite tasteful.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Valland Finn from Brouwerij Brunn 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Spice beer from a brand new micro brewery in Beveren, which happens to have been set up by a man I have known personally for twelve years or so... Tasted at his home. Thick, lacing, egg-white, well-retaining head, peach blonde colour, lightly hazy. Aroma of green banana, apricot, straw, pineapple and a mixture of spices which is difficult to pinpoint, but mostly reminded me of gale (think Gageleer and the like), well integrated without overpowering; some unfortunate DMS (cooked white cabbage) as well. Fruity, sweetish onset, hints of banana and peach with a light basic sourishness, medium carbo, somewhat resinous mouthfeel, pleasantly soft caramelly malt sweetness with a honeyish edge, and of course the spices hovering above all this, again mostly reminiscent of gale retronasally and pairing well with both the fruitiness and a restrained, earthy hop bitterish touch in the end. The inspiration for this brewery’s beers comes from Viking culture and indeed only spices native to northern and western Europe are being used, some of which are not often seen in beer. Interesting idea and apart from the DMS, which I am admittedly very sensitive to, this is decently made.