Special Katje
Leroy Breweries in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
5.91
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First brewed for the 'Kattenstoet' in Ypres in 1955. Recognised local product (Westhoek region).
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Bottle.
Where: Dranken Geers, Gent-Oostakker
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, fruit, some alcohol.
Body: Light to medium body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, some caramel.
Where: Dranken Geers, Gent-Oostakker
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, fruit, some alcohol.
Body: Light to medium body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, some caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2015
at 12:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old-fashioned ’dubbel’ with light beige, stable head and very dark ruby brown colour, clear. Aroma of coffee grounds, bitter chocolate, walnuts, sherry, cloves, tomato, iron. Fruity taste, smooth and nutty, dryish, with coffee-like roasted bitterness in the finish, but little hops. One of those remnants of a bygone era in Belgian beer history, when ales just had to be good and decent, without further ambitions of complexity - and I have nothing against that, this type of beers deserve their place among the newer, more ambitious brews.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2014
at 07:04
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Dark amber/brown colour. Sweet malty taste. Aroma of caramel and brown sugar. Very watery. Thin body.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 06:11
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4
25cl. Darg brown in the glass, white head. The beer starts malty, a bit watery, easy to drink. The mainpart is watery, not bad, slightly dry, a bit roasted. The aftertaste is medium, malty, caramel, roasted malt, slightly sweet, a bit bitter and slightly watery.
--> nice, easy drinking beer, but not much aroma noticeable.
--> 10/12/9/9
--> nice, easy drinking beer, but not much aroma noticeable.
--> 10/12/9/9
Tried
on 28 Nov 2013
at 11:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
few year old bottle, i guess, at kulminator . pours dark, white foam . no smell taste has hints of caramel and thats quite it . not much taste at all .
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2013
at 00:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample @ 19de Internationale BierHappening, Zottegem. Cuivrée, col fin beige. Arôme malté, léger grillé, rappelle un peu une version plus forte de la Jupiler Zero avec ici une note agréable de grains et de drêche. Palais est similaire, malté léger, le tout est supplanté par ce côté grains, brassin sortant juste du tank. Pointe de sucre brun, belle effervescence avec un petit clin d’œil café discret. Bière qui au final n’est pas bien méchante, simple et efficace et pour moi, s’en retrouve meilleur que d’autres grands noms des pils belges. Garde cette fin de bouche rappelant une bière de table plus centré grains et malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 14:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl. bottle sampled @ 19de Nationale Bierhappening: Special Kitten - yeah, the name is the only reason, I decided to try this one - dark amber with little head - nose is pretty Belgian, caramel malts, light, herbs, licorice - taste is bitter herbal, light copper, reasonable dose of dark caramel malts, spices, touch brown sugar, some bitter hops in the back - medium, tad lighter bodied - not a high flier but defiantly not a bad beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 01:42
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Special Katje (by Leroy):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 7/20, MyTotalScore: 2.1/5
22/VII/2012 - 25cl bottle @ Erwin's place - BB: I/12 - (2012-738) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, small beige creamy head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: some honey, caramel, sugary, some lemony touch, some chloride. MF: soft carbon, light body, watery texture. Taste: bit oxidized, honey, cherry, sugary, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: bit chocolaty, bitter, caramel. Way too sweet.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 7/20, MyTotalScore: 2.1/5
22/VII/2012 - 25cl bottle @ Erwin's place - BB: I/12 - (2012-738) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, small beige creamy head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: some honey, caramel, sugary, some lemony touch, some chloride. MF: soft carbon, light body, watery texture. Taste: bit oxidized, honey, cherry, sugary, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: bit chocolaty, bitter, caramel. Way too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2012
at 10:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
25cl bottle @ home. Clear amber color, small to medium sized beige head that disappears quickly and becomes a slight lacing. Smell malts, grains, slightly caramel. Taste malts, hint of caramel, lightly sugar and somehow it reminds me of iron/metal. Little bit fizzy, yet low to medium carbonation and low to medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 11:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle(25cl): Reddish-amber coloured, smaller off-white head, almost clear, fruity-caramelly nose with a toasty background; light sweetish-bitter flavour, loght bodied and quite soft; drier toasty-caramelly finish with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. Quite a pleasant "Belgian Alt"…
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2011
at 14:29