Okay beer, not so clean, not so many esters as should be. A bit cloudy. Lacking complexity

Newest Brouwbar beer to date, a ‘generic’ red ale, which I assume draws inspiration from American amber ales and perhaps from Irish red. Medium thick, off-white, moussy, finely membrane-like lacing head on a deep amber coloured, misty beer with almost bronze-ish copper hue – finally a ‘true’ red ale and not a blonde mistaken for an amber… Aroma of soggy bread crust, unsalted peanuts, dry tea, oxidizing apple peel, minerals, caramel, apricot. Sweetish onset, fruity in a clean way, hinting at apricot and apple peel again but restrainedly so; lively, even somewhat stingy, very minerally carbonation, rounded body. Bread-crusty, hard-caramelly and peanutty, nicely rounded and measured maltiness, with a growing herbal hop bitterish note and some aromatic features popping in near the end, even a tad bergamot-, parsley- and dried orange zest-like, even if everything remains restrained and subordinate to this lovely bittersweetish maltiness. Has certain traits of Walloon style ambrée but in a very clean, focused, sleek way, with that typical Brouwbar balance and elegance returning; something of a hybrid between American amber ales and Belgian amber ales, in a way. Refined, I certainly enjoyed this one and will likely drink it again next time I visit Brouwbar.

10/XI/21 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a (2021-1257)

Clear red to rusty chestnut brown beer, small creamy beige to yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty malty, grains, some milk chocolate, some caramel notes, bit fruity, some banana, dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, bit of caramel, pretty bitter, grassy hops, some vanilla on warming up. Aftertaste: very bitter, gentle roast, some caramel, dried fruits, malty, bit of ripe banana, a nice autumn beer, very quaffable.