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Moersleutel Craft Brewery in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Collab with: Ophiussa Brewing CoIPA - New England / Hazy Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.13
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We left a glass of beer and a bowl of nuts for Santa Claus. But he never came. Instead, we were surprised by a visit from our Ophiussa friends. Like the tradition tells, they brought wine, after all, that's what the Portuguese spend on. While enjoying the fine wine, we discussed how IPAs and white wines overlap. The wine industry uses specific yeasts for intense fruity profiles and we we’re eager to learn more & explore ourselves. For this beer we paired delicate Australian hops with continental Saaz for a floral profile. The full potential of the hops selection gets unlocked using a yeast known to produce tropical fruit aromatics. When combined with a New England IPA yeast strain it transforms the beer into a fruitbowl with a creamy mouthfeel.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours murky yellow with a white head. Nose is floral notes, weed, diesel, it’s got an underlying fruityness going on too, also some berry and grape notes. Taste is weed, diesel, grass and spicy hops, that fruity backbone again. It has a nice bitterness to it, which I personally dont mind at all. Interesting NEIPA, off the beaten path for sure but I dig it.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned 440ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with hrabren. Unclear orange/golden coloured, medium sized white head, light citrusy nose. Sweetish malty, fruity, citrusy, light herbal and rather bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2023
at 22:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.44 l can shared with Ogi at Ambasada, Zagreb. Hazy orange, small white head. Moderately hoppy, citrus, orange, bergamot, ripe citrus. Spicy, sharp bitterness, intense citrus. Warming. Finishes sharp.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2023
at 14:12
8/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2023
at 17:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 21C). Can 44 cl - Batch 530 (canned on 12/01/2023 - best before 12/09/2023). AROMA: medium-high hop aroma with notes of grapefruit, lime, melon. slight pear-drop esters. medium-low neutral and slightly sweet malt background. APPEARANCE: light orange body and hazy. medium white head, creamy, with good retention. TASTE: initial medium hop flavour with notes similar to the aroma (grapefruit, lime, cantaloup melon), with also an initial medium-low neutral malt background with medium sweetness. medium-high bitterness that quickly masks the sweetness into a semi-dry and bitter finish that persists. unbalanced. MOUTHFEEL: medium body with slight soft texture. medium carbonation. light warmth present. OVERALL: a NEIPA with a nice hop presentation but with excessive bitterness for the style which, if it wasnt for the initial taste sweetness, would resemble a regular IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2023
at 16:04
7/10
Fair hazy ipa. On the bitter end. But clean and well made. Typical from the brewery and for the style. Guild box
Tried
on 09 May 2023
at 16:41
7/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2023
at 18:29
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thuis uit een blik. Weer een uitstekend bier van Moersleutel. Wazig geel met mooi wit schuim. Hoppige en florale geuren, smaak is van een prima bitterheid.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 07:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Fugacidade, Funchal, Madeira. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are rich bitter hops, tropical friits, flowers and malt. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2023
at 15:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
CD 12/01/2023. Hazy pale yellow, soft white head. Smells sweet, fruity, some gooseberry. Pretty decent body for the ABV, firm yet soft. Taste has a certain green grassy bitterness, and some light general fruityness. White grape, gooseberry. Decent beer.
Tried
from Can
from Beerdome
on 11 Mar 2023
at 23:00