APA of the hazy disposition - aren't they all these days - by this craft brewery in Liège, one of many arising in the "Cité Ardente" after U.S. style craft brewing hit Wallonia, but one of the few still operating today - by delivering this to the Jumbo supermarket in Ghent, for example. Intricately 'Brugse kant'-like lacing, off-white, irregular, medium thick, opening head, structured rather loosely over a hazy pale straw blonde robe with olive-greenish tinge, looking more like a witbier or a Berliner Weisse than an APA to be frank. Aroma of baked sweet onion, even a whiff of toasted garlic, pear, jasmin blossoming, whipped cream, aloe liquid soap, old school sweetener (saccharin) or children's medicine, unsugared cold oatmeal porridge, sweetclover, pomelo (but not the 'honey' variant this time), some dank 'diesel' in the background, green guava, pepino. Sweetish onset but in a relatively clean way, hinting at guava, pepino and - more than anything - pear, with even an apple-ish side note; medium carb, very smooth and creamy mouthfeel albeit in a somewhat 'slender' way. Cereal-flake-like core, clear oatmeal velvetiness (and actual oatmeal flavour!), oddly somewhat less obvious wheat slickness, all drenched in the aromas of the hops, a parade of postmodern classics providing floweriness, herbalness (green tea!), soapiness and ripe-green-fruitiness (pepino), with notes of diesel and sweat in the margin. The overall aromatically sweet impression remains 'green' and flowery rather than becoming sugary, which is a good thing, but I do miss a touch of actual hop bitterness here; a bit more malt 'body' (i.e. just a tad more darkishness) could have helped as well to provide character. Put into context though, its decided 'non-Belgianness' - relatively rare in Belgian interpretations of APAs and IPAs - betrays Norm's house style for sure. Just a tad too meagre, soapy, slick and sweet for me, but generally not bad.

White rim over pale yellow beer. Asafoetida, lots of citrus, salicylic acid, herbal. Sweet-citrussy flavour, again asafoetida, citruspeel and again salicylic acid (not sour). Good carbonation, almost refreshing. Long lasting flavours. Quite decent IPA.

330ml can. Cloudy, dark yellow-ish, golden colour with small to average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Tropical and citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of orange, mango, some blueberry, tangerine, sweet-ish, minimally sugary, malty background.Taste is mildly bitter, citrusy and tropical fruity hoppy, sweet-ush, sugary, pale malty basis, notes of lemon, mango, orange, some blueberry. Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Quite fruity, nice exposition of Mosaic flavours, rather sweet - OK.

Can from Stacks.
A: clear orange, small, white head.
A: melon, grape, orange peel, pine, plum.
T: sweet melon, bitter mandarin peel, pine.
F: piney hops, grapefruit, dough.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Clean & correct, but not really assertive.

Dåse fra Beerdome. Bleg gul med et hvidt skum. Aroamen er sød malt, grapefrugt og humle. Den er sød og kedelig.

Can from Beerdome. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, light yeasty and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 020424

Clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of yellow stone fruits, mild apricot, mirabelles. Taste of fresh juicy hops, stone fruits, mirabelles, mild bitterness.

Can at home 25/12/2023 New 🇧🇪 brewery ✅ fruity notes of lemon, red grapefruit, passionfruit, sweet pale malts, light piney bitter hoppy finish. Alright. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hazy Pale dubbel on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:19 - Score: 7. Original review text: New ???? brewery ? fruity notes of lemon, red grapefruit, passionfruit, sweet pale malts, light piney bitter hoppy finish. Alright.