Brussels Calling 2024
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussel / Bruxelles / Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Belgian Series|
Score
7.66
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Every year it is a blond beer of 6,5%, but each year we do things slightly different. We change the hops, for fun and to experiment. As always, the balance in flavours is key! This year we skillfully combined some new German hop varieties to dry-hop the beer with. This gives us a true explosion of exotic fruit and flowers in the nose. When we taste the beer, these aromas stick with us, but they become more complex and are joined by some resinous notes. It really is like biting into a hop flower! The beer is structured by its malty undertone, and is refreshing because of her delicate bitterness. The touches of fruit and bitterness melt together in her finish, which gives the beer a both dry and silky finale.
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8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
hazy pale yellow colour, large, dense off-white head; aroma of citrusy, some peachy, Belgian yeasty, earthy and floral notes; taste of a mixture of a Belgian Blond and an IPA; I like it!
Tried
from Bottle
from
La Capsule Beer Shop
on 25 Oct 2025
at 21:19
7.5/10
Tried
on 12 Sep 2025
at 00:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Italian restaurant in Brussels. Didn't pay attention. Went well with a pizza
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2025
at 14:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle. Slight hazy golden with big white head. Very grassy, floral, light yeast, tangerine, wheat. Like a mix between a German pils, a saison and a citrussy IPA. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with a lot of carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2025
at 19:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a large white head. Nose has a great Belgian yeast expression, still fragrant floral hops after 6 months, and a touch of pine. Flavour is bitingly bitter, with lots of piney and floral hops that combine well with the spicy Belgian yeast. The above-average carb for an IPA is more reminiscent of a hoppy Belgian blonde ale. Whatever this is, it’s excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store
on 25 Apr 2025
at 05:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2025
at 08:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Le Bier Circus, Brussels on 30th January 2025. Hazy gold with shallow, dull foam and full lacing. Grassy hoppiness in aroma. Intense grapefruit, lemonade and spiced peel in-mouth. A juicy citrus finish. Full bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
at
Le Bier Circus
on 30 Jan 2025
at 23:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
8/I/25 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Syntra Zytho class (Gent), BB: 30/X/25, bottled: 30/X/24 (2025-23)
Pretty clear light yellow beer, big solid dishwash foam creamy head, very stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: sulphur, lots of it, a bit grassy, herbal. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, hoppy, fruity touch, citrus, grapefruit, lime and lemon, grassy, a bit piny, resinous, herbal touch. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy, grassy, a hint of tropical fruits, juicy, more citrus, some orange peel, ok.
Pretty clear light yellow beer, big solid dishwash foam creamy head, very stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: sulphur, lots of it, a bit grassy, herbal. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, hoppy, fruity touch, citrus, grapefruit, lime and lemon, grassy, a bit piny, resinous, herbal touch. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy, grassy, a hint of tropical fruits, juicy, more citrus, some orange peel, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 08 Jan 2025
at 19:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 10 Jan 24. Pale golden body, with a big, creamy head. Aroma of citrus, pine, passion fruit, stone fruits, some biscuit and dough. Tastes similar. Moderately creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation. Finishes medium dry, medium bitter, citric, fruity, with lots of lingering pine needles. Lovely as always. Crisp, very hoppy and piney, with just enough smooth malt body. Lots of citrus this time, leading to a really fresh impression. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2025
at 21:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pale yellow colour with lasting thin head. Starts really dry and yeasty. Soft yellow stone fruit. Light but very dry and bitter. Very well balanced.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2024
at 17:14