6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Spice beer from Boelens meant to evoke the heathlands near Gooik (the 'Kesterheide') - basically Tripel Klok with a bunch of added herbs and spices, namely juniper berry, elderblossom, birch leaf, hibiscus, kidneyvetch (or woundwort, a rare yellow-flowered plant formerly used to heal wounds) and cowslip. Eggshell-white, thick and foamy, mousy, papery lacing, stable head, misty peach blonde robe with ochre-ish tinge. Aroma first dominated by sharp carbon dioxide (like opening a fresh bottle of artificially carbonated sparkling water), quickly retreating to make room for impressions of cooked pear, fried apples, banana bread, dry biscuit, tea-ish hibiscus, meringue, ginger powder, dried camomile (could be the kidneyvetch or - more likely - the cowslip), cold carrot soup slowly going bad, soap, seitan (probably the elderblossom, which always has this kind of effect), cut flowers, dough - and hardly any juniper berry (fortunately, because I hate it in beer). Sweetish, fruity onset, halfripe banana, peach and ripe pear hints, light sourish note, fizzy carbonation; rounded, smooth mouthfeel. Sweetish bready and bit biscuity maltiness, some honeyish sweetness on top, increasingly aromatized by the herbs: elderblossom being very noticeable (almost like in that Roomer drink that is so popular here in Ghent), hibiscus as well in a herb tea-like way and honeyish-flowery cowslip (and perhaps kidneyvetch), but again very little of that ethereal, piney, bitter juniper, luckily. The birch tree leaves do not seem to add anything - understandably, as they have little aroma and are best applied by themselves (if at all)... The elderblossom especially keeps lingering, over a floral and bit leafy hop bitter accent providing too little bitterness against the overall sweetness. Warming, eventually somewhat wry 'jenever'-like alcohol comes up just a tad too strongly in the end, but bready and fruity notes linger about and soften this effect a bit. Blossomy and herbal, less spicy than expected (again - fortunately), with a sweet and inviting, well-rounded general profile; I normally tend to dislike beers with too much spicing, but I can accept this one as an altogether enjoyable 'flower beer' of sorts.

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Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from somewhere in Gooik - thanks to Frank!
Beer 'commemorating' the Tongsneyders, an 18th century robbers' gang that had their hideout on the Kesterheide in Gooik. Apparently they cut off the tongues of their victims to maintain secrecy. Anywho, this one pours hazy ochre with a big, lasting, foamy, off-white head; lots of lacing; some floaties. Sweet & floral aroma of banana, pineapple, hay, honey, white bread, white sugar, flowers, hand soap even, juniper berries, garden herbs, some caramel. It tastes medium fruity sweet, some pineapple & banana, and light spicy bitter; hints of bread & yeast. Dryish, grassy & floral hoppy finish, lingering banana & honey sweetness, with warming jenever alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Typical Boelens brew, quite the overload of herbs & flowers, but likeable, so please don't cut off my tongue while I'm drinking this.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, nose is floral, taste is light citrus, peach.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy yellow golden colour. A lot of white foam. Spicy aroma. Nose of honey and herbs, also fruity taste. Light sweet with some bitterness. Easy drinkable.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home .. golden amber .. white head ... soft floral... herbal yeast nose ... sweet yeasty fruits .. light herbal ... balanced fruits ... orange ... peach ... sweet .. juicy ... I really like this .. its quite drinkable

5.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Boelens Tongsneyder (by Boelens):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5

??/2014 - 33cl bottle from De Zytholoog/Bierloods (Adegem) @ home - BB: 31/XII/11 (2014-1574)

Clear dark blond to orange beer, big irregular aery white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit sweet, oxidized, orange peel, almonds, malty, caramel, some Madeira. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, lots of cough syrup, orange peel. Aftertaste: little bitter, some chocolate, caramel, bit oxidized, sugary touch. Decent stuff.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, herbs, fruits, malt and hops.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. golden with an off-white head. Aroma is spices, fruit, malt. flavour is sweet, spices, yeast, fruit, malt, hop. Medium to full body. OK beer.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. A hazy, pale golden beer with minimal, off-white head. Quite oily pour. Lovely fruity nose, sugary pale malts and a pleasant spice touch as well. Pale malts, sweetness, white sugar, spices and fruityness in the flavor. Some bitterness too, also in the finish. Sliglty oily mouthfeel, medium to full body, feeling quite dry. The aroma is the best part of this one, but it’s a quite nice beer anyhow. 091024