Zwaluw
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
6.90
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Our region is an international bird airport with migrations from Africa to the Zwin every year. But one swallow does not a summer make. So, drink two.
‘Zwaluw’ is grassy, fruity and bitter, with rye malt delivering a body to defy its low ABV and a heavy dosing of Amarillo in dry hop to equip it with a stone-fruit and citrus juiciness. Hops: amarillo, hallertau mittelfrüh, yeast: english ale, EBC: 05.
‘Zwaluw’ is grassy, fruity and bitter, with rye malt delivering a body to defy its low ABV and a heavy dosing of Amarillo in dry hop to equip it with a stone-fruit and citrus juiciness. Hops: amarillo, hallertau mittelfrüh, yeast: english ale, EBC: 05.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rye session IPA by Siphon, bottle from Willems. Thick and moussy, snow white, tightly membrane-lacing, frothy and clearly hops-enhanced, stable head, hazy yellowish straw blonde robe with olive greenish hue. Bright, lively nose of fresh lemon zest, yellow grapefruit flesh, unripe melon, green apple, starfruit, white bread, banana peel, ripe apricot, freshly cut grass. Crisp, cleanly fruity onset, dryish but still just sweet enough to remain juicy, hinting at unripe banana, pear and green melon, minerally carbo, lively but not too coarse, perfect for the intended style and establishing additional 'fullness'; light bready and cereally maltiness with a certain 'dim' rye spiciness indeed - yet soon overwhelmed by a spicy, leafy, floral and grapefruit peel-tinged hop bitterness maintaining an interesting balance between 'nobility' and light New World brightness, long-lasting. Feeling definitely fuller than 3.3% ABV, but more than that, this is clean, dry, utterly elegant, quenching and characterful. A little gem, something in between old school Belgian 'bitter blond' and Anglo-Saxon session IPA. Excellent and remarkably well-made in its respective class.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2018
at 19:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the 11th Brugge beer Festival, Brugge, Belgium. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a healthy white head on top. Fruity, malty, citrus, spice aroma. Tastes fruity, malty, citrus, spice. Quite tasty for 3.3%.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2018
at 12:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT. Slight gusher. Bit hazy pale straw with huge fluffy short lasting white head. Light spicy yeast, quite flowery, dry grains, CO2, grain husks, soft lime and soap. Very light sweet and under medium bitter. Light bodied with watery feel and quite some carbonation. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 19:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Shared from bottle at THT February 2018. Hazy golden with white head. Sweet malts, dry grass, grassy hops, peeled almond. Light sweet and moderate bitter. Medium body and loads of carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 19:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6 3 7 3 14 Bottle shared at TH winterbier T February (The cat edition). Hazy golden with a huge lively white head. Aroma of grain, mineral and light fruit. Flavour is light moderate sweet and bitter. Light to medium bodied with high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 19:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Donkergeel bier met heel veel schuim wat lang blijft staan. Smaak is licht bitter hoppig en fruitig met iets van citrus en duidelijke hopsmaak. Erg goed bier.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2017
at 05:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Hazy pale golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth and peach skin. Flavour of papaya, stone fruit and grass. Thin body with a spritzy texture. Lively fizz. Good flavour for the strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2017
at 16:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Siphon Zwaluw (by Siphon Brewing):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
17/IX/17 - on tap @ Hedonis Ambachtsfest (Gent) - BB: n/a (2017-1534) Thanks to 77ships and Bierridder_S for sharing today's beers!
Pretty cloudy pale beige to yellow beer, solid creamy nice white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: bit malty, grains, some citrus, fruity touch, bit grassy. MF: lively carbon, medium body (impressive for 3.3%!). Taste: quite some citrus, nice bitterness, very refreshing hops, bit grassy. Aftertaste: hoppy, lots of citrus, very bitter, bit resinous, grains, some hay, grassy finish. Very decent low abv beer!! Even at the end of a long afternoon of beer tasting, it still manages to satisfy my tasting buds!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
17/IX/17 - on tap @ Hedonis Ambachtsfest (Gent) - BB: n/a (2017-1534) Thanks to 77ships and Bierridder_S for sharing today's beers!
Pretty cloudy pale beige to yellow beer, solid creamy nice white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: bit malty, grains, some citrus, fruity touch, bit grassy. MF: lively carbon, medium body (impressive for 3.3%!). Taste: quite some citrus, nice bitterness, very refreshing hops, bit grassy. Aftertaste: hoppy, lots of citrus, very bitter, bit resinous, grains, some hay, grassy finish. Very decent low abv beer!! Even at the end of a long afternoon of beer tasting, it still manages to satisfy my tasting buds!
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2017
at 18:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours unclear yellow, more like a white beer than a blonde beer. Small to regular sized, stable white head. Smell is full, bit rye, mild hoppy notes ( hidden ). Taste is sharp, bitter, lemon. High carbo, rather weak body. Very refreshing. To be drank like a way better lemonade. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 15:20
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2017
at 12:10