Tangled Up in Bruges

On tap at Ancient Fire, pours a clear blonde with a large white head. Aroma brings out champagne yeast, with subdued honey. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of champagne yeast. Not much else discernible here. Tastes like a farmhouse ale or a champagne.

Taster pour at the source. Appearance is pale yellow-green with no sparkle, small white head with decent retention. Aroma is tart yeastiness with mild fruity esters. Taste is fruity esters with mild lemon/citrus. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, slick texture, soft-to-average carbonation, tart over sweet citrus, dry, crisp finish. Overall, aroma and taste is true to the style, though could be a bit stronger.

Pours slightly hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Funky yeast aromas. Soft and thin with coriander, marshmallow and lemon upfront turning to dry yeast and mild earth in the medium length finish.

650 ml bottle. Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma is spice, mild musk, and some grain. Taste is lightly spicy, light citrusy hints, straw with a dry texture. Mild peppery touch in the background. Good, classic textbook example of the style. Light and effervescent.