Hop
Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu in Aubel, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.85
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Sa robe claire dissimule un goût délicieusement houblonné, grâce à l’utilisation du dry hopping, avec des touches d’agrumes qui apportent une fraîcheur irrésistible.
Récompensée par une médaille d’or au World Beer Awards, elle incarne la modernité tout en honorant la tradition.
Bière refermentée en bouteille, elle saura ravir les amateurs de saveurs délicates.
Note: Formerly known as Cuvée 800.
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ShivanDragon (10851) ticked Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 4 years ago
Floral, lemongrass, soapy, citrus, dry, herbal and quite bitter, have tried way better Val-Dieu’s
lore (7878) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
hazy pale yellow colour, large, dense white head, which lasts for quite a few minutes; aroma of citrusy-lemony, yeasty, earthy and some herbal notes; taste is quite hoppy-bittery with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; great Belgian Ale
stevoj (18327) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Jessops. Hazy golden pour. With a lasting creamy head. Light malty aroma with a hint of Belgian yeast. Full bodied flavor, fruity, floral, yeasty, smooth.
Lameth (4926) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear golden color and a white head. Also a restrained nose, citric, floral. Herbal, faint fruity taste, bitter hoppy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Fles thuis geprobeerd. Het is een troebel goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige wat bloemige en hoppige geur. De smaak is moutig, grassig en hoppig met een zacht bittere afdronk.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Clear golden colour with lasting head. Flavour has a solid malty background but a well rounded floral hop bitterness too.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
800th anniversary, eh? yikes, that's old. So I walked into the beer store, something I don't do much of anymore, sadly. I wanted a Belgian style. I realized it earlier that day, I hadn't had a real Belgian beer in a long time. So long I don't even really remember. Sure I've had some sours and other funky things but outside of the occasional Orval, none of the classic fruity complex yeasty Belgians. I'd grown rather tired of them, and I figured now was a time to end that and reconsider. It that sense it hit the spot. I'm reminded of how back in the old days of ratebeer, people would say context is everything and that any beer is a 5.0 in the right context. I want to think that was good old Mike Maynard but I dunno, maybe not, but its too late to ask him now. What I know is that despite this not having great ratings, it was good to me, but I'm not giving it a 5. Well despite my rambling, let's get down to it. Golden, foamy fluffy head, got cloudy once I got down to the yeast in this big bottle. Nose was fruity for sure, very light banana but more apple, doughy yeast, straw, maybe bubblegum. Grassiness? It's almost hoppy and I see it was dry hopped so that's interesting. Flavor pretty similar featuring mostly the apple/pear yeastiness. I really like how the final yeast pour smoothed out the mouthfeel. I started a little too cold but as it came around to a good drinking temp, it really started to shine, balancing the esters with yeastiness and light hopping. On the whole I'd say a solid representation of an abbey style pale ale. I'm certainly pleased with it, and glad I chose this to end my streak of belgian-free drinking days.
Franclh (7477) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fles 33cl thuis als Cuvée 800. Bloemig, maltig, fruitig, hopje, bitters, licht citrus, redelijk koolzuur. (24-7-2020).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Many thanks for this Abbey beer to Jacek Wigier (wineofdreams@gmil.com). 800 Ans...Hmm sporo czasu. Piwo jest bardzo chmielne i goryczkowe z subtelna lekka slodowoscia, metnawe, jaskrawo zolte poczatkowo, piana obfita, trwala, nie moze byc inaczej przy piwach w tym stylu i zwlaszcza z tego kraju. Zaskakujaco mocno chmielne jak na klasztorna Belgie.
blackisle (5698) reviewed Hop from Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy pale golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention, light lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, lemon, pear, yeast, hay, floral hops. Smooth taste, medium sweet and bitter, malty, grain, lemon, pear, yeast, herbal and peppery notes. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, bit paper, peppery notes, refined and well-balanced blond ale, very good. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cuvée 800 on 17 Apr 2020 at 09:22 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Hazy pale golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention, light lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, lemon, pear, yeast, hay, floral hops. Smooth taste, medium sweet and bitter, malty, grain, lemon, pear, yeast, herbal and peppery notes. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, bit paper, peppery notes, refined and well-balanced blond ale, good.