Karlsbelg
Varietal Beer Company in Sunnyside, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.58
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This Belgian-style pale ale is dry-hopped in a modern American style to create a refreshing mashup of both beer cultures! Based on Karl Vanevenhoven’s homebrew recipe, we brewed KARLSBELG with Washington-grown Genie pils and Buzz pale barley malts, and a touch of Elwah River spelt, then fermented it with a blend of Belgian & American yeast strains for a restrained Belgian spice character. Setting it apart from tradition, we dry-hopped it with Yakima Valley Cascade, Loral & Palisade varieties for a floral & lemon character.
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7/10
RB 3.6 = 7.2 tick
Tried
on 30 Oct 2023
at 22:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at Varietal, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle esters from the Belgian yeast, a bit of cotton candy and light floral notes. Flavour is a bit too estery, with light bubblegum and light floral notes. Not all that convincing or well-calibrated but at least it's attenuated reasonably. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2023
at 04:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft pour enjoyed at Varietal. First visit! Clean and bright golden pour, thin fading head. Lots of floral and Belgian yeast on the nose. Minty cool flavor up front, crisp taste. Spicy notes are battled by the floral character. Interesting, and unique brew here.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2023
at 23:24