Schelpje
Jessenhofke in Kuringen, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
5.51
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Joren Monnens (3486) ticked Schelpje from Jessenhofke 10 years ago
yespr (55573) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow, huge white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light caramelish. Bitter and slight herbal. Toasted, caramelosh and light breadish. Bitter and dry finish.
ippopotamo36 (4385) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
In Ghent at Marko and Jelena flat bottle. Thanks guys. Pours a pale golden almost wit-like, semi filtered with a regular white head. Nose: bread crust, yeasty, dusty background. Mouth: medium-high carbonation, spicy and mild. Meeeeeeeh ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Alengrin (11675) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Courtesy of tderoeck. Commissioned by the Local Exchange and Trading System, Ostend division (the name, meaning "little shell" as there are millions on the Ostend beach, is already a hint). Apparently brewed with Westmalle yeast, which often implies decency. Pure bright golden colour, clear with steady fizz, under a somewhat milky, thin but stable, snow white head. Aroma of lemon peel, grass, sourdough, gooseberries, sweat, honey, soap, cava, buttermilk, Poire William, green plum, goat cheese, banana, vanilla sugar, wodka, hint of cooked turnip and an unfortunate hint of burning plastic. Taste begins crisp and sweet, white candi sugar, a bit honeyish with sour berries and green apple coming up retronasally (acetaldehyde), strong carbonation, bready malt sweetness in the middle, estery yeastiness, finish composed of lingering residual sweetness (even a bit cloying), gentle grassy and floral hop bitterishness and a warming and even somewhat wry alcohol effect not unlike jonge ’jenever’. The alcohol could have been hidden more, though admittedly this is not an easy task in a 9% ABV beer of such light colour. But hey, if Duvel, by which this is obviously inspired, can do it, I expect Gerd Jordens, who is a very accomplished and creative brewer, to be able to do the same. The acetaldehyde was a bit too strong in the nose as well and the residual, unfermented sugars too dominant in the mouth (it almost feels as if extra candi syrup was added to increase the alcohol level - which is very likely the case). Still enjoyable alright, but I am left with the impression that this is another near-failed attempt at rivalling Duvel. I can therefore safely say I still have to meet the first beer to beat Duvel in its own style (the Duvel Tripel Hop editions not withspoken, perhaps, but I digress).
77ships (14509) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Thanks! Sampled@ BBF 2014.Clear golden, little white head. Nose is iron, sweet corn, cereal, candy,… Taste is corn, sugar, cheap white sugar sweet, metallic, light sweetener,… Metallic body. Not sure what happened here but I usually expect something more decent than this from Jessenhofke.
Svesse (15876) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(Draught at Delirium Hoppy Loft, Brussels, 22 Oct 2014) Golden colour, slightly hazy, with frothy white head, leaving traces of lacing. Fruity, malty nose with peaches, citrus, coriander and a touch of yeast. Fruity, malty taste with notes of citrus, tropical fruit, pineapple and a gentle spicy bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.
Benzai (24654) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle @ home. Hazy orange golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, some yeast, some herbs or spices and something weird I can’t quite put my finger on but it reminds me of overripe fermenting fruits. Ok body, firm fizzy carbonation. Unbalanced and not very nice imo.
Deanso (15822) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle via the brewery. I was told it was an IPA but it isn’t. Thick creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Malty sweetness. Well hidden alcohol.
Sebletitje (15913) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft @ Hoppy Loft. Dorée, col léger blanc. Arôme de fruits fermentés allant sur un petit côté cidre, possible tanin? et un côté levure champenoise. Palais malt pâle pils, gardant ce côté très belge avec un alcool tout de suite réchauffant. Je continue de noter une impression rappelant pas mal le champenois à la méthode Deus Brut. Fini sec mais reste sans plus. Ok, mais on s’ennuie rapidement.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Schelpje from Jessenhofke 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Jessenhofke Schelpje (by Jessenhofke):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.7/5
17/X/14 - 33cl bottle from LETS Oostende @ Akke and Fem's place - bottled: IX/2014 (2014-1218) Thanks to Sabien from LETS Oostende for getting the bottle to Gent!
Clear blond beer, small aery white head, little stable, bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: bit spicy, yeasty, ginger touch, some banana, sugary. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet sugary start, orange peel, pretty spicy, ginger, fruit. Aftertaste: unpleasant bitterness, bit metallic, little sour, yeast, sugary, lots of alcohol.