'n Toeback 7 Krush Hop Special
Scheldebrouwerij in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series|
Score
6.66
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a teku glass. Slightly hazy medium amber colour, tall moussy white head, good lacing. Aroma sweet malt, peach, abricot, yeast, spicy notes. Taste medium sweet and slightly bitter in the onset, later more bitterness, malty, peach, abricot, mango, spicy notes. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation, alcohol well-hidden, smooth sweetbitter aftertaste, very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Scheldebrouwerij, having sensed the winds of change in the beer world a bit late, seems to use their standard strong blonde ‘n Toeback for single hop variants apparently – this one using a new (2024) dual purpose variety developed by Yakima Chief Hops. Thanks tderoeck for sharing. Egg-white, foamy, thick and stable, regular head on an initially clear, pale orangey peach blonde robe with dots of yeast bits creating haziness further on. Aroma of stale orange juice, lemon bread, overripe peach, some banana, sweat, fruit porridge, margarine, milk going sour. Sweet onset, banana ester, a tad bubblegummy, mixed with peach and pear hints, medium carbonated with slick body, a tad oily even; cereally and lightly biscuity maltiness with retronasal sweaty accents disturbing the hops a bit, which are displayed in a promising, orange- and mango-evoking, but eventually rather ‘muffled’ way, bittering adequately but aromatically not being allowed to shine as brightly as they should. The alcohol, on the other hand, remains remarkably well hidden. I believe in the potential of this new Krush hops, but this beer does not seem to be able to do them justice. Drinkable postmodern Belgian, sure, but in need of more ‘oomph’ and brightness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
8/III/25 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared with Alengrin @ home, BB: X/2026, L24278 (2025-263)
Clear orange beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, some banana, a bit of citrus, yeasty touch, some cardboard. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, yeasty, bitter, pretty soapy, a little weird. Aftertaste: unpleasant bitterness, grassy, oxidized, cardboard, more yeast.