Hoppy aftertaste

Crisp

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

The 'ordinary' Belgian blonde in the Driope series, brewed in Oudenaarde with - apart from pale barley malt - wheat and spelt. Thickly, 'relief'-forming cobweb-like lacing, very mousy, egg-white, stable but slowly opening head, initially cristal clear pure 'old gold' robe, shifting to a misty apricot-hued gold with sediment. Aroma of white bread slices, soggy chicken food, pear, halfripe banana, minerals, strawbales, drying grass, old apple peel, sharpish carbon dioxide, dust, dried out lemon rind that has lost much of its fragrance, green garden weed touch, dried lemonbalm, old textile. Sweetish onset, some banana ester but equally strong apple and pear notes as well, vague unripe peach, sourish undertone being accentuated by rather sharp, but not overly 'painful' carbonation, very minerally and crisp; smooth, light body. Cereally and lightly white-bready malt profile, soapy wheat edge as well as a spicy-grainy spelt accent, fruity notes and a light dash of residual sugars connecting with a slightly bittering finish, eventually turning floral (lemonbalm, vervain) and even a bit resinous and glueish; this hop bitterness increases a bit in the tail, but the malt slickness and fruity notes still remain dominant. Balanced as any classic Belgian ale, easily drinkable and quenching, spring- or summer-like blonde, with the hop bitterness ending up a bit above average for the style; run of the mill, but technically alright and at least not overly sweet, even carrying a surprisingly lasting, resiny hop bitterness in its last breath. One of those countless attempts at producing 'new' beers in Belgium that remain stuck in mediocrity, but drinkable enough with an extra point for being more confidently hoppy than average in this style.

Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

13/10/2018 - tasting glass shared with rubin77 and some friends @ Bless Bierhappening, Zottegem. Clear yellow, medium fading white head. Nose is malts, cardamon. Taste is malts, cardamon, easy drinkable. Spices only come up as the beer was warming up. Would've thought that the base is the same as the regular 6 but this one was malty as the regular 6 is more raw hoppy.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

F: big, off-white, average retention. C: coppery almost clear against the light. A: dark and caramel malts, chocolate, cocoa, fruity, dried fruits, bit yeasty. T: malty, sticky, sweet fruity, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, yeasty, medium body and carbonation, not bad, enjoyed, sample from bottle @ 25th Bierhappening on Saturday 13/10/2018 in Zottegem.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

F: big, white, average retention. C: shiny blonde, hazy. A: malty, fruity, orange peels, spicy, grassy, yeasty. T: malty, light grassy, yeasty, bit fruity, medium body and carbonation, enjoyable but another Belgian ale, sample from bottle @ 25th Bierhappening on Saturday 13/10/2018 in Zottegem.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

F: medium, white, not long lasting. C: pale gold, almost clear. A: malty, spicy, cardamon in a herbal way, fruity, orange peels. T: malty, spicy, cardamon for sure, bit sour fruity, orange, medium body and carbonation, nothing very easy drinkable, probably too spicy for me, sample shared with Bierridder_S and his friends @ 25th Bierhappening on Saturday 13/10/2018 in Zottegem.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Imported from my RateBeer account as 't Hoppegeluk Driope 10 (by 't Hoppegeluk):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5

5/XI/17 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 15/XII/19 (2017-1856) Thanks to Bierridder_S for the trade!

Pretty clear amber to red brown beer, big creamy yellowish head, bit fizzy, dissipates quickly. Aroma: caramel, alcohol, bit sourish, some chocolate, some dried fruits, yeast, some banana, orange peel. MF: too much carbon, medium body. Taste: bit acidic, sourish touch, lots of CO2, lots of alcohol, pretty bitter, oxidized. Aftertaste: oxidised, bit metallic, some caramel, sourish touch, soft bitterness, fuirty touch, sweet caramel, overripe banana, bit syrupy, some dates.