De Leite, owners of Mathias Van den Poel's Paljas brand since 2021, has made the expected efforts to keep the brand alive by adding a few new variants, and this is one of the latest to my knowledge: the blonde one infused with a liquor distilled from... the blonde one (hence 'self infused'). I am not the greatest fan of all these liquor-infused beers making a shortcut for barrel ageing, but I must admit that infusing a beer with a 'liquorised' (i.e. distilled) version of itself is new to me, so points for originality in a time when literally everything seems to have been done with beer (and to beer) already. Thanks Bart for sharing! Snow white, medium thick, moussey, stable head on a hazy yellow blonde robe with vaguely greenish tinge. Aroma of banana peel, dried apple slices, cheap 'jenever' rather than brandy, dry straw, white bread crust, DMS (overcooked cauliflower - long time since I had that, now that I come to think of it), wodka, moist white pepper, cooked turnip. Fruity onset with clear banana ester next to hints of apple peel and perhaps vague pineapple, sharpish carb (but not exaggerated for a Belgian style blonde ale); smooth white-bready maltiness with residual sugars on top but not too sweet at all, bittering straw- and white pepper-ish hops and of course the 'brandy' effect, again reminding me more of some cheap, wry jenever than actual brandy - logically so, since brandy is made from grapes and jenever from grains just like the Paljas beer that spawned this particular liquor... Retronasally, my old friend DMS makes its return. An original idea resulting in something with a remarkably banal taste, like the umpteenth crude and unrefined strong(ish) blonde... Then again, I have no clue what they could have done to make this idea into something great - failing is, whether you like it or not, part of experimenting, of course, though stating this particular experiment has failed would also take things a bridge too far. I think, however, that I even prefer the regular Paljas Blond over this limited edition.

Bottle shared by Thomas, thanks.
Short lasting white head that goes down to a thinn lace.
Big almond/ benzaldehyde and phenolic aroma.
A hard bitterness.
Medium body.

Murky dark brown with a large foamy tan head. Malty and beady with caramel, molasses and whiskey. Medium finish. Moderately full bodied.

Keg at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Clear golden, mid sized head. Mid sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity and bready with mild marzipan and bourbon. Peppery warming bitter finish.

26/IX/25 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ my Brewfist Italian night (home), BB: II/2026, lot: 251503 (2025-934)

Clear orange blond beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lovely, lots and lots of raspberry jam, sweet impression, candy. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sweet, lots of raspberry jam, nice acidity, bitter touch. Aftertaste: sweet, lots of raspberry, fruity touch, some vinegar, dry and bitter finish, nice one!

Bouteille 33cl de et partagée avec Tderoeck & Didier @ Tim's Brewfist Italian night.
Léger rosé, col fin blanc-cassé peu tenace.
Arôme sur un bouquet léger fruité de framboise, le gin perce en rétro-nasal avec un retour plaisant de la framboise dans son côté terreux.
Palais présente une fine aigreur laissant passer le tout vers une veille brune ou Franders red plutôt qu'une simple bière fruitée. L'apport de la framboise est bien là avec un léger côté terreux - le volet d'infusion de gin apporte ce côté de baies de genévrier sans pour cela dominer le palais avec un caractère alcoolisé trop dominant. Maintient une plaisante douceur malgré son penchant 'sour'.