Anders37 (30297) reviewed Pils from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Pours a pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity grainy weak grassy aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor with weak grassy hints. Has a fruity malty grainy finish.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Régal from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
October 2008: Brown 33cl bottle, the last of my beers from Luxembourg during my 5 beer review evening. Poured, like all the other beers on the night, into my Veltins Pilsner glass. Golden, pale yellow with a white foaming head, clear and clean looking, just like a Lager/Pilsner should. Normal odourless lager score of 3. The taste was flowery and sweetish, the alcohol was also detectable throughout the drink. It lacked any real body, the alcohol came through too much and made the beer feel watery because there was nothing else to play against it. An average beer (3rd in my scoring out of 5 beers).
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Pils from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Brown 33cl bottle, poured into a Veltins Pilsner stemmed glass. This was the second and highest scoring beer reviewed (out of 5) during my Luxembourg Brewery Evening in October 2008: Very pale gold colour, not crystal clear or sparkling, it looked as if the filter machine didn’t quite work at 100% and it lets some sediment through. This added to the idea this was a pilsner with a diffrence. It also had an aroma (how un-Pilsner like), I though it had a malt, caramel and toffee smell. A fairly sweet pilsner, the flavours married the aromas, so the taste was of malts, caramel and toffee. Sickly it isn’t, but there is a sweetness to be sure. Liked it, had a good vibe and body for a Pilsner. The flavours lingered in the mouth and didn’t change like some Pilsners do (no metalic aftertaste).
Koelschtrinker (42759) reviewed Pils from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Mild herber Beginn, süffig, dunkle, eher langweilige Getreidenoten. Im Verlauf etwas bitterer werdend, intensiv ist das Bier aber bei weitem nicht. Langweilig aber trinkbar. 7/6/8/6/7/6
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Prestige from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dec 2009: Brown 33cl bottle best before 20th May 2010. Poured into my huge ’Judas’ glass. The beer was a misty, cloudy dull lemon colour, the head pure white and fading in size before I had taken a sip and sniff. To be fair though, the collar did produce some good lacing as I downed the beer. Real yeasty aroma, with some citrus notes in there too, grapefruit and lemons, but not a sour feel or smell to it. Very fizzy and light in both taste and texture. I have read this is 92% beer and 8% local sparkling wine, the taste backs this up. Different that’s for sure, not overly impressed, but glad I’ve had one. In the right place and circumstances this could/would be a great drink to bring out. Sadly my house tonight isn’t either.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Okult No.1 Blanche from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Feb 2010: Brown 33cl bottle, almost past its best before date when reviewed. Poured into a ’Corsendonk’ stemmed tulip glass. Opakue orange appearance with a white collar and wispy covering on top. Orange bits are used in the brew, corriander too, I could smell the oranges, but not the corriander. Different to any other Witbier (Hoegaarden, etc) I’ve had before, but interesting and well made. Sweeter rather than sour or bitter, had to remind myself I was drinking a beer and not some sort of non-alcoholic fruit cocktail. I found it very difficult to find the alcohol until the aftertaste, strange but in a good way. Really enjoyed the experience.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Noël from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown 33cl bottle, best before 14th Oct 2010, drank 19th Feb 2010. Poured into a ’Corsendonk’ stemmed tulip glass. The bottle label claimed 7%ABV. A large off-white foaming head sat on top of an almost ruby red body, the colour was a bit lighter than a ruby red, but not by much. Chocolate aroma, dark chocolate with raisins whipped into it. Strange taste, the chocolate from the smell is still there, but it is joined by marzipan type flavours and weak cheeries, weird stuff. Coffee and toffee in there too. Sweet yet with a sour/dry finish. The body isn’t heavy, nor is it thin, lets go for medium bodied? Don’t know what style it is, but it is interesting and just about the best beer I’ve had out of Luxembourg, from around 15 reviewed.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Dinkel from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Brown 33cl bottle (4.5% ABV), best before 8th May 2010, drank and reviewed 6th Apr 2010. Poured into a Duvel glass. Very pale gold/yellow, with a slight haze within, the head was a pure white colour and well formed. The smell was wheat and barley along with a mini yeast ester. The taste wasn’t like a normal Euro lager, this had some flavours of grains and cereals, pleasant stuff. This is the last of my Simon beer samples given to me by a Luxembourg based Brit, cheers Marcus. Full bodied and intereting for this style (not sure what style it is to be honest). Anyway, well worth trying to find if in and around Luxembourg, which is more than can be said for most of the beers from this country.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Régal from Brasserie Simon 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of grain, lemons, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and straw, leading to a dry, bitter, and hay-ish finish.
yespr (55573) reviewed Régal from Brasserie Simon 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and cornish. Crisp bitter, light grassy and mild sweet malty. Bitter and grassy finish.