Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Fleur from Polygoon 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: medium, white, average retention. C: pale gold, light hazy. A: malty, wheat, bit lemongrass, floral, bit DMS, banana, coriander, apples peels. T: medium to full malty base, wheat, bit herbal, lemongrass, coriander, jasmine touch, green tea, light soapy mouthfeel, medium carbonation, actually nothing really special all together.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Fleur from Polygoon 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Polygoon's second, a 'tarwedubbel' in which the traditional spicing with coriander and curaçao has been replaced by jasmin blossom and lemongrass - so in that sense certainly atypical for a 'witbier' (and perhaps better described as a 'tarwebier' in a more general sense, even though witbier remains the ultimate source of inspiration and pedigree). Medium thick, off-white, mousy, sparsely lacing, slowly breaking but generally stable head, initially lightly hazy warm 'old' golden robe with greenish tinge and quite vivid sparkling, turning misty with sediment. Aroma of cold French fries, raw radish, withering cut flowers rather than the perfumey jasmin blossom I was expecting - and moldy old lemon peel rather than the zesty lemongrass I was hoping for, quite strong and unpleasant DMS (overcooked white cabbage), dry white bread, banana peel, oxidized apple flesh, damp straw, green pear. Spritzy onset, restrained in sweetness with green-fruity notes of unripe peach, apple peel and green banana, lots of lively, minerally carbonation, supple mouthfeel; wheaty soapiness and 'dim' sourishness plus rye spiciness accompany a white-bready barley maltiness with ongoing green fruity and minerally notes towards a more spicy finish, where the DMS unfortunately returns (and basically ruins the whole beer for me) along with floral notes and something old dry citrus peel-like - yet again, the bright blossomy jasmin and tropical-zesty lemongrass I was expecting, never show up. Ends quite bitter for a Belgian wheat beer, with a leafy hoppiness lingering around for a while; the green fruit effects and some spicy phenols (clove) are present till the last drop as well. I did kind of like the quad in this series, but this one is far less pleasing, even though I could still drink it ice cold on a summer's day and do appreciate the firm hop dosage; the two big issues I have here, however, is first of all the strong DMS effect (something I am highly sensitive to - and deeply loathe) and secondly the fact that two very colourful flavourings are promised, neither of which deliver. If anything, this tastes like another ordinary, and not even very we, because the concept as such is certainly attractive enough.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Kamiel from Polygoon 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
The quadrupel in Polygoon’s range, flavoured with the predictable coriander, but also cinnamon and vanilla. Loose, yellowish pale beige, large-bubbled, membrane-lacing head on a misty caramel brown beer with ruddy-burgundy hue. Aroma of hard caramel, dry brown bread, coriander seed, chewing gum, apple peel, clove, indeed some background vanilla but very little cinnamon, dried thyme, dried cranberries, nutmeg, coffee grounds, toast crust, dry tree leaf. Sweetish onset but rather restrainedly so, dried apricot, fig and apple peel notes, medium carb, supple and slightly soapy mouthfeel; brown-bready and caramelly malt backbone, full, with toasty bitterish tail. Spiciness enough in the end: old dry coriander seed, a vague whiff of vanilla and even more vague cinnamon (which I was actually expecting to be a lot more prominent, as it tends to be), and then these strong phenolic aspects of clove, thyme and nutmeg, even bordering on ‘band aid’ at some point. Yeasty aspects alongside bittering coffee grounds- and dry tree leaf-like notes in the end, quite herbal, some warming alcohol but generally well hidden. Not too bad, but needs some finetuning – and much more generosity with the vanilla and the cinnamon would be welcome too…
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Anna from Polygoon 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
The first Polygoon beer, a client brewery in Limburg that has been active for a couple of years now; blonde hopped with Columbus (the other varieties listed here are not mentioned anywhere on the label, at least not in its current form) and - sigh - spiced with coriander... Towerning high, egg-white, very mousy, fluffy, uneven-bubbled, thickly plaster-like lacing head over a misty peach blonde beer with pale orangey tinge and fierce sparkling everywhere, sustaining the head for a long time. Aroma - from what pierces through the few centimeters of head - of freshly baked 'petit beurres', dried lemon peel and even a whiff of lemongrass, dusty dry straw bales, gravel, pineapple touch, unripe peach, increasingly bright orange and tangerine when warming up, baking soda and baker's yeast, freshly cut grass, some soapy coriander seed in the background but less obvious than I feared, sweet hints of cooked red apple and honey. Spritzy, crisp onset, lots of minerally carbonation (with somewhat numbing effect), restrainedly sweet notes of red apple, peach and pineapple, slight sourish undertone accentuated by the (over)carbonation, slick and lean body. Cracker- and dry cookie-ish maltiness, cereally with a very light sweetish core to it but generally on the drier side, which is quickly underscored by the hops, providing quite early, long-lasting, peppery and somewhat grapefruity bitterness; the spiciness of the hops even overrules the coriander, which remains limited to only a vague background echo here, even if this echo does resonate for a while. Some light breadiness in the end, while this juicy, altogether gentle but well-measured hop bitterness lasts and pushes up retronasal impressions of old dried orange peel, straw and field flowers. The pepperiness of the hops lingers beyond all the rest, but remains relatively friendly - though it is certainly a lot more assertive than is typically the case in a Belgian blonde, which for me is a plus in this kind of beers; they also provide a lovely citrusy aromatic quality which comes off as very 'postmodern' and international, almost to the point where APA could even be more appropriate as a stylistic characterization than Belgian blonde ale. Then of course there is the coriander, which I personally would simply omit, but seen from a Belgian perspective, this is definitely an elegant, pleasant and highly drinkable ale to me - if all those new blondes were like this, I would be less annoyed by all those would-be brewers coming up with old school clichés. Accessible, nicely streamlined and modern without any technical flaws, this is certainly promising for the rest of Polygoon's range. Cheers Niels!
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Kamiel from Polygoon 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Bremans, Tongeren. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of roasted malts, toast, cocoa and vanilla. Lots of vanilla in taste, sweet, some roastiness. Not my cup of tea.
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Anna from Polygoon 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Willems, Grobbendonk. Hazy yellow colour, white foam. Light citrussy, tart, some sweetness, bit hay, soapy. Ok beer.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Anna from Polygoon 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Clear pale blond colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour have the light tropical fruit profile of a Session IPA. Very soft texture aided by the wheat. Light dryness in the finish.
Inoven (3737) reviewed Anna from Polygoon 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Flesje gedeeld door Benzai. Goudgeel troebel bier. Weinig aroma. Smaak is licht hoppig en hooiachtig. Weinig nasmaak.
TomHendriksen (8176) reviewed Anna from Polygoon 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Fles gedeeld door Benzai, geprobeerd met Inoven. Het is een troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige licht hoppige geur. De smaak is moutig en licht bitter.