Polygoon

Contract Brewer in Tongeren, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2017

Contact
Knapenstraat, 31, Tongeren, 3700, Belgium
Description
Polygoon vzw was founded on January 1, 2017 as an association that wants to promote brewing culture in general. The 3 founding members, Boris, Niels and Sven, have been brewing since 2011 on a small scale. They hadn't dared to think that yeast, hops, malt and water had since dominated their free time. Polygon means nothing more or less than "polygon", which symbolizes the versatility of beer brewing in general. As a concept, beer brewing is relatively simple, but every aspect of beer brewing can be explored in such a way that it becomes a real science that extends beyond the traditional. This is also the approach that Polygoon seeks to give to beer brewing. Without taking into account the, although interesting and useful, traditions of Belgian beer culture that are far too deeply rooted, we also try to focus on brewery experiences outside our Belgian beer borders and to think out-of-the-box. The polygon or Polygon is clearly reflected in the logo, but also in the taste wheel. This flavor wheel is as it were the character description of the beer in the bottle and is therefore typical of every beer. An important principle that is used by Polygoon is the "open source" principle. The science behind and knowledge about brewing techniques and beer recipes should be available to everyone, be it for the hobby brewer, the enthusiast or the layman. Therefore do not hesitate to contact Polygoon if there are questions about brewing techniques or Polygon.

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6.2
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.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2022 at 10:06


6.1
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Polygoon's second, a 'tarwedubbel' in which the traditional spicing with coriander and curaçao has been replaced by jasmin blossom and lemongrass - so in that sense certainly atypical for a 'witbier' (and perhaps better described as a 'tarwebier' in a more general sense,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.

Tried on 04 Jan 2021 at 01:48


6.5
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…

Tried on 15 Dec 2020 at 10:36


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Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2020 at 19:27


7.1
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!

Tried on 27 Nov 2020 at 22:56


5.8
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.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2020 at 12:39


6.8
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.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2018 at 12:26


6.9
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.

Tried on 01 Jul 2018 at 16:45


6.1
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.

Tried on 17 Oct 2017 at 15:06


7.1
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.

Tried on 17 Oct 2017 at 14:58