Alengrin (11609) reviewed Tamera from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tripel hopped with an American hop variety (Citra, if I’m not mistaken), brewed at Boelens for a new beer company called Enigma, which is situated in Heusden-Zolder. Bottle from Wijnegemse Drankenhal. Medium thick, moussy, off-white head leaving some lacing here and there, dissolving in the middle to a maze of thin foam but retaining well on the edge; initially almost clear, deep and warm old gold colour with orange hue and strings of vivid fizz rising up from the bottom, perturbing a very diffuse haze of yeast bits, which form a deeper orange, cloudy appearance when the sediment is added. Aroma of moldy orange peel, blood orange juice, green banana, dried weeds, watermelon, jute, old toast, lots of clove-like and eventually even slightly medicinal phenols (old aspirine), peach, old ’jenever’, bitter herbs, soap, caramel, yellow plum, straw, old cloth, kiwi. Lively fruity onset, orange freshness combined with sweet banana, peach and pineapple and sourish gooseberry, green apple and grape peel, sweetish with a souring edge further accentuated by a spritzy, fizzy carbonation, perhaps a tad overcarbonated even for a tripel; the sweetness itself is also enhanced by residual white candi sugar. Smooth, supple and somewhat soapy mouthfeel, fruitiness persisting over a backbone of lightly caramelly and somewhat bready malt sweetness with a sharper grainy touch to it; spicy phenols are apparent early on and only grow in intensity, initially adding clove-like spiciness but eventually descending into band aid and other medicinal effects retronasally. The Citra adds a vivid orange aroma at the back but it has clearly faded already - being notoriously fragile and I have no idea how long this bottle had been standing in the shop; hop bitterness remains subtle and gentle, a bit spicy but surely not enough to erase the caramelly and somewhat honeyish sweetness. Warming alcohol in the tail, with a somewhat gin-like effect, as well as some yeast bitterness. By itself not a bad beer: a technically correct tripel pimped with a fancy American hop variety, bright and vividly fruity in both appearance and taste, but the Belgian yeast effects clearly stand in the way of the delicate Citra properties - especially phenols, which are way too strong here even if you consider this to be ’just’ a tripel. Actual hop bitterness could have been more pronounced; I think pushing this beer more explicitly in an IPA direction would only make it shine even brighter. For now: another sweet Belgian tripel of which there are too many already here, but in that particular subsegment, not the worst I had so far. Expected more... I do like the label, though, and will certainly give the Ragnarok they are developing now, a chance as well.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Ragnaröck from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Great Job America tasting. cloudy orange, reminding one of Trump’s natural complexion, with a big bubbly off white head. Aroma of herbs, light fruits, citrus and peach notes, light yeast and light malt. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Ragnaröck from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle shared with Kermis at the "Disaster, Trump will be president" tasting :-( Thick white head. Cloud blond pour. Citrus in the aftertaste. refreshing
Gurthnar (14451) reviewed Ragnaröck from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Delirium Cafe. Relatively fresh feeling well attenuated well hopped beer with light complementary yeasty spiciness. Easy drinking, medium-high carbonation. Citrusy resiny hops flavour. Good.
cuso (17193) reviewed Ragnaröck from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Delirium. Orange color with thick white head. Aroma of oranges, tangerines. Taste, oranges, tangerines, zest, malt.
Maakun (16597) reviewed Tamera from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared thanks to kermso. Lovely label of a psychedelic bathing lady, plus points for that. Slight hazy golden with small white head. Some grassy hops, some grapefruit, lemon, light tropical fruits, sweet malts and light bread. Bit of spicy yeast. Medium sweet with long lasting herbal bitterness and very light citrus tartness. Medium bodied with quite boozy finish.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Tamera from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared. Hazy dark golden with an off white head. Aroma of herbs, grassy notes, yeast, caramel, light citrus, light fruits and light malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a light touch of sourness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Tamera from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle shared with Maakun & Kermis. thin white head. hazy golden pour. A decent tripel
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Ragnaröck from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9
At Herentals Bierweekend ( the event sucked big time !! ) Pours rather unclear amberblonde, OK white head. Smell is bit grainy, Taste is a bit sweet, rather bitter. Sugar, as well as a malty aroma. Not bad. very overcarbonated though. OK in general with a bonus for the very nice label.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Tamera from Enigma Belgian Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Pours unclear amberblonde. Small white head. Smell is bit bitter, harsh sweetness. Bit malty. Taste is dry, harsh sweetness, taste seems very off. Subtile hoparoma in the back, as well as some maltyness, but there seems to be mild dyacathyl and other off flavors which really ruin the beer.