jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Graaf Arnold van Loon from De Graal 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Light hazy blond colour, white foam. Nose of banana, yeast, some herbal notes. Light sweet, rather lively carbonation.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Sinay Tinel (10EL) from De Graal 2 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
More recent addition to the already existing blonde Sinay 1217, launched six years ago for the 800th birthday of the village of Sinaai near Sint-Niklaas in East-Flanders; the idea comes from a local in Sinaai but was and is still executed by De Graal in Brakel. Steinie bottle from Van Callenberge. Thick and foamy, frothy, off-white, large-bubbled but firm and stable head on a misty caramel brown beer with ruddy glow. Aroma of ripe banana, ripe pear, dried apple peel, dark candi sugar, ground hazelnuts, caramel, chewing gum, cheap brandy, burnt sugar, coriander seed, some toffee, cookies, candied cherries. Sweet onset, clear candi sugar with fruity notes of ripe pear, peach, banana and blueberry, medium carbonated with quite full, rounded, slick body; candi sugar sweetly fills in the gaps and adds a smooth, somewhat bubblegummy and slightly resinous effect to essentially caramelly and somewhat hazelnutty malts, showing a very light toasty-bitterish, even dark-chocolatey edge faraway in the finish. Leafy, tea-ish hops and warming, ‘jenever’-like alcohol accentuate this bitter part, the latter becoming a tad (too) boozy perhaps; generally though, this beer conveys the old school trappist-fuelled quadruple tradition quite well, with certain similarities to Chimay Bleue and others. Solid enough for the style, sweet with an interesting bitter element; not the most enduring quad I had, but certainly good enough to serve its very localized purpose.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed JAS 9 Triple (Sugar Free) from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: huge, white, good retention. C: gold, hazy. A: banana, red apples, honey, spicy, bit caramel, bready touch. T: full malty base, red apples, banana, honey, herbal, dry on the palate, peach, floral, medium to high carbonation, ok for this strange combo gluten free beer and also sugar free.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Jas 8 Gember from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: medium, white, good retention. C: gold, light hazy. A: malty, ginger, banana, apples. T: medium to full malty base, banana, red apples, bready, bit caramel, decent bitterness, bit more on the sweet side yet not bad, enjoyed.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed JAS 9 Triple from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: big, white, good retention. C: deep gold, light hazy. A: rich malty, banana, pears, red apples, bit honey. T: full malty base, banana, apples, bit herbal, bit harsh bitterness, medium carbonation, not bad and probably my first gluten free beer for this style.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed JAS 6 Blond from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: big, white, good retention. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, floral, bit vanilla, bready. T: medium malty base, bready, bit caramel, herbal, long lasting bitterness, medium to high carbonation, not bad, enjoyed by my GF wife.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed JAS 7 Dubbel from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: big, tanned, long lasting. C: dark brown, hazy. A: malty, caramel, dark fruits, brown sugar, dark cherries, molasses, chocolate. T: medium malty base, dark fruits, brown sugar, caramel, spicy, raisins, roasted tones, cocoa touch, medium carbonation, good balanced for the style, very good for GF beer, enjoyed by my GF wife very well.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed JAS 6 Donkerblond from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from De Achelse Kluis shop. F: big, white, long lasting. C: deep gold, light hazy. A: malty, banana, pears, spicy, honey, orange peels. T: medium malty base, banana, pears, spicy, bit harsh bitterness, honey touch, bit herbal, metallic touch, interesting idea here yet nothing really tasty at least I can share it with my GF wife.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown, beige foam. Sweet, fruity, notes of caramel, a bit spicy. Rather unbalanced.
Franclh (7477) reviewed JAS 6 Blond from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Fles 33cl thuis. Belgisch gist, fruitig, steenfruit, vrij zoet, honingtonen, wat bloemig, redelijk koolzuur. (16-12-2022).