Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at home thanks to Lars - Clear golden pour with a small white head. Light sweet wheaty and malty with some light citrus fruity notes, some grass and straw, medium body, sweet fruity and wheaty and light spiced finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at home thanks to Lars - Light golden pour with a white head. Sweet light fruity with some citrus lemony notes, some citrus peel, caramel, light to medium body, sweet malty finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at home - Dark brown verging black with a small beige head. Roasted and sweet malty with some notes of cocoa, some caramel and toffee, some coffee roast, medium body, light charred malty accents, dark malty finish.

Licht gebrand. Stouterig.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Wheat beer by the nice guys who refer to themselves as Kale Ridders, one of their 'experiments' apparently. Steinie bottle from Wijnegemse Drankenhandel. Firm and very stable, closed, moussy, eggshell-white, cobweb-lacing, textbook 'Belgian' head on an initially cristal clear, warm 'old gold' coloured beer, almost metallic gold, lightly hazy with sediment but remaining old gold. Sweet aroma of candy apple, warm waffles with melting powder sugar on top, ripe pear and even more ripe banana, bubblegum, sweetbread and 'koffiekoeken', dried camomile, clear iron after a while, melon, notes of pumpkin soup, lavender soap, cloves, faint straw. Sweetish onset, lots of banana isoamylacetate, bit bubblegummy, lots of sweet pear and a dash of Charentais cantaloupe, light sourish apple-ish edge, lively carbonation but not overcarbonated for the style; supple, bit sticky mouthfeel, tad resinous. Honeyish residual sugariness lies on top of a rounded cereally, 'white' bready, slick malt sweetishness with clear metallic edges - reflecting the iron note from the nose. Ends with very mild ethereally spicy aspects (vague lavender note even) over a rounded, malt sweet tail cleverly bittered by a noble hoppiness, hayish and a tad wormwoody, lingering on the root of the tongue for longer than I was expecting based on the aroma. Some retronasal sweet fruitiness is probably a mix of the special yeast strain apparently used with these hops. Dryish, bit peppery finish eventually, making up for the initial and aromatic sweetness, but the banana ester remains in place. Apparently intended as a lighter version of Tumulus Magna, in itself a super strong interpretation of the old Bavarian Hefeweizen - which technically makes this a Hefeweizen I guess. The lack of Belgian spicing accounts for that, as well as the pronounced 'German top fermentation' banana effect in the nose; still, this is altogether different, in being sweeter in the nose, way more hop bitter in the back of the mouth and lacking a bit in classic wheat sourishness (and soapiness, at least in terms of mouthfeel). Interesting, like a hybrid of Hefeweizen with standard Belgian blonde, a bit too sweet perhaps, but the sweetness is neatly balanced by the hop bitterness. The metallic aspect, however, bothered me a little bit, and so did the somewhat 'sticky' effect to the teeth. Nevertheless, another interesting product from these brewers, whom I tend to regard with a fair amount of confidence and attention.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

The new name of Tumulus 800, a name the friendly guys of Kale Ridders had to change due to a legal dispute with that horrible Coca Cola Company; I apparently missed that one so here's my second chance. Steinie bottle, as always with sober but sapid label. Tightly paper-lacing, off-white, medium thick, dense and stable head over a misty pale orange blonde beer with peachy tinge and a fine suspension of translucent yeast dots throughout, more ochre-ish and more equally hazy with sediment. Aroma of banana bread, warm biscuit, apple cake, white dead-nettle flowers, apple peel, camomile, dusty old coriander seed, light iron, honey, moist white pepper, notes of dry straw, dried apricot, fried pear, white asparagus somewhere. Sweetish onset but not overly so, bubblegum- and banana-like isoamylacetate, notably sweet apple- and pear-like aspect, apricot, fizzy carbonation with minerally side effects but fitting for a standard Belgian blonde, smooth mouthfeel, tad powdery in the end; pleasant, rounded, slightly biscuity, bready malt middle with ongoing fruitiness and a dash of clove-like spicy phenols mixed with actual coriander spiciness, before finally delivering the 'amara': a spicy, bit dried grapefruit peel-tinged, rooty and floral hop bitterness which lasts for a long time and dries the finish in a powdery, elegant way, while the fruity esters manage to break through the barrier and add a yellow fruit sweetness to the tail. Dusty coriander seed spiciness and bready yeastiness get the last word. Cliché Belgian top-fermented blonde in terms of style, but with a very agreeable sweet 'biscuitiness' and a clearly above average hop bitterness to it (hence the name - and considering some of the earlier ratings, this feature was apparently even more outspoken in the beginning), making it a bit more up to date than many others in this - in Belgium - overexposed style. Simple, but balanced and pleasant to drink, technically well done and inviting to have another one: the essence of Belgian blonde ale, I suppose.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

29 April 2018, at Zythos Bierfestival. Deputy Taster: Anke.
Hazy dark brown to black with a lasting, frothy, tan head; some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel & bready malt, toasted brown bread, candied raisin, coffee roast & coffee liqueur. It tastes medium malty sweet, hints of bread & dough, and light to medium roasted bitter, a very light sourness in the back. Dry, bitter, toasty finish, with herbal hops to balance out the lingering caramel; just a dash of warming alcohol. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Lots of flavour, good stuff! One of the best at the festival for me.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at The Capital, Leuven. Hazy golden with a big white head. Malty aroma with bread, grassy and herbal notes. Sweetish malty flavour with a grassy touch, and notable alcohol.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

F: huge, tanned, good retention. C: dark, opaque. A: bit roasted tones, coffee, chocolate, banana, bit iron, bit vinous. T: dark malts, cherries, vinous, cocoa, chocolate, bit coffee, bit dark fruits, full body, medium carbonation, very nice almost complex taste, enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Prik & Tik ABC Drinks Leuven.