Kruidig, citrus, gist, ben er niet weg van

0,5 can. Since it comes in a can, it's not ugly, although the most demanding Belgians don't usually come to me in such packaging. Color is opal, wheat yellow, quite beautiful, as is its dense white head. It has a delicious yeasty, banana and spicy aroma. It opens with a watery sip, but the taste is great. Fresh, citrusy, well spiced, with a hint of orange peel. The gruit (or Grutt - this used to be used instead of hops in several places) herbal mixture indicated on the box gives it a very special side taste. The aftertaste is also very delicious. I can imagine drinking this beer all summer long on warm days, as it is not as strong as its Belgian counterparts. Bitterness is restrained and is rather felt only in the aftertaste. A pleasant disappointment!
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Attól hogy dobozos, nem csúnya, bár a leg-igényesebb belgák nem szoktak ilyen kiszerelésben hozzám kerülni. Színe opálos, búzasárga, elég szép, csakúgy mint a sűrű fehér habja. Finom élesztős, banános, fűszeres illata van. Vizes korttyal nyit, viszont az íz remek. Friss, citrusos, jó fűszeres, enyhén narancshéjas beütésű. A dobozon feltüntetett gruit (vagy Grutt - ez volt régen komló helyett több helyen ) gyógynövénykeverék egy nagyon különleges mellék-ízt ad neki. Utóíze is nagyon finom. Ezt a sört el tudom képzelni, hogy egész nyáron lehetne iszogatni a meleg napokon, mivel nem is annyira erős, mint belga társai. Keserűség visszafogott, és inkább csak utóízben érződik. Kellemes csalódás!

33cl Blik van AH. Mistig bleekgele kleur, witte kraag. Licht hoppig, iets harsig, wat citrus, hint van banaan, wat tropisch fruit, licht herbaal bitter. Lichte body. Degelijk.

Golden, cloudy with a medium frothy white head. A fruity nose with some malt and wheat sense. Light bitter with a malt, spices and wheat end.

Bavaria bought the old Belgian Palm brewery in 2016 and is finally trying to update its old-fashioned image, it seems, with this canned strong blonde, bearing the old familiar Palm logo upside down in an otherwise garish context seemingly intended to attract youthful drinkers. From the Albert Heijn supermarket in Lokeren. Thick and moussy, snow white, membrane-lacing, firm head on a crystal clear pure 'old golden' beer with metallic pale orangey tinge and lots of visible sparkling. Aroma of very pronounced isoamylacetate (banana, bubblegum), wet plaster, ripe pear, white bread dough, 4-vinyl-guaiacol (clove, even soup meat), granulated sugar, wodka, faint touch of orange juice (Varesa) when warming up. Sweet, clean, simple onset, very strong isoamylacetate as expected (banana-flavoured bubblegum, candyfloss) with some pear and sweet apple perhaps; lively carbonation but not too stingy, very bubblegummy middle, white bread-doughy core 'filled' with glucose syrup, while sugary sweetness and banana continue; some bitterish orange peel in the end but very weakly so, along with a somewhat more outspoken grassy hoppiness and retronasal clove-like phenolic spiciness. Wodka-ish alcohol is noticeable without becoming too obnoxious, while this sweet bubblegumminess persists. Indeed, Bavaria desperately tries to make Palm hip again here, in a beer that has nothing to do with Palm's own legacy and seems more like a direct competitor for AB InBev's Victoria (and we all know with which famous beer Victoria in itself tries to compete with - but let us not mention that one in this context). Boozy, overly simplistic, boring, sweet and bubblegummy strong blonde with a very industrial feel to it - heck, this is probably even a strong Bavaria lager, like Gordon's Finest Gold or some of their own brands in that segment. Granted, this one may be a notch above those, but it is in any case an utterly bland and unnecessary creation doing absolutely nothing to respect Palm's history, on the contrary. Poor Palm.

500 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.0%. Brewed at Rodenbach (Palm NV - SA). Hazy golden colour, large white head. Distinct aroma of orange peel and coriander. Wheaty flavour with notes of witbier yeast, orange peel and coriander. Low bitterness.

0.33 l can from 'Mr. Hop', best before February 2024. Hazy, orangeish golden with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, quite fruity-floral, slightly yeasty aroma of peach, pineapple and some banana. Quite sweet, moderately bitter, rather fruity-floral and slightly yeasty taste of peach, pineapple, some grains and a touch of banana, followed by a short, moderately bitter, minimally tart finish. Medium body, smooth but quite effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice beer!

330ml can. Cloudy, orange golden colour with average to huge, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Wheaty malty and floral, herbal-grassy-spicy, hoppy aroma, slightly bready notes of wheat, hints of fresh hay, a yeasty fruity touch of banana, dried banana. Taste is floral and grassy-spicy hoppy, minimally bready, wheaty malty, subtle residual sweetness, hints of fresh hay, a touch of banana, minimally watery passages. Slightly oily, watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, mildl yprickly carbonation. A bit watery, somehow more Hopfenweisse than White IPA for me - nice.