Pours slightly unclear blonde. Medium large white head. Scent is mildly herbal, floral, tad fruity, hopped. Malty. Nice and full, whilst not to exhausting or heavy. Taste is full, intensely bitter, rye, grainy, medium body and medium high carbo. Fairly short finish.

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Pours a hazy light golden colour with a large fluffy white head. Aromas of citrus and stoney fruits and also some nutty hints. Taste is again citrusy with yellow fruits also coming through and a lemon pithy hop bitterness on the finish. Thin to medium body with a lively carbonated mouthfeel. Nice refreshing summery drink.

This year's dry-hopped Lupulus from magnum bottles comes with Vista hops, a New World variety developed in 2006 and known for its tropical fruit aromas - and large cones apparently. Egg-white, moussy, rather loosely structured, slowly opening head, misty yellow-golden robe with dots of protein and / or dead yeast throughout. Aroma of dried lemon peel, bread crust, raw button mushrooms, young mugwort leaf, lemon thyme, hints of pineapple, fried banana chips, damp straw, old potato mash, unripe peach, white soap, minerals, apple tree blossoms. Fruity onset, dried banana, green pear and unripe peach, with prickly carbonation and full, rounded, slick body; grainy and white-bready pale maltiness with a bread-crusty edge, carrying phenolic spicy elements (clove, dried chives, thyme) as well as a spicy hoppiness more reminiscent of dried lemon zest than tropical fruits, but still stirring up additional scents of apple blossom, mugwort, grapefruit zest and a touch of pineapple. Lingering bready pale maltiness, yellow-green fruitiness and long peppery, leafy hop bitterness, a bit earthy and 'Belgian' - in fact, lacking the NEIPA-like tropical fruit aromas the Vista should have added. In all, though, a decent Belgian IPA of sorts, like most of its predecessors, and I still enjoy opening a magnum bottle of these in the Christmas period, which has become a bit of a tradition.

Hazy golden in the glass and a fine head Nice intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a mild acidity. Not to high carbonated for an Belgian bee.r Malty, fruity, bready, mild citric, some spices and mild yeast profile in the flavor [Bottle from Systembolaget in Grebbestad, Sweden] Last rating 2023 Looking forward to try a lot of Belgian beer on site quite soon

Bottle from the brewery - thanks, mom & dad!
A: hazy red, small, off-white head.
A: red apple, redcurrant, cranberry, rosehip, brioche.
T: sweetish red apple, bitter cranberry & herbs, brioche.
F: herbal hops, bitter berry skin, apple peel & tea.
P: medium body, slick texture, average carbonation.
Decent 'Red', and at least there is no resemblance to any industrial, overly sweet 'rouge'.

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Catada en copa Edinburgh, color oro viejo, espuma blanca medianamente conservada. Aroma fresco a cereal, levadura, pan, paja, cítricos. En boca entra bien suave, de textura sedosa, se sienten de inmediato notas de paja, malta y cereal, el final del trago es ligeramente especiado , algo amargo y frutal (uva, fruta de hueso madura), dulzor y amargor medios, buen equilibrio. Una cerveza agradable e interesante, tiene buena evolución a lo largo de la cata, bastante disfrutable, postgusto largo y agradable, me gusta.

Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk at home. Deep red colour lasting pink head. Red fruits aroma Some sweetness in the mouth. A bit like cherry and strawberry jam. Tastes fine. Not too sweet but it's fine.