Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

One of these 'postmodern' Lupulus creations trying to be innovative, in this case a NEIPA using Cryo Pop, a pelletised blend of hops in which, through a cryogenic processing technique, the lupulin is separated from the actual hop flower from which it came, thus creating a more 'pureed', concentrated hoppines. Can from the Jumbo supermarket in Ghent. Off-white, irregular-bubbled, open, very loosely knit foam developing during pouring, but then dissolving like the foam on a glass of coke - equally quickly and with exactly the same fizzing sound, leaving absolutely nothing in a few seconds for some strange reason; pale straw blonde, clear robe with a minimum of visible sparkling and a yellowish glow. Aroma of lemon blossoms, honey pomelo flesh, dried lemonbalm, unripe banana, watermelon, green guava, bread crumbs, freshly mown lawn, raw turnip, curry powder, jasmin and even sesame seed oil faraway in the distance. Fruity onset, sweetish with notes of guava, green banana, green kiwi and unripe melon, oddly quite well-carbonated (even a bit stingy) in spite of the total lack of head retention, supple body, cereally pale malt sweet(ish) with vague bread crumb-like notes, aromatised by the Cryo Pop - in this case providing guava, lime blossom and watermelon impressions, but all rather fleetingly so, needing more 'expression' in a way; bitterness meanwhile remains very limited while they did manage to offer a 'naturally' dry finish, weirdly. I visited this brewery fifteen-odd years ago when they just became independent of Achouffe and brewed altogether traditional Belgian ales, but even in those days, they did come up with something pleasantly surprising every now and then (the collaborational IPA with Brooklyn in NY, Brooklynette, back in their Trois Fourquets period, remains unforgettable); yet at that time, I did not see coming what would emerge from this small brewery later. In their endless search for boosting simple recipes with new and trendy hop innovations, they have produced a few pretty decent beers in the past five to ten years so I was hoping for this one to be among those; and basically it does more or less meet my expectations, with a hoppy juiciness and aromatic intensity one only rarely sees in Belgium. Then again, it lacks haziness, creaminess and colourfulness to qualify as even a standard NEIPA - and even more offensively, it lacks a head completely... A difficult case in my system of reviewing - but let's balance out the pros against the contras and give it a medium good score.

A hazy bright golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of breadish sweet malt, some spices. Taste of sweet and herbal breadish malt, easy to drink.

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Mild hefiger, ziemlich trockener und deutlich bitterer Beginn. Geringe Süße, süffig, eher trocken. Unspannend. 7/6/6/6/8/6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Fles 37,5cl thuis. Zacht, fruitig, carameltonen, wat witte druif, steenfruit, licht boozy, bloemig, suikers, wat kruidig, beetje brett, wat droog. (12-5-2025).

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

(Bottle) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dark toast, caramel, raisins, chocolate and orange peel. Malty taste with notes of dark bread, toast, caramel, raisins, chocolate, nuts, coffee, orange peel and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced brune. Nice one.

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0,75 l bottle. Pours brown with big, lasting tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, dried fruit, sweet, a hint of alcohol and yeast. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is full, carbonation subdued. Pleasant all in all. Finish is long, pleasant mellow spicy bitterness. Decent.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can 0,33 ltr: Slightly hazy red purplish colored brew with an sweet taste and some sour, hints of blueberries and sugar.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Syd's. Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Has a nice Belgian yeast expression on the nose, like spicy herbal grass. Flavour is less expressive, lots of herbal grass, but the hops don't extend much beyond that. Clean enough, but more follow-through on the hops.