Commissioned brew since 2010 referring to an old legend centred around an inhabitant of the village of Hamme. Yellowish white, rocky, sticky head, deep peach blonde colour with somewhat brownish hue, cloudy and even more so after adding the deposit, which in this case consisted of an ominous dark ’stuff’ on the bottom of the bottle. Strong yeasty and estery aroma, banana, pear, canned apricot, bread dough, ginger, cider, grass. Soft mouthfeel, rounded, fruity and very estery-yeasty with citrus touch, mellow caramelly maltiness, relatively soft carbo in relation to the head formation, a bit earthy in the end with a leafy, briefly sharpish hop bitterness and a bourbon-like warming alcohol effect. I am getting used to Boelens producing ’soup’, in the sense that some of his beers are infected and clouded after even the most careful of pouring, but in this case that didn’t bother me, this is quite a tasteful ale.

33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. It says 75cl on the bottle! Thin creamy white head. Cloudy golden blond pour. Much better than the Hubert but only ok.

Tasted as Boelens Tripel Klok, which is the ’new’ name of this brew since 2009 (so the name above needs updating). Not entirely the same recipe either: this version has more hoppiness than the old version. Thick, almost rocky, yellowish white head, hazy peach blonde colour. Aroma of peaches, sweet honey, field flowers, vanilla, perhaps some iron, cake. Soft fruity onset, some citrus freshness, apple, smooth and medium thick mouthfeel, soft and gentle, finishing in a floral hop bitterishness through which the malt sweetness also lingers. Well-balanced, but a bit cliché.

Bottle shared by Countbeer @ Dutchdrebus’ birthday party. Gusher! Bottle no. 267 of 500. Clear yellow orange color, plenty of unidentified floating objects in there. Off-white head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is lightly malts, clearly wood and liquor. Taste malts, sweet liquor, A slight hint of peat hidden inside. Average to decent body and carbonation. Hmm too much liquor, unbalanced.

Gushing bottle shared by countbeer @ home. Clear dark golden with poopoo in it, large white head. Smells slightly glue, slightly boozy, malts. Tastes malty, some iron, green twigs, slightly alcohol. Full body, soft carbo.