Intended as a Belgian interpretation of NEDIPA, one of the craft beers from the EpiK brand from the province of Namur. Medium thick, off-white, creamy and moussy head on a misty golden blonde beer with peachy hue, ochre-ish on the sides, fully cloudy with sediment. Aroma of old bread crust, dry hay, dried out grapefruit zest, jute bags, old dry leather, cold French fries, straw and even stale urine and 'horseblanket' pointing at a Brettanomyces infection. Dryish onset, dried apricot, unripe pear, medium carbonation, full and smooth body; bready and rusk-like maltiness with grainy edges, leading to a hoppy finish where clove-like phenols interfere a bit with a hayish, weedy, rooty hop bitterness that lasts quite long even though it never gets harsh; the alcohol remains perfectly hidden (as it ought to be at this strength). Surprisingly bitter at a mere 10 IBU - but then perceived bitterness is hardly measurable in IBU units, as we know now, and can be caused by other factors (such as humulinones or ingredients that are not hops) as well, factors that are not comprised in IBU values; in any case this is not a NEDIPA of any kind, rather a hoppy Belgian blonde. Or, more precisely: a brewer who is clearly incapable of brewing a NEDIPA despite his intentions, and tries to add the qualification Belgian to cover up his incompetence. It is of course possible that the Brett infection has already 'eaten' a lot of the flavours, but even then more NEDIPA features should still be noticeable. In short: is this a bad beer? No, I enjoyed it like I would enjoy any other hoppy Belgian ale (and will rate it as such). Is this a NEDIPA? By no means, not even an IPA in general.

Session IPA (or IPA 'tout court' - the word 'session' in its name creates confusion in any case) by a local new brewer in the Namur province of Wallonia. Snow white, thick, moussy, large-bubbled head on a cloudy apricot blonde beer with beige-ish tinge. Aroma of dried grapefruit peel, old bread crust, dried lemon thyme, wormwood, old urine hint, dry earth, old crumbling lemon cake, clay. Quite crisp, fruity onset, hints of banana peel and dried apricot, some oxidized apple slice, not sweet though; spritzy carbonation accompanying a bread-crusty, old rusk-like, cereally maltiness bittered by old grapefruit peel, wormwood leaf and dried bitter dandelion effects, mingling with phenolic spiciness and lots of bready yeastiness. The hop bitterness, in an earthy, grassy way, prevails in the end - but as is so often the case in Belgium, it has apparently not been well understood that a lot of hop bitterness does not magically turn a blonde or tripel into an IPA of any kind... By itself not an unpleasant beer, if you like them a bit messy, bready and bitter with lots of Belgian yeast spiciness, but clearly less successful in its IPA intentions.

Bouteille 33cl, BB 10/2020.
Dorée, col blanc fin crémeux.
Arôme au nez assez belge, niveau levure se ressent, malté pils - pâle classique, rétro finement houblonné sur un apport léger fruité et fleuri;
Palais est léger - malt ressort bien avec une petite rondeur de grains, retrouve un côté terreux relevé par le houblon, pointe épicée en fin de bouche avec un léger côté herbacé; Base reste belge sur l'usage de la levure.

Bouteille 33cl, BB 20/11/2020.
Orange présentant un léger trouble, col crémeux blanc-cassé.
Arôme est parfumé houblonné classique - ce dernier est un peu en retrait par rapport au bouquet de levure. Rétro moyen du houblon - fin fleuri - fruité léger.

Palais pris de suite sur une base grains et levure - pointe un peu yaourt à la fraise. Petite épaisseur de bouche.
Amertume fine un peu terreuse avec un petit fruité en retrait - pointe de gelée d'orange.
Un peu décevante - très classique et une exécution trop centrée sur la levure.