Benzai (24515) reviewed Gregoor from BeerSelect 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Looks like this is the one, but not completely sure. Label says it's brewed by Boelens, 6.8% ABV. Yellow color, virtually no head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, wheat, lemon, tart-ish notes. Meh.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Gurbet from BeerSelect 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Blonde ale flavoured with juniper berry, developed for a Turkish dayshop in the Lammerstraat (running upwards from the Zuid quarter in Ghent), where half of the total shop window is currently dominated by a whole wall of bottles of just this beer. Bottle bought at said shop; the label does not mention the brewery, but the mention that it is brewed at exactly 9 km from the centre of Ghent says it all. Snow white, moussey, thick, frothy head on a misty golden robe with vague khaki tinge. Aroma of unripe apricot, field flowers, dry bread crust, some iron (confirmed by the 'hand test'), dried apple peel, celandine rather than actual juniper berry but this probably is just the juniper berry speaking, spoiled pumpkin, stale urine and sweat when warming up. Sweetish onset, a bit fruity (unripe apricot, apple peel) but generally clean at first, softishly carbonated with slick, smooth body; white-bready malts and soft floral hops, balanced, with not too much malt or other sweetness in the finish. The juniper berries add a vague and difficult-to-pinpoint herbaceousness, but remain subtle enough not to disturb me as I hate them in beer (or any other beverage for that matter). Unfortunately though, and possibly related to the juniper berry addition, the finish is marred by stale sweat- and urine-like off-flavours which only gain momentum as the beer warms up. Too bad, I really wanted to like this - but who knows, maybe the three Turkish gentlemen behind this beer soon realise that it needs more character as well as some tidying up - and that selecting another brewery to execute it may well be the answer to those issues.
Bierridder (4318) ticked Roekeloze Lies from BeerSelect 8 months ago
Benzai (24515) reviewed Small Street Hoppy Blonde from BeerSelect 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home shared with Joes. Clear pale golden color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, hayish, straw, hayish hoppy, lightly floral / blossomy, average bitterness. Not bad.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Trixy Tripel from BeerSelect 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Pours clear blonde ( some sediment on the bottom) . Frothy, relatively fast fading white head. Scent is malty, quite simple and sweet impressions. More phenolic than it is estery. Taste is medium bitter, malts (syrup-like, but less sweet than anticipated). Quite mellow intensity. To the sweet side, touch of bitterness, but mostly just very modest. No real yeast characters are loud enough to perceive, appart from perhaps a touch of phenolic spicyness. Less '13 in a dozen' than expected, but still not very great. Too weak and not very specific . Decent enough to finish , not to buy again
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Mum Beer from BeerSelect 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
2/V/25 - 33cl bottle as a gift, shared @ Fem’s mom’s place, BB: 13/XII/24, 2211/P137Q (2025-428) Thanks to Zyncke for the bottle!
Rather cloudy orange blond beer, big creamy off-white head, a little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very oxidized, yeasty, lots of orange peel, some honey. MF: lively carbon, medium to light body. Taste: lots of almonds, sugary, some Amaretto, soft acidity, fruity, orange peel, a little bitter. Aftertaste: sweet, lots of almonds, malty, some banana, a little floral, soft acidity, oxidized, alas, a bit too old to be good still. Not sure if those 5 months really made all the difference though.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Woest Tripel Chardonnay from BeerSelect 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Bernie's Brugge. Gold orange colour lasting off white head. Some esters. Some softness in the mouth. Decent enough blond beer. Bit fizzy. OK standard blond.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Clear golden color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, hayish, yeasty a bit with soft notes of herbs. Herbal hoppy, soft hoppy bitter. Decent blonde beer.
caribou43 (2255) reviewed Mum Beer from BeerSelect 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
The beer of the afternoon, a classical and aromatic Belgian ale, pleasant in the mouth, malty, a bit sweet, buttery, floral hop, fruity, chrysanthemum rather discreet with a side of hay, less sweet than a leffe blonde. 02.01.2021, drinking it at Bonfol, one of the first beer of the year
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Brewed at De Leite. Aroma is fairly spicy with Belgian yeast, pale malt, herbal notes, sugary fruits. Moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Pretty decent spicy yeasty Belgian Blond.