6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours unclear blonde, good white, stable head. Smell is bit yeasty. Taste is bit bitter, very grainy, clear yeasty notes. Rather high cabro, sharp, dry finish. Ok beer. Not really intense, or different. Has something off in the bitterness, but perhaps its just some kind of yeast I am not a fan of.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2015
at 05:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Nieuwhuys Alpaïde Blond (Cuvée van de Generaal) Ltd. Edition (by Nieuwhuys):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
24/VII/15 - 33cl bottle from Diesters Bierfestival 2014 @ home - BB: n/a (2015-975)
Clear deep blond beer, creamy irregular off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sweet, sugary, fruity, floral, bit soapy, alcohol, overripe banana. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: almonds, bitter touch, sugary, marzipan, sweet, very sugary, bit oxidized. Aftertaste: very sweet, sugary, little spicy, banana, lots of alcohol.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
24/VII/15 - 33cl bottle from Diesters Bierfestival 2014 @ home - BB: n/a (2015-975)
Clear deep blond beer, creamy irregular off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sweet, sugary, fruity, floral, bit soapy, alcohol, overripe banana. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: almonds, bitter touch, sugary, marzipan, sweet, very sugary, bit oxidized. Aftertaste: very sweet, sugary, little spicy, banana, lots of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2015
at 14:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at home as part of European Local Swap 02/2015 from RW80, many thanks. dark brown color, big tan head. smells malty roasty, smoke notes, coffee, some spices, some sweetness. full body, slick carbonation, full mouthfeel. tastes malty roasty, spices, light smoke notes, some sweetness, liquerish, light alcoholic, some sweet coffee notes, light dried fruits. finishes alcoholic and with dried fruits. I rather like it, the creamy smoke notes work quite well the alcohol and other notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2015
at 13:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
*Old rating from 2008, 33cl, 9%. Intensiv-dickflüssig. Röstmalz, Schokolade, schöne Bitternoten. Dabei leicht alkoholisch. Dickflüssig, leicht scharf, tief, dunkle Früchte.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 16:13
6/10
Zoetig, zware alcoholsmaak
Tried
on 12 Jan 2015
at 17:09
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Flasche (33 cl) von Belgiumbeerz.com. - Dunkles Goldgelb, trüb; wenig Schaum. - In der Nase schwere Kandissüße, schwache Bitterorange, etwas Pfeffer. - Im Antrunk schwere Malzsüße, leichtes Karamelmalz und eine ordentliche krautige Hopfenherbe. Schaumig rezent. Im Abgang noch mehr krautig-grasige Hopfenherbe. Sehr langer, kräftig bitterer Nachtrunk mit Pfeffer und Fusel. - Solide und deutlich kräftiger gehopft als andere Blondes, aber die einseitig krautigen Hopfenaromen sind nicht so ganz mein Ding.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2015
at 14:29
Tried
at
M-Caf??
on 18 Dec 2014
at 16:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber ale since 2009 from Nieuwhuys in Hoegaarden, with yellowish white, coarse head and orangey amber colour with medium fizz. Fruity character, peach, coriander, caramelly and nutty malts, mild herbal hop bitterishness in the finish. Rather unremarkable but balanced.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 15:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Nieuwhuys’ answer to the commotion that arised when InBev intended to relocate the production of the famous Hoegaarden Witbier to Jupille. The name is the Latin translation of ’Hoegaarden’. Milky, sticky, off-white head, yellowish blonde colour with greenish hue, light hazy. Typical witbier aroma of wheat, coriander, peach, dough, freshly cut grass, sour cream, pineapple and a hint of fried eggs. Rather neutral onset, grainy and wheaty, strong carbonation but mellow mouthfeel, subtle spices, finish a bit ’empty’ and watery.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2014
at 06:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Launched in 2010 as the blonde counterpart of Alpaïde and tasted under the name "Cuvée van de Generaal". Nice lacing, off-white, mousse-like head, colour peach blonde with lively sparkling. Nose gets ’exotic’ fruits like pineapple, mango, banana and orange, flowery hops, caramel, white bread, soap, but unfortunately also considerable DMS (cooked vegetable). Taste fruity, soft, citrussy, relatively sharp carbonation, minerals, caramelly and bready malt sweetness, finish quite strongly hop bitter with some warm, but not astringent alcohol. Not a bad triple, just a shame they haven’t cooked it longer, which would probably solve the DMS issue (which, in my experience, was less pronounced in the first batches than it is now).
Tried
on 17 Jul 2014
at 12:58