Alengrin (11609) reviewed Obsquur from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Ruimtegist's second brew, a hefty quadrupel; 75 cl bottle from Dranken Pauwels, shared with Goedele. Eggshell-white, cobweb-lacing, thick and frothy, slowly breaking head on an initially clear, deep bronze-brown beer with vermillion red glow, misty with sediment. Aroma of hard caramel, brown candi sugar, old raisins, dust, straw bales, dried blueberries, sugared tea, dry earth, prunes, dry tree leaves, hints of 'drop', chewing gum, clove. Sweetish onset, old raisins and dried prunes with hints of pear and banana, fizzy and minerally carbonation, full and slick body, bit resinous; hard-caramelly maltiness, some brown sugariness on top but certainly not too sweet, brown-bready edge developing a mild toasty-bitterish character near the end; coriander spicing and a notable 'drop'-like flavour appear too, paired with soft herbal hop bitterness and much less soft, wodka-like alcohol dominating the tail and becoming rather wry and tiring in the end. Sleek, supple quad, alas a bit too alcoholic for me, the alcohol taste is actually noticeable in its pure form, but generally not badly made, with that unexpected 'drop'- or even liquorice-like accent you'll either love or hate. There is worse in this segment.
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jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Obsquur from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 68/199 from LDW, Eke. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of caramel, dried fruit, some roastiness, medium sweet, brown sugar. Not bad.
Tom (2085) ticked Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear golden colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a solid base malt sweetness. There a light hop freshness too. A good Belgian Blond.
Bierridder (4318) ticked Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
The first beer by a new brewpub in Kortrijk called Ruimtegist - a dry-hopped blonde, thus adorning 20th-century Belgian traditions with a pinch of 21st-century international innovation. I was informed about this one by a friend of the brewery more than a year ago so here we are, the beer has effectively been realized, bottled in neat modern longneck bottles, and is already available in Ghent's Hopduvel - commercial orientation does not seem to be a problem here... Snow white, mousy, medium sized, slowly thinning head but remaining closed for a very long time; warm yellow-golden robe with vague olive-greenish tinge and disparate strings of calm sparkling throughout, misty. Aroma of banana-flavoured bubblegum, powder sugar, honey, white bread slices, fried apple, cooked cauliflower note (DMS - but not too strong and fading away), rainwater, pineapple candy, sweetclover, vague hints of lemon zest, damp kitchen towels, cooking purslane leaves, barley cream soup. Fruity, sweetish onset, residual honeyish sugar that stretches all over the middle phase too, lots of isoamylacetate (banana ester) accentuating this sweetness, hints of green apple acetaldehyde and cooked pineapple ester too, medium carbonation with light minerally effects; smooth, even somewhat creamy body. Slight metallic effect around the edges but luckily very 'silently' so; rounded cereally and white-bready (wheaty) core with that honeyish sweetness on top, leading to a mildly bittering finish, with the hops eventually showing up in a somewhat green tree leaf- and white pepper-like form, pleasantly offering bitterness against the initial sweetness. Whatever dry-hopping was done - I assume with a classic European noble hop - remains limited to an outspoken floral effect retronasally (lindenblossom, sweetclover, fresh camomile), but otherwise does not add a whole lot of extra value. Sweet, simple and accessible Belgian blonde just like it was intended; some minor errors still and the banana ester is a bit much for me here. I cannot deny that I expected a little bit more, but let's see what other beers this sympathetic Ruimtegist project will come up with in the future...
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from LDW. Hazy blond colour, white foam. Medium carbonation. Yeasty, some citrus, a bit fruity, rather dry. Ok, nothing special.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Vie from Brouwerij Ruimtegist 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
3/VII/20 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel, shared @ home, BB: 30/IX/21 (2020-575)
Clear blond to orange beer, small creamy white head, stable, adhesive. Aroma: orange peel, fruity, peaches, some passion fruit. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sourish, fruity, lots of oranges, good bitterness, hoppy, spicy touch. Aftertaste: fruity, banana, yeasty, more fruit, good bitterness.
Paired with a pizza bianca with Belgian endives, Chimay cheese, bacon and chives. The good stuff!