Clear golden colour, white foam. Notes of sweet malts, some stone fruit, banana, light bitter finish.

Huge, fine & dense yellowish head over clear metallic yellow copper beer. Boozy nose with alcohol; aroma's from toast, green herbs, dry grass, candi sugar, scorched caramel, dried fruit, banana, estery. Huge, fine & dense yellowish head over clear metallic yellow copper beer. Boozy nose with alcohol; aroma's from toast, green herbs, dry grass, candi sugar, scorched caramel, dried fruit, estery. Again alcohol & caramel reigning. Scorched caramel, rendering it almost bitterish. Again sweet dried fruit; I keep searching for the 'zuurtje' from the blurb. Quite carbonated; slick to sticky; alcoholthinning and -burn, 'hot'. The Huyghe thumbprint all over the place. Origin of the yeast, probably?. Again alcohol & caramel reigning. Scorched caramel, rendering it almost bitterish. Again sweet dried fruit; I keep searching for the 'zuurtje' from the blurb. Quite carbonated; slick to sticky; alcoholthinning and -burn, 'hot'. The Huyghe thumbprint all over the place. Origin of the yeast, probably?

The strongest beer in this new Haeseveld series, brewed for the Haeseveld café at the outskirts of Ghent, owned by Huyghe. Bottle from a local Carrefour supermarket. Moussy, egg-white, thick, cobweb-lacing, irregularly edged head on a lightly misty, pale orange-tinged, 'metallic' deep golden beer with very 'fine' sparkling, turning into a misty peach with sediment. Aroma of banana-flavoured bubblegum, cheap brandy, potato peel, coriander seed, straw, jute bags, dried peaches, 'honingwafels', old doormats, rusk, fusel alcohol. Cleanly fruity onset, strong banana ester upfront followed by peach and apple peel notes, sharply carbonated which adds a slight sourish note; smooth body, clearly largely 'filled' by candi syrup as it feels quite thin for a beer this strong. Slender cereally malts accompany a white candi syrup- and honey-like sweetness to a hot and boozy finish, where a pinch of coriander seed briefly pops up, drowned in a stingy, peppery, wodka-like alcohol glow, at first accentuating the sweetness but soon becoming annoyingly astringent. Hoppiness remains low, candi syrup, alcohol and banana ester reign supreme here - a bit like I feared, based on earlier experiences with both Haeseveld's and Huyghe's outputs. Unrefined and unnecessary boozer - the kind of tripels I detest, to be frank. Forget about the 'quadrupel' association made by the brewery, too: this is a tripel or an 'edelbier' but certainly not a real quadrupel, even if there is no doubt in my mind that sooner or later it will get the company of a dark version which may then effectively be called a quadrupel in the right sense.

23 May 2021. At Haeseveld. Cheers to Anke, Robrecht, Annemieke & little Ise! Tap. Clear dark copper, small, foamy, tan head. Aroma of burnt caramel, dark toffee, date, pear, dried banana, old toast, clove, yeast. Taste has sweet date, pear & plum along bitter spiciness and light toasty maltiness, herbal accents in the back too. Earthy & herbal hoppy finish, subtly toasty still yet dried dark fruits and caramel have the final say, as well as some warming brandy alcohol. Medium body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation. The best Haeseveld so far for me, with better balance especially in the alcohol department.

23 May 2021. At Haeseveld. Cheers to Anke, Robrecht, Annemieke & little Ise! Tap. Clear dark golden, small, frothy, white head. Aroma of caramel, ripe banana, candied apricot, pear, dark honey, brioche, vague solvent, hot alcohol. Taste has very sweet apricot, pear & banana over a malty base of honey, caramel & brioche; spicy phenols & yeast dancing in the back. Floral hoppy finish, lots of honey & candied fruits lingering as well as boozy white rum-like alcohol. Medium body, oily-sticky texture, average carbonation. Higher in alcohol but actually less obtrusive than the regular Strong Blond; the latter really suffering under its alcoholic weight. Still too sweet, sticky, solventy, and not really presenting the Tripel style in a new or daring way.

23 May 2021. At Haeseveld. Cheers to Anke, Robrecht, Annemieke & little Ise! Tap. Clear golden, stable, foamy, white head. Aroma of pineapple from the can, peach, ripe banana, candied apricot, yeast, wet clove. Taste has (very) sweet pear, pineapple & banana, quite estery with an element of residual sugar on the tongue, sweet yeastiness all in all next to honey maltiness & just a touch of bitter clove. Floral hoppy finish, phenolic too, before somewhat 'biting' alcohol & solvent (cheap white rum impression I'd say) kicks in and sweet ripe fruits cling to the palate. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. 'Very strongly fruity' according to the description - that's almost an understatement as lots of sweet ripe fruits seem processed and fermented into a strong, sugary, alcoholic brew. This is not too refined, and the name does not help here either: I cannot help but call to mind the cheap strong Lagers produced by Gordon. At least it's better than that, of course, but not a necessary addition to the beerscape.

23 May 2021. At Haeseveld. Cheers to Anke, Robrecht, Annemieke & little Ise! Tap. Clear pale golden, thinning, white head. Aroma of unripe pear, sweet grain, apple peel, baker's yeast, unbaked bread, straw. Taste has sweetish and quite subtle pear, apple, banana perhaps in a doughy-bready malt profile, some bitter grain and straw. Yeasty, grassy hoppy finish, lingering sweet grain. Light body, slick texture, average carbonation. Quenching yet standard Belgian Pilsner.

Clear golden colour, white foam. Nose of banana, dried fruit, apricot, peach. Taste is sweet, some citrus, heavy alcoholic. Sweet and heavy, not the best but not bad also.

Belgian strong dark ale in the Haeseveld range, brewed and served at the Haeseveld complex in Sint-Amandsberg near Ghent. Thick and dense, creamy, pillowy, yellowish-white, stable, cobweb-lacing head on a clear deep ‘autumny’ burgundy brown beer with deep amber glow and fine sparkling – looks nice. Aroma of hard caramel, dried figs, candied cherries, burnt sugar, peanuts, candi syrup, fried apple, dry tree leaves, pear, iron and chocolate chip coffee cookies. Sweet onset, fig, red apple, some candied cherry and some banana, very sharp and numbing overcarbonation distracting a bit from this fruity-sweet flavour; low in esters and generally clean, though, with a rounded, slick but full, slightly resinous body. Thoroughly caramelly maltiness, sweetish with a nutty side that becomes stronger towards the end and shifts to a toasty bitterness, even slightly coffeeish in the end; the caramel sweetness remains the dominant flavour, but this bitterness does become stronger than first expected. Leafy and herbal hop bitterish notes and a glow of ‘jenever’-like warming alcohol round off the finish, while a light metallic accent lingers on, accompanying the caramel-toast combo. More balanced between sweet and bitter than I was expecting, to be honest, and certainly an enjoyable sipper on its own, if a tad too clean and metallic – and hardly innovative, strongly leaning towards the old formulas of macro- and family-brewed brown abbey ales typical for Belgium. Shares its general flavour profile with Huyghe’s own Delirium Nocturnum (at least the way I remember it from days long past) – a side by side tasting could prove interesting.

The standard pale lager in a series of beers brewed at Haeseveld and served at the spot in what has become a large, modern, clean and beautiful café with equally large patio, drawing more visitors of Ghent and surroundings to an otherwise relatively quiet neighbourhood – an outskirt of Ghent, basically, on the border with Destelbergen. The café as such has been there for a long time, but was taken over by the Huyghe brewery in nearby Melle and refurbished and expanded with a new brewing installation. This Pilsener is one of the four fixed beers coming out of it; thanks to Isabel for sharing. Snow white, mousy, medium thick, cobweb-lacing, very stable head on a near-clear pale straw blonde beer with lively sparkling; it seems indeed unfiltered, but only a very, very diffuse haze of yeast is noticeable. Aroma of white bread, soaking wet chicken food, freshly cut grass, plaster, leftover dough, minerals and a whiff if iron, but not feeling ‘additive’ and more likely related to the metal pipes the beer went through. Neutral onset, sharply carbonated in a stinging, initially even numbing way, adding a lot of lively minerality; slick grainy body, sweetish like bulgur or cooked barley, with a very thin breadiness to it somewhere, as well as that faint iron hint returning. Grassy hop bitter touch in the finish (luckily!), even lingering a little bit. This hop bitter accent, however faint, kind of saved this for me, but honestly I see very little difference with Huyghe’s own Campus so the question arises how original these Haeseveld beers really are. Judged by itself, this “Belgian premium Pilsener” perfectly fits the template of an easily drinkable, soulless pale lager created by the industry in the late 19th and 20th centuries, but the slightly above average hoppiness and the subtle trace of yeasty breadiness lend it a bit more quality than, say, a can of Jupiler or Cara Pils so in all, certainly not the worst standard pale lager around in this country. --- Beer merged from original tick of Belgian Premium Pilsner on 20 Oct 2020 at 12:32 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6. Original review text: The standard pale lager in a series of beers brewed at Haeseveld and served at the spot in what has become a large, modern, clean and beautiful café with equally large patio, drawing more visitors of Ghent and surroundings to an otherwise relatively quiet neighbourhood – an outskirt of Ghent, basically, on the border with Destelbergen. The café as such has been there for a long time, but was taken over by the Huyghe brewery in nearby Melle and refurbished and expanded with a new brewing installation. This Pilsener is one of the four fixed beers coming out of it; thanks to Isabel for sharing. Snow white, mousy, medium thick, cobweb-lacing, very stable head on a near-clear pale straw blonde beer with lively sparkling; it seems indeed unfiltered, but only a very, very diffuse haze of yeast is noticeable. Aroma of white bread, soaking wet chicken food, freshly cut grass, plaster, leftover dough, minerals and a whiff if iron, but not feeling ‘additive’ and more likely related to the metal pipes the beer went through. Neutral onset, sharply carbonated in a stinging, initially even numbing way, adding a lot of lively minerality; slick grainy body, sweetish like bulgur or cooked barley, with a very thin breadiness to it somewhere, as well as that faint iron hint returning. Grassy hop bitter touch in the finish (luckily!), even lingering a little bit. This hop bitter accent, however faint, kind of saved this for me, but honestly I see very little difference with Huyghe’s own Campus so the question arises how original these Haeseveld beers really are. Judged by itself, this “Belgian premium Pilsener” perfectly fits the template of an easily drinkable, soulless pale lager created by the industry in the late 19th and 20th centuries, but the slightly above average hoppiness and the subtle trace of yeasty breadiness lend it a bit more quality than, say, a can of Jupiler or Cara Pils so in all, certainly not the worst standard pale lager around in this country.