Very sharp, very dry, funky... a hair too bitter. But is whst it is supposed to be. Billies Bf antwerp

Billie's Craft Beer Festival '21 Day 2

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2021. A slightly hazy orange golden beer with a white head. Aroma of clove, yeast, some banana,. Taste of banana, clove, yeast, caramelized malt.

33cl can. A almost clear yellow golden beer with a white head. Aroma of fresh grassy hops, pale malt, hay. Taste of grassy bitter hops, pale malt, straw, hay, moderate bitterness. Good Lager!

Burk från Etre. Disig ljusgul vätska med medelhögt kritvitt krämigt skum. Doft av gräs, hö, jäst, bröd. Mjuk och len och samtidigt krispig. Fin kropp med bröd, jäst, säd och samtidigt snyggt humlad med gräsig och örtigt kryddig humle. Snygg och riktigt god.

Mule's interpretation of Schneider's old Hopfenweissbier concept, unsurprisingly perhaps as Mule - new kid on the block in Brussels - is possibly the first Belgian microbrewery to draw inspiration from the German beer culture; first released in 75 cl bottles for the BXL Beerfest (that did not take place for reasons all too well known) but apparently already part of their core range as well now. Thick and frothy, egg-white, opening but stable head on a misty orange blonde beer with amberish tinge, more cloudy with sediment. Aroma of white soap, chamomile, fresh mugwort leaf, bitter orange peel, thyme, unripe banana, unroasted peanuts, bergamot, dried ginger, camphor. Dryish-fruity onset, unripe banana and green pear, remaining dry and low in sweetness, medium carbonated; bread-crusty, peanutty maltiness, a tad toasty, developing a powerful, earthy and peppery hop bitterness in the end, with unexpected spicy aspects coming in as well (not just clove but bergamot, lemon thyme and cumin too), long and dry; citrus peel and soap impressions linger. Spicy, soapy, dry wheat beer, well-bittered so the "Hopfen" part is certainly well served - but I missed the Weizen part a bit, to be honest. Unusual, in any case, and enjoyable for what it is, but far removed from Schneider's perfect execution of a daring idea, with Weissbier in general being low in hoppiness traditionally speaking. Could have been much more.

Burk från Etre. Disig gyllengul vätska med högt stabilt kritvitt skum. Doft av säd och nyslaget hö. Medelstor kropp, torr och krispig, frsik med gräs och lite citrus, säd, ljust bröd. Trevlig modern tolkning av stilen. Riktigt gott.

33cl can, BB20/07/2022, split with Tomas.
Dorée, col fin blanc.
Arôme est frais, bien houblonné - touche légère fruitée, tropicale en rétro nasal avec un bouquet plus fleuri rappelant un peu le jasmin.

Palais est fin sec, orienté sur les grains - Weyermann pils. Houblonné fin plutôt sur léger fruité tropical mais restant modéré.