Fles 33cl thuis. Eerste slok zurig, koriander, wat zoetig, redelijk koolzuur, bitters, licht boozy, wat kruidig. (9-6-2019).

Bottle. Vermeersen Grof Geschut. Color: Copper, beige head. Aroma: Caramel, malt, sugar. Taste: Malt, caramel, notes of white sugar, light hints of vanilla and booze. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate to medium sweet, moderate bitterness. Ok, easy drinkable but at the same time lacking body and flavour in my opinion.

Flesje thuis gedeeld met Joep en Bart. Oranje/bruin bier, licht troebel. Weinig schuim dat snel weg trekt. Aroma is fruitig. Smaak is zacht en fruitig. Nasmaak is iets bitter.

330ml swing-top bottle @ Slot Oostende, Goes. Pours unclear amber, off-white head. Aroma is herbal, though not especially rooibos, some light caramel malts. Taste is smooth with light caramelised malts, some interesting sorachi shades, some nuts, very distant rooibos tea, though not too prominent. Light body. Ok but all necessary elements seem a bit lacklustre.

Brewery Vermeersen, formerly known as De Halve Maan, is an old family brewery in Hulst, just north of the Belgium-Holland border and very close to my home region; they have consistently produced ales of decent quality but apparently their range also contains this ‘pils’, very likely the source of a number of aliases as well. At Brasserie Oud Hulst, where it was sold simply as "Vermeersen Pils". Snow white, densely creamy, thickly lacing, stable head over a pale, pure golden straw blonde beer, cristal clear with lively visible fizz. Aroma of cream corn, baking soda, plaster, damp kitchen towel, wet grass. Neutral and very straightforward in the mouth, very rounded-cereally with somehow a kind of creaminess to it, almost buttered popcorn-like; minerally and vaguely plasticky accents and a very late, weak grassy hop bitterish touch in the finish, but it is that popcorn-ish softness that persists. Very bland pale lager, but the creaminess made it somewhat distinctive; I wonder why a small brewery ventures into this territory, though, and if they want to do that anyway, why not go all the way and make a hoppy, crisp Czech or German style Pilsener instead of trying to imitate the already dreary quality of Holland’s macro lagers?

Flesje gedeeld door Tomhendriksen en gedronken met Benzai. Bleek tot geel bier, licht troebel. Aroma is moutig, de smaak en nasmaak is hoppig.

Fles gedeeld met Inoven en Benzai. Het is een goudgeel bier met een dun wit schuim. Het heeft een moutige wat hooiachtige geur. De smaak is moutig en tarweachtig.

Bottle @ tasting shared by TomHendriksen. Hazy yellow to pale orange color, average sized white to off-white head. Smell and taste wheat, somewhat fruity, citrus and lightly sweet red fruit candy notes. Decent body, medium carbonation. Surprisingly ok.

Golden colour with light haze. Aroma and flavour are quite strong for a Pilsener. Decent body. Lasting bitterness.

Flesje gekregen van Tomhendriksen. Oranje tot koperkleurig bier met stevig schuim. Aroma moutig en (citrus-)fruitig. De smaak en de nasmaak is bitter en zoetig.