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Client brewer Brouwerij Bello is an initiative of hobby brewer Kelvin Hoogeboom. The name Bello refers to the local Bellopad, a well-known walking path over a former railway line. The steam locomotive 'Bello' raced through Vinkeveen, the brewer's place of residence, via this railway line until the 1850s and still proves its service on the current steam train line Hoorn-Medemblik. In addition, Bello is a corruption of the Italian word 'Bellissimo', which means beautiful or wonderful and that is exactly what Bello wants to serve: beautiful beer from Vinkeveen.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle. Cloudy, amber colour with average to huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly zesty, citrusy and fruity, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, wheaty malty background, hints of orange, orange peel, some yellow stone fruit, a touch of overripe yellow stone fruit, spicy yeasty overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, wheaty malty and minimally tart, zesty, (citrusy) fruity hoppy, hints of yellow stone fruit, some orange peel, lemon peel, spicy, almost a bit funky, yeasty overtones. Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation. Fairly refreshing, nice dirty, yeasty touch - OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2023
at 19:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle. Cloudy, orange, dark brass colour with average, firm, frothy, slowly diminishing, minimally to moderately lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, starchy malty and fruity aroma, notes of apple, hints of kiwi fruit, preserved fruit. Taste is fruity hoppy, minimally muesli-like, grainy pale malty, rather unspecific fruitiness, green and yellow fruit with aspects of preserved fruit, green apple, kiwi fruit. Minimally mushy-creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously domehow minimally dry, crumbly palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation. Light but not refreshing, not much Bock character, liquid, fruity muesli in a way - meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2022
at 22:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
33 cl. can @ home, bought @ Bierloods22, Woerden. Dutch brewery #443.
Clear amber with an off-white head. Yeasty aroma with some light caramel and apricots. Sweet taste with a bittersweet finish. Decent blonde ale but nothing spectacular.
Clear amber with an off-white head. Yeasty aroma with some light caramel and apricots. Sweet taste with a bittersweet finish. Decent blonde ale but nothing spectacular.
Tried
from Can
from
Bierloods22
on 17 Jul 2021
at 20:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 l can from 'Ace Drinks', best before July 2022. Hazy, deep amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish, gently fruity-floral, a little yeasty-spicy aroma of honey, sultanas, peach and caramel. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently fruity-floral taste of honey, candied peach, sultanas, caramel and some vanilla, followed by a short, slightly bitter, moderately yeasty-spicy, gently dry finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Pleasant Ale, not very typical for a Belgian Blond but nicely balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2021
at 18:45