martin00sr (12419) reviewed Meestereske Tripel from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, slow gusher. Cloudy golden, small white head. Aroma has yeast, a little pepper, floral hops. Yeasty, spicy flavour. Some citrus. Quite rough yeastyness and some paint thinner in the finish.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Quadrupel from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle: BB 10th July 19. Poured into an old Hoegaarden Grand Cru stemmed tulip glass at home on 6th July 18, just after Belgium beat Brazil in the World Cup quarter finals. Black body, tanned crown, sadly soon a wisp and collar. Coffee esters rule the nose, coffee flavours rule the taste. Boozy brew with some liquorice notes in the coffee centric brew. Nice nightcap. Another cracking beer from Rudy in De Bierboom, Brugge.
martin00sr (12419) reviewed Retrorik from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Black with beige airy froth. Aroma has caramel, roast, light licorice notes. Sweet flavour, caramely, sugary, syrupy, light yeasty notes. Some dried fruit. More like a bsa than a stout.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Tripel from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
The tripel in this series of classic but still young Belgian ales, bottle from Stadsbrouwerij Koelschip in Ostend. Egg-white, cobweb-lacing, thick and frothy yet large-bubbled head on a hazy pale orange blonde, peachy beer with lively sparkling. Aroma of apricot, spoiled leek, soggy white bread, cold green vegetable soup, candy apple, honey, rose petals, coriander seed, sweet honey, onion jam, straw, yellow plum and something iron-like. Estery onset, a tad ‘messy’ in that respect with notes of peach, banana, apple peel and pineapple with even a touch of strawberry sweetness, which continues as a layer of residual sugary sweetness on top of a sweetbread-like and lightly caramelly malt body, softly carbonated; meanwhile a notable sourish undercurrent stretches through the whole, possibly a first sign of infection, which would also explain the somewhat ‘dirty’ aspect of this beer. Ends with this sweetness piercing through a soft, floral hop bitterness which gives an impression of old, bit ‘dank’ hops, with an ‘old onion’- and withered lettuce-like aspect retronasally; something vaguely metallic lingers in the end. Bit too sweet and rather messy, gives a somewhat amateurish impression. Not at the same quality level as their quadrupel, though I only had that one once and I am uncertain it has maintained its quality up till now.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Blond IPA from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
F: big, white, good retention. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, bit spicy, honey, yeasty, bit candy sugar. T: malty, spicy, orange peels, bit yeasty, nice harmonic bitterness, bit fruity, bit candy sugar but nice dry on the palate, not bad beer, good balanced, for me more hoppy tripel than IPA actually yet enjoyed, medium to full body, medium carbonation, 0,33l bottle from Spar supermarket in Oostende.
Fin (18365) reviewed Quadrupel from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle picked up at Bierhalle Deconinck, Vichte, West Flanders, Belgium, consumed at Fire in the Mountain Festival, nr Aberystwyth, Wales, 31st May 2018. Difficult to be exacting on colour owing to green plastic glass that is festooned with a Northern Rock Patrons Project label, however I am guessing it is murky brown with an off white head. A little bit lively on the pour. A touch of Coca Cola, but it's nothing special, soft in the mouth, a bit of sasprilla. Ok but rarely excites. A7 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.3
Fin (18365) reviewed Dul Meesterke from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle picked up from Dranken Vande Woude, Pervijde Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium, consumed at home Sunday 27th May 2018 sat by the pond. Pours amber with an off white head. Lots of caramel but there is a tangy fruity edge, the alcohol is surprisingly well hidden. Soft in the mouth, it finishes a little bit dry. A7 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.3
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Quadrupel from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Bierboom, Bruges. Thanks to Rudy for recommending. Shared with Anke.
Pours hazy dark brown with a lasting, small, foamy, beige head; some lacing. Strong aroma of caramel, candied banana & dark fruits, chocolate, syrup & molasses, fruit & coffee liqueur, light roasted malt, licorice, some herbs. It tastes medium to heavy malty/syrupy sweet and light herbal/toasty bitter, bit fruity & yeasty. Dry & (herbal) hoppy finish but overall malty, with warming liqueur alcohol. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Lovely brew.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed WBF Summer Beer 2017 from De Meester 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as WBF Summer Beer 2017 (by De Meester):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
11/IV/18 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: bottle date +2Y, bottled: 17/II/17 (2018-363) Thanks to Jerre for the bottle!
Clear blond beer, big creamy solid off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity, some bubble gum, ripe banana, some apricot. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, some citrus, sweet malts, soft bitterness, spicy, some coriander? Aftertaste: spicy, bitter, herbal touch, bit fruity, citrus, some grapefruit, sweet malts, little floral, nice one, despite it's age!
Bierridder (4318) reviewed Little Master from De Meester 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
04/02/2018 - small glass shared by tderoeck, 77ships & rubin77 @BAB, Bruges. Hazy blond with creamy head, yeast chunks. Nose is bitterhops, grapefruit. Taste is raw bitter hops, little fruitiness.