Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Blue Seadragon from HopSaSam 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop.
F: no real.
C: dark brown, hazy.
A: malty, some apples, dark malts, dark berries, woody, vanilla, dried fruits.
T: full malty base, woody, red apples, chocolate, vanilla, dried fruits, some cookies, bit caramel, nice balanced bitterness yet bit more on the sweet side, very nice, fully enjoyed.
Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Super O.P.A. from HopSaSam 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop.
F: medium, white, average retention.
C: gold, hazy.
A: malty, citrus, woody, honey, spicy, juniper.
T: full malty base, woody, prominent juniper, citrus, spicy, bit herbal grassy, nice balanced long lasting bitterness, medium carbonation, very nice, enjoyed for sure.
Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Echt Belgisch Krekelbier from HopSaSam 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop. F: thin, white, average retention. C: gold, hazy. A: nutty, biscuit, bit herbal. T: full malty base, bready, bit nutty, caramel, bit yeasty, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, good one, enjoyed.
Bierridder (4160) ticked Blue Seadragon from HopSaSam 1 year ago
CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed Bryllup A Tribute To Love from HopSaSam 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear, reddish brown with arough, beige head. Sweet caramel and toffee with dark dried fruits, molasses and a touch of wood and alcohol. Rich sweet dark dried fruits, again woody with a burningly boozy finish. Appears way stronger than 10%, and cannot really sustain the alcohol. 021224
Rubin77 (10150) reviewed Papy Jean from HopSaSam 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop. F: medium, white, good retention. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, banana, wheat, nice hoppy, bit spicy, floral, saison style touch. T: medium malty base, banana, lemon grass, coriander, spicy, long lasting bitterness, 75 IBU so pretty bitter, medium carbonation, enjoyed for sure.
Alengrin (11561) reviewed Echt Belgisch Krekelbier from HopSaSam 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Belgian blonde containing pale barley malt, wheat malt and - you are reading this right - house crickets, which were once an invasive species in Belgium but now far less common, yet still readily available in pet shops as living food for reptiles, amphibians, tarantulas and other terrarium pets. Having owned such pets in a gradually more distant past, I am very much familiar with this insect species (including the sound they make), but I never actually considered them fit for consumption, even though I am well aware that they belong to the very few insects deemed edible by the European Union - and that insects like this are eaten in many parts of the world... A curiosity to say the least, but oddly not even my first 'insect-flavoured beer' (ignoring the gazillions of fruit flies I must have consumed, adding themselves to beers after pouring), as I recall a grasshopper saison by De Molen I tasted many years ago. Slow gusher, so be ware. Egg-white, medium thick but thinning and opening, lightly membrane-lacing, ultimately stable head on a slightly misty, pale ochre-tinged yellow golden robe, turning hazy apricot-gold further on, with tiny dots of uncertain nature floating around - broken down remainders of the crickets, who knows? Aroma of toasted peanuts, old crackers, young wormwood, a hint of the boxes with sawdust I kept my living house crickets in thirty-odd years ago, dry whole wheat pasta, strawbales, hints of dried sage, withering cut flowers, pan-fried potato peel, grilled parsnip, wrinkled old storage apples, natto, egg yolk, flour, bergamot tea. Crisp onset, fruity hints of apple peel, unripe pear and a dash of apricot but fairly low in sweetness, with a vague sourish edge enhanced by lively, sparkly carbonation; smooth, soft mouthfeel, clear wheat slickness but also pronounced barley breadiness, a bit 'powdery' but remaining 'juicy' in some way, with a weird retronasal aroma feeling as 'protein-rich' as a freshly grilled house cricket - indeed this egg yolk-, natto- and fried soy bean-like scent must represent the crickets because if this is not it, I have no idea where to look for it. Yeasty notes in the end, dryish with a late but lingering, bit leafy, mugwort-ish hop bitter note. I have never tasted a fried cricket so far but if I ever do, I hope they taste better than this beer - which is essentially correctly made and obviously very original, but more than anything, a gimmick, even if I respect (and share) the brewer's love for insects. One of those beers seeking originality above anything else - but while you are here, do seek out HopSaSam's stout and barleywine variations, because those are absolutely delicious.
jefverstraete (7493) reviewed Blue Seadragon from HopSaSam 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
@ Kwatrechts bierfestival. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of dried fruit, raisins, plums along with vanilla sweetness, calvados. Sweet and warming.
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