New variation in Brouwbar’s DIPA (and IIPA) venturings, from tap at the brewpub. Medium thick, moussy, irregularly lacing, egg-white, slowly opening head on a hazy deep orangey-peach blonde beer. Aroma of orange peel, pink grapefruit, marmalade, lime zest, guava, rosewater, biscuit, ripe peach, lychee, gin, rainwater in the background. Clean, rounded, sweetish onset, peach, orange and guava sensations, medium carbonated with supple but full, oily body; lovely clean and sleek biscuity maltiness with sweet caramelly edge, quickly taken over by a wave of well-measured, generous and expressive New World hoppiness, bringing a bitterness of orange pith and grapefruit juice with a hint of pink peppercorns, as well as retronasal aromas of lychee wine, guava, orange water and grapefruit blossoms. A warming, wodka-ish alcohol glow is noticeable in the end, but not to the point where it distracts from that lovely play of malts and hops. Again a very elegant DIPA, typical Brouwbar style, sleek and rounded without overstating anything; feels a bit West Coast-like but with light tropical notes – a ‘mountain DIPA’, one could tentatively argue. Easily drinkable in any case and one I will certainly revisit next time at Brouwbar.

The roast and hops are perfectly balanced. The base beer could use a slightly cleaner ferment. Along with some liquid yeast. Brouwbar gent

Classic, old school. Actually balanced. Reminds me of Ruination. Objectively decent beer in-style. Brouwbar gent

Nice showcase of galaxy, but too bitter for me. More like a classic 90s ipa, not quite enough malt body to balance it. Brouwbar gent

Decent beer, lotsa phenols. Dry. But rather simple. A little too bitter perhapsa. Brouwbar gent

Better, but still lacking malt complexity. A little too bitter, but overall good, but a bit ashy.. browbar ghent

Okay beer, not so clean, not so many esters as should be. A bit cloudy. Lacking complexity

4/XII/21 - on tap @ Stroom brewery (Ghent), BB: n/a (2021-1531)

Little cloudy orange blond beer, small dense creamy beige to off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity, quite some ripe banana, malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, bit sweet, fruity, grains, pretty bitter, bit spicy. Aftertaste: ripe banana, some grains, malty, caramel, maybe a bit full bodied for a saison, spicy.