beerhunter111 (50837) reviewed Astral Door from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Minimal hazy golden beer with a white head. Aroma of citrusy hops, stone fruits, apricot. Taste of yellow stone fruits, apricot, citra, hay, long herbal bitter finish.
Sebletitje (15913) reviewed Hive Mind from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
44cl can, BB 04/2025 – clairement je ressens que la cannette n’est pas pleine, cela se ressent en pressant sur la cannette - je crains le pire. Dès l'ouverture, cela se note, il manque de la bière dedans, et la tout verse sans grande impression. Ici, une collaboration avec le grand nom du craft Roumain avec les Liégeois de Norm Brewing – mais avec une bière brassée aux Pays-Bas chez Baxbier – cherchez l’erreur ou l’ironie de cette scène gipsy et/ou des ‘contract brewers’.
Couleur dorée/pâle, col blanc-cassé crémeux mais pas du tout tenace et retombant rapidement - peut-être dû au manque de remplissage dans la cannette.
Arôme est un cran en dessous de ce que je note en bouche - mais ici, se mélangent des fruits exotiques et tropicaux de papaye avec des notes de coco, pamplemousse - raisin.
Palais est plutôt faiblard accentué par l’effet de vide dans la cannette qui fait que la sensation de bouche est assez plat avec un léger pétillant – je craignais le pire, mais heureusement cela reste encore plaisant. Fruité entre exotique et léger tropical – touche un peu de noix de coco rencontre le gummy bear. Dommage que l'effervescence soit à la ramasse.
Le tout reste assez juteux – huileux au niveau houblonné repris par un agréable tropical repris par une touche de pamplemousse, litchi avec en retrait une certaine douceur fruitée qui revient et balance un peu le côté plus amer. Cette douceur me rappelle un léger raisin blanc tirant sur le Gewurztraminer. Fini un peu huileux résineux.
Le volet haze, quant à lui, est plutôt sympa, pas trop dominant surtout avec ce caractère épicé dont je ne suis pas grand fan.
nathanvc (7053) reviewed Osmose from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can from Stacks.
A: clear golden, small, white head.
A: white grape, melon, pear, cheese rind, sweat, pine.
T: sweet white grape & melon, sourish citrus, dough, cheese.
F: piney hops, juicy grape & gooseberry.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Decent intensity at 6%.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Solar from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
29/X/24 - 33cl can from Dranken Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 12/VI/25 (2024-1158)
Clear light blond to light yellow beer, small creamy white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: nice, fruity, lots of citrus, zesty, some tropical fruits, juicy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a little sweet, a bit watery, citrus, gentle bitterness, some tropical fruits, zesty, some grapefruit. Aftertaste: a bit cheesy, bitter, sourish touch, oranges, orange peel, zesty, a little malty, floral touch.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Hazy Pale from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
White rim over pale yellow beer. Asafoetida, lots of citrus, salicylic acid, herbal. Sweet-citrussy flavour, again asafoetida, citruspeel and again salicylic acid (not sour). Good carbonation, almost refreshing. Long lasting flavours. Quite decent IPA.
Convair880 (6992) reviewed Hive Mind from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can at the Brugge Beer Festival 2024, Brugge, Belgium. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, melon, tropical fruit taste/aroma. A decent enough collaboration with a Belgian twist.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed La Vie En Rose from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
7/IX/24 - sampled @ BBP Wanderlust Beer Festival (Brussels), BB: n/a (2024-885) Thanks to my GBV buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Clear deep ruby red beer, no head. Aroma: nice, pretty sourish, yoghurt, some diacetyl, a bit earthy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of sour cherries, pretty dry acidic, some tannins, other red fruits like red currants, diacetyl and yoghurt. Aftertaste: sourish, a little bitter, dry, earthy, very fruity, cherries and raspberries. Diacetyl is clearly present but not too disturbing.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Hive Mind from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
7/IX/24 - sampled @ BBP Wanderlust Beer Festival (Brussels), BB: n/a (2024-856) Thanks to my GBV buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Cloudy hazy blond to yellow beer, small creamy yellow head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very juicy, fruity, lots of citrus, pretty dank, juicy, very intense, lovely! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: juicy, good, lots of citrus, a bit sugary, some tropical fruits, bitter touch, some dank hops. Aftertaste: sweet, passion fruits, mango, pineapple, soft bitterness, juicy finish, nice!
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Folk from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
7/IX/24 - sampled @ BBP Wanderlust Beer Festival (Brussels), BB: n/a (2024-855) Thanks to my GBV buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Clear light orange to blond beer, no head. Aroma: nice, pretty fruity, some citrus, grapefruit, juicy, lots of passion fruits, some mango. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of passion fruit, a bit sourish, hoppy, a little minty, bitter, grassy, decent. Aftertaste: fruity, a little dank, some tropical fruit notes, passion fruits.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Astral Door from Norm Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
7/IX/24 - sampled @ BBP Wanderlust Beer Festival (Brussels), BB: n/a (2024-854) Thanks to my GBV buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Clear orange beer, small creamy white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, very juicy, fruity, very pleasant, a bit dank, cheesy touch, nice! MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice, a bit sweet, fruity, good bitterness, a bit herbal, dank hops, nice! Aftertaste: sweet, fruity, juicy, some lactose, very minty, a bit soapy, nice one!