7/10
Hints of Gouden Carolus. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
09/06/2019 @home - 33cl bottle from a trade with jerre. Clear ruby brown, big light tanned head. Nosei is dark malts, cara, DMS. Taste, dark malts, cara, bit nutty, DMS, bit spices. Couldve been quite nice otherwise except for the DMS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2019
at 13:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
The new, dark counterpart of Real Love, a ‘massieve ale’ with similar label as the blonde one, tasted at the Pier of Blankenberge, its home town even if neither of these ‘Blankenbergse’ beers are actually brewed there. Medium thick, frothy, moussy, pale greyish beige head lacing in dots over a misty, translucent amber-hued ruddy bronze beer with strong visible fizz. Aroma of old hazelnuts, acorns, quite outspoken DMS (overcooked red cabbage), wet toast, coriander seed, beetroot, old apples, caramel, dried fig, salsify, damp earth, glue, gin, some vague iron. Sweetish onset, candied fig, raisin, light banana ester, sourish undertone, medium carbonation (softer than the blonde one, which was clearly overcarbonated even for a classically styled Belgian ale). Slick and bit resinous mouthfeel, very caramelly body, sweet with a peanutty edge as well as very light toasty bitterishness in the finish; earthy, powdery yeastiness in the tail as well, bready with lingering caramel sweetness and a tea-ish, herbal, earthy hop bitterishness. Coriander note and a warming afterglow of ‘jenever’-like alcohol complete the flavour ‘parcours’. Like the blonde one, a trivial, old-fashioned Belgian ale with not much more relevance than commercial appeal to the visitors of Blankenberge, suffering from too much DMS as well, but otherwise sufficient for what it intends to be.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2018
at 13:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
The first beer by this young brewing company in Blankenberge at the Belgian sea side, sold in several pubs and shops throughout the city. Thick and frothy, egg-white, dense head towering over a misty, warm peach-tinged golden beer with vivid sparkling, becoming very murky and beige-ish with the yeast sediment added. Aroma of straw, old bread, banana, raw potatoes, turnip, coriander seed, dried apricot, minerals, dough and some light DMS (overcooked cauliflower). Restrainedly sweetish onset with a sourish note reinforced by sharp, even painfully stinging overcarbonation; basic flavour notes of light banana and unripe pear against a doughy, cereally pale malt sweetish background. Slick, lean mouthfeel, dry in the end due to the dryish basic profile combined with quite leafy, mildly spicy, floral hop bitterness and a touch of coriander soapiness; lingering cereally maltiness. Just hoppy enough not to become too boring, but otherwise a very stereotypical Belgian blonde as there are thirteen in a dozen already. Appeals to the traditional audience seeking a ‘locally made beer’ so they have the advantage of being able to represent the city of Blankenberge that way, but I do not see this achieving more than mere local relevance.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2018
at 10:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Gekocht op het bierfestival te Wenduine op 17-06-2017. En geproefd op 25-11-2017. Real Love Is een mistig amberkleurig biertje dat bij het uitschenken een normale hoeveelheid wit schuim geeft met een gelijkmatige structuur dat op een normale wijze aan de glaswand blijft kleven. Er is veel CO2 activiteit merkbaar met grote belletjes. Als er al wat inhoud uit het glas verdwenen is blijft er nog slechts een dun gelijkmatig laagje schuim over van ongeveer 1 mm dikte. Het aroma van Real Love is hopbitter met abrikoos en citrus en lichtjes een toetsje van karamelmout. De smaak is vooral hop-bitter met nog wat citrus en karamelmout en ook nog een zeer licht hintje naar wat honing-zoet. In de mond geeft Real Love net geen volle boddy gevoel, is hij ook wat bitterdroog met een stoffige textuur en hij is meer dan normaal CO2 prikkelend. Voor sommigen (bitterlovers) zal dit een harmonieus biertje zijn maar voor de andere (zoals ik) geeft het toch een licht samentrekkend totaalgevoel in de mond. De nasmaak vloeit wat uit is vooral hop-bitter en lichtjes droog met ook nog wat honing-zoete, karamel-mout en een alcohol toetsje waarschijnlijk mede veroorzaakt door het prikkelende koolzuurgas. Real Love heeft een hoppige smaak en nasmaak, alleen voor de bitter-lovers zou ik denken. Meer info en mijn befaamde sublieme foto's kan je bewonderen bij:
http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Real_Love-b-4237.html
http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Real_Love-b-4237.html
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2017
at 17:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle Pours unclear, darker amber. Medium sized head, low to medium stability. Smell is malty ( white bread, very mild doughy notes) and yeasty ( some esthers, ofcourse ). Taste has a nice level of bitterness, compared to the Belgian average, but very much esthers and phenols. To the point it almost turns what I call ’plastic’. Medium spiced flavors. Even though i prefer most beers to be bitter, I feel like this much esthers and phenols really call for something more to the sweet side. it would be very bland, of course, since we have 100’s of those already in Belgium, but in a nice bitter beer, I simply prefer less yeastyness. Average body and carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 08:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwerij B Real Love (by Brouwerij B):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
10/VI/17 - 33cl bottle @ Wenduins Bierfestival - BB: VI/2018 (2017-804)
Pretty cloudy orange beer, lots of small brown chunks in the glass. Aroma: malty, some caramel, bit fruity, floral touch, apricots, some citrus, hint of tropical fruits. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty oxidized, fruity, pretty bitter as well, some citrus, honey, bit sweet, malty touch. Aftertaste: some caramel, malty, bitter and hoppy finish, bit fruity, some banana and yeast. Decent. Probably better when fresh.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
10/VI/17 - 33cl bottle @ Wenduins Bierfestival - BB: VI/2018 (2017-804)
Pretty cloudy orange beer, lots of small brown chunks in the glass. Aroma: malty, some caramel, bit fruity, floral touch, apricots, some citrus, hint of tropical fruits. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty oxidized, fruity, pretty bitter as well, some citrus, honey, bit sweet, malty touch. Aftertaste: some caramel, malty, bitter and hoppy finish, bit fruity, some banana and yeast. Decent. Probably better when fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2017
at 17:13