jhaase (14941) reviewed Hoppenbier from Jopen 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
0.33l Bottle Honeyish malt, light hops, fruity and spicy belgian ale yeast. Hazy light amber, low head. Taste lacks complexity, light fruity (melon,pear) notes, hops hard to detect. Lightbodied, watery mouthfeel. Spicy (pepper, gunpowder) and light honeyish aftertaste.
notalush (7362) reviewed Koyt from Jopen 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark reddish pour, minimal head - strange, yet inviting aroma of yeast, mustiness, and lots of dried herbs and fresh vegetables - this stuff almost smells like a salad - touch of sweetness in the flavor, with a big malt profile - herbs and veggies from the aroma come through quite a bit - tastes like malty mixed greens - I know, it doesn't sound good, but by God it is! - grassy, earth and damp - would be interesting to cellar this for a long while to see what develops.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Koyt from Jopen 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
2003 bottle. (BB 4/4/2005). Oh hell ya. Big ass malt smell, brown sugar, belgian yeast, honey, and cotton candy. Maybe a touch of light fruity esters. Damn what a pour, bottle conditioned and just plain brown. Brown and a light brown sugar colored head to follow. Flavor is full, sweet, malty and perfectly belgian (though it’s from the dutch motherland). Amazing! are there no hops here? I couldnt have guessed. Reminds me of belgian christmas beers. Nowhere near the herbs I thought I would taste, though the aftertaste boasts of some leafy, lightly astringent herbs and spices. Hell ya, this stuff is so good. What a style. It’s a toss up between this and Kuhnhenn’s gruit. One is much more spicy and herbal the other, this, being much maltier and bigger.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(This beer might well be a collectors' edition from the more usual Koyt - painted 75cl bottle. But on all sites I tried, it is classified apart.) Colour: Brown-caramel; yellow-amber thick head, going down slowly. Nose: fruity and caramel at the same time, like fruit dipped in fluid caramel. Dark malts, and a touch of licorice. Alcohol apparent. Bitter taste, from burnt malts. Sweetness underneath. Again a little licorice retronasal. Mouthfeel leaves to be desired. Despite all the malts, there is a thinnish texture. Slight alcoholburn, spicy finish. From all recently tried Jopenbeers, the best by far. It has a vinous quality, equal to good Abbey dubbels, with a touch of Flemish Oud bruin. Just the mouthfeel/texture is lacking.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Hoppenbier from Jopen 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Following info from PINT, all Jopen beers are currently brewed at Van Steenberge plant. Slight white head, going down lacey. Yellow-green beer. Nose: diacetyl. Oh God! A bit herbal as well. Diacetyl less in the taste. herbal, like just-butting shrubs. Not bad, but I find no hoptaste. Retronasal a light smokey flavour. Medium-bodied mouthfeel. Diacetyl is not disturbing anymore in the aftertaste. In itself the beer is OK. nothing more. With that name, it's a shame.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Adriaan Wit from Jopen 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Following PINT-information, all Jopen beers are currently brewed at Van Steenberge brewery, Belgium. Ochre colour with amber shine. Slim white head. Nose is diacetyl and coriander. Sweet taste. Perfumed like Basmati rice. Diacetyl. Diacetyl gives false sweetness and fuller mouthfeel. Poor. Not something Van Steenberge should be proud of.
caesar (10841) reviewed Bokbier from Jopen 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled at Utrechts Bokbierfestival: Nut-brown color. Spicy, grainy aroma. Bit sour, spicy taste. Refreshing, long lingering palate. Excellent bock!
caesar (10841) reviewed Hoppenbier from Jopen 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pale yellow color, bit cloudy. Grainy aroma, some hops. Spicy hoppy taste, sweet, sour, some apple. Refreshing palate.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Bokbier from Jopen 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Muddy brown; fruity (plum, apple), malty, some candyish notes. Slight wood and heavy yeast. Very odd bock.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Hoppenbier from Jopen 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Golden; good Norman cider notes in the nose - odd, but what the hell. Leather, earth, apple, hop, with a sweet kiss of malts.