Bouteille 33cl, BB 06/2019. Lot# 004/2018. Brune sur ambre, pas de col. Arôme offre un nez fin sur un malt caramel et finement grillé en rétro-nasal. Retrouve un bouquet levure qui confère une petite note végétale 'spoiled' . Ajout de pécan en retrait pour une base levure qui enlève à ce côté brown ale à l'américaine. Palais est léger malté caramel, grillé avec une petite touche de noisette-pécan, effervescence est assez faible enlevant pas mal de complexité de la noix de pécan, d'autant plus que l'effet de levure est un peu trop marqué et qui donne un caractère épicé sur la fin. Amertume fine perce sur la fin apportant une petite note fruitée-agrumes. Ok, mais approximatif sur l'exécution finale, brouillonne sur une levure trop

Atrium's interpretation of a Belgian style wheat beer, bottle from Etre Gourmet. Regularly shaped, dense and quite creamy (wheat-enhanced), egg-white, thick and stable head, lightly hazy apricot-golden robe with strings of fine but lively sparkling, vague champagne-coloured tinge; yellowish and more 'milky' with sediment, effectively looking like a classic witbier. Aroma of spoiled potato mash, some clear and (to me) disturbing DMS (overcooked, sulfuric Brussels sprouts), banana, white bread slices, soapy-spicy coriander seed, wet straw, halfripe pear, minerals, raw kale, dried out garden weeds, dried apple peel but relatively little of the promised mandarin and lemon zest - unless in a dull, rather 'unfresh' kind of way (contrary to what my esteemed colleague below found, I can only assume he had this beer fresher than me). Fruity, spritzy onset, banana mingled with pear and some green apple (Granny Smith), vividly carbonated in a fizzy, but not harshly stinging way; slick wheat soapiness makes up most of the middle part, with that basic, vague grainy sourishness which in this case is also partially due to the oatmeals, the velvety effect of which clashes a bit with the prickling carbonation. White bread and grainy aspects lead to a floral, gently spicy finish, with a faint dash of the citrus zest echoing in the distance - and muted by much more pronounced soapy coriander seed. Light and frivolous bitterishness in the end, as is custom in the style - 'witbieren' date back centuries and are traditionally not very hoppy, of course. In combination with the coriander and dry but - in this case - rather weak citrus peel, this makes, in all, for a very classically conceived Belgian 'blanche' indeed - the kind of more 'artisanal' witbier that provided a decent alternative back in the day when the archetypical Hoegaarden fell into Interbrew's clutches. I have nothing against that even if witbier will never be my preferred style and managed to enjoy this one more or less, too bad for the DMS though, probably the off-flavour I hate most in any beer. Apart from that, with these guys' excellent red IPA in mind, I also have to add that I expected more from this one...

Imported from my RateBeer account as Atrium Clémentine (by Brasserie Atrium):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

27/II/19 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB:n/a - (2019-322)
Little cloudy pale yellow beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit malty, grains, some orange peel, citrus touch. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: bitter touch, some citrus, wheat, pretty yeasty, bit floral, more bitterness. Aftertaste: soft acidity, yeast, some banana, bitter, orange peel, bit spicy (maybe a touch of coriander), sourish finish.

Bouteille 33cl, BB12/2019. Dorée-orangée léger, col fin blanc. Arôme offre uin nez léger avec de suite un bouquet agrémenté de fruité agrumes - un citronné vert plus marqué avec un léger côté clémentine qui donne un effet frais plaisant. Levure marquée de qcq esters est bien noté. Un côté herbacé perce en rétro-nasal. Palais est léger, assez sec sur une base marquée de levure et de grains, le tout sur un palais présentant une effervescence élevé. Touche agrumes avec une rondeur de grains sur la fin et un côté ester de banane qui arrive en fin de bouche. Bière gardant une approche assez belge, nuancée par un fini adouci agrumes mais qui aurait pu bénéficier d'un houblonné plus new wave rendant encore plus d'aspect tropical.

Kakaowo glownie, nieco cierpko i kwaskowato, nieco goryczki... gladkie acz nie jakos duzo ciala, alko schowane... niebardzo mi, kwaskowatosc

33cl bottle from Malting Pot bottle shop in Brussels. F: medium, white, quick diminishing. C: gold, hazy. A: malty, vaguely fruity, bit bready, bit spicy, apricot, floral, I don’t get much of DMS here. T: malty, bit wheat, banana, light spicy, orange peels, coriander, bit soapy, dry on the palate, DMS traces, almost like witbier than saison actually for me, medium body and higher carbonation, almost enjoyable.

33cl bottle from Malting Pot bottle shop in Brussels. F: thin, white, quick gone. C: pale gold, hazy. A: malty, wheat, banana, fruity, bit yeasty. T: light malty, backbone, wheat, a lot of banana, bubblegum, coriander, vaguely fruity, yeasty touch, medium body and surprisingly low carbonation for the style, not bad for the beginning brewery.

33cl bottle from Malting Pot bottle shop in Brussels. F: thin, pale tanned, quick diminishing. C: dark brown to black, hazy, opaque. A: chocolate, cocoa, dark bready, bit nutty, red apples peels. T: light malty backbone, simple cocoa, watery milk chocolate, bit tannins, dark bready, banana, caramel, light to medium body, medium carbonation, lack some more complexity yet ok for me if not very good.

33cl bottle from Malting Pot bottle shop in Brussels. F: big, egg-white, good retention. C: dark amber, murky, hazy. A: orange, tangerine, bit grapefruits, mellow mango, bit pine resin, pineapple. T: light malty backbone, orange, bit grapefruits, tropical fruits touch, not very clear taste the hops don´t really shine here, bit caramel and bready, medium body and carbonation, ok drinkable.

Saison made with wheat and coriander, bottle from Etre Gourmet. Foamy, snow white, thick and large-bubbled, lightly lacing, slowly opening head over a lightly hazy straw blonde beer with vague olive-greenish tinge, lively sparkling, cloudy and more deeply apricot blonde with sediment. Aroma of wet straw, old potatoes, clear DMS (overcooked cauliflower), old bread, dusty coriander seed, dried old lemon peel, green banana, bubblegum, sweetclover, apricot. Fruity onset, banana, touch of pineapple and some red apple, fizzy carbonation with lightly souring effect but fitting for a saison, light bubblegum, supple soapy and cereally body, very clearly 'wheated' with outspoken coriander seed spiciness in the end, yet managing to avoid overt soapiness and merging with a straw-like and floral hop bitterness; lingering banana ester and slick wheat effects plus, alas, retronasal DMS. This particular DMS aspect ruined this beer for me - I am very sensitive to it and I thoroughly detest it - but ignoring this flaw, this could have been a fine, albeit rather unassuming Belgian blonde (or, sure, whatever, 'saison'). Fails to impress, contrary to most other Atriums.