Si cette Vogelpik est sans grande prétention, de par un bon équilibre et un alcool à 6 % bien posé, celle-ci fera l'affaire entre copains et sans prise de tête. Car sinon, du côté des arômes, on ne peut pas dire qu'elle soit exceptionnelle, se rapprochant d'une pils. Côté visuel, nous sommes sur un blond doré limpide surmonté d'une mousse d'un cm. Le nez est sur le pain, céréales, le panaché et de légères épices. A l'attaque, avec une effervescence trop poussée et une petite astringence, on retrouve les arômes du nez mais manquant de présence. Cela s'arrange en seconde bouche avec une corpulence qui devient très correcte et un alcool à 6 % avec une bonne assise et un bon petit caractère. A noter une très légère acidité bien intégrée. Joli final bien enlevé er d'une bonne longueur. Bière de soif.

Jasminu nie za wiele w aromacie, cos bardziej jak bez, w smaku czuc ten jasmin, biala japonska herbata, sporo pszenicy zmieszanej z kolendra i miodem lipowym, to piwo jest wytrawne, bardzo metne, o zabojczo gigantycznej naturalnej piance. Spore nagazowanie, kapsel lekko podniesiony przez otwieracz chcial jak niczym lawa z wulkanu wybuchnac. Bardzo smaczne, mnostwo chmielu i dotkniecie czy musniecie jasminu. Doskonale na sen bo od razu chce sie spac po kilku lykach.

Lci

11/IV/20 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: IV/2021, LOT: 3219 (2020-321)

Little cloudy orange beer, big frothy creamy white head, stable, adhesive. Aroma: bit fruity, metallic up front, herbal, bit grassy, slightly floral. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, hint of orange peel, bit floral, some cloves, malty, metallic, tastes a bit like Hommelbier, little sweet. Aftertaste: bit malty, grains, some caramel, ripe banana, bit metallic, grassy bitterness.

Belgian style witbier but 'infused' with a splash of 21st-century craft brewing, in the form of extra hoppiness from modern (albeit European) hop varieties, namely Saphir (released in 2002) and Hüll Melon (debuted in 2012). Tightly paper-lacing, egg-white, bit irregular but still creamy and mousy, slowly thinning head over a cloudy straw blonde beer with egg yolk-ish yellow glow, turning milky with sediment. Aroma of honeydew melon (the Hüll Melon, no doubt), cooked orange juice, lemon zest, sugar loaf, fried apple, halfripe banana, hints of freshly ground coriander seed, Thai basil, baking soda, Doyenné pear, mango juice, slightly 'medicinal' phenols (eucalyptus) and a slight hint of onsetting 'rusty' oxidation. Fruity, crisp onset, halfripe banana again mingled with green apple, pear and some pineapple notes, fizzy carb, sourish edge accentuated by the carbonation; slick, sourish and bit soapy, but primarily bread crumb-like wheatiness and maltiness in the middle, cereally edges in a softish, pleasant way, fruity esters still dancing on top and eventually connecting with the sweet fruitiness of the Hüll Melon (honeydew melon indeed, vague unripe mango and pineapple even); meanwhile coriander seed spiciness pops up only to be overruled by an earthy, leafy bitterness from the Saphir, lasting quite long, with a peppery, bit grapefruity, drying and very quenching effect. Phenolic and oxidation effects hang around too, alas, but the hops still get to shine the way they were intended to. Indeed much hoppier - both in aroma and in bitterness - than any classic Belgian wit, so a welcome expansion of this old style, albeit again (as usual with this brewery) a tad 'messy' and too phenolic. Needs some finetuning, but the idea is likeable enough and this is, in all, among the more enjoyable En Stoemelings offerings I had to date.

(Draught at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, 17 Oct 2019) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with dark bread, raisins and toast. Malty taste with notes of dark bread, dried fruit, prunes, raisins, toast and a balanced spicy bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced doppelbock. Quite nice.

Bottle split at L6, thanks to the man of the moment, 'Farewell New Ken' tasting 18/09/19. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is light smoke, fruit cake, dates, toffee, brown bread. Taste comprises ripe fruits, spice, fruit loaf, light peppery spice, prunes, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent Bock.