Subsidiaries
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle 33 cl) Pilsener golden, almost clear with some impurities. Small, creamy, white head which leaves some lacing. Some yeast and diacetyl in the nose. Extremely full-bodied, with flavours of malt and diacetyl. But mainly this is a beer that has the focus on a strong, burning alcohol with a harsh, bitter finish. Very difficult to drink. An extremely crude and primitive ale. 050705
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2005
at 15:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle Clear amber body. Off-white creamy head. Spare lace. Nose of hops and flowers. Lightly bitter flavour. Just another VS-brew.
Earlier Rating: 6/9/2003 Total Score: 2.7
The colour is quite treble, the head is beautiful white. Malty, spicy aromas. Quite mild flavours, long spicy aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 9/20/2003 Total Score: 2.9
Bottled. I drunk this beer in Kalmthout, where (as I suppose) used to be brewn. The aroma contains wheat and hoparomas and is very alcoholic. The flavour is also alcoholic and sweet and malty too.
Earlier Rating: 6/9/2003 Total Score: 2.7
The colour is quite treble, the head is beautiful white. Malty, spicy aromas. Quite mild flavours, long spicy aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 9/20/2003 Total Score: 2.9
Bottled. I drunk this beer in Kalmthout, where (as I suppose) used to be brewn. The aroma contains wheat and hoparomas and is very alcoholic. The flavour is also alcoholic and sweet and malty too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2005
at 02:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 03/2006)
Hazy yellow, good creamy off-white head. Lemony, yeasty, alcoholic aroma. Carbonated, smooth mouthfeel. Flavor has mango, molasses, yeast ... hops are there too underlying. Quite sweet trippel.
Hazy yellow, good creamy off-white head. Lemony, yeasty, alcoholic aroma. Carbonated, smooth mouthfeel. Flavor has mango, molasses, yeast ... hops are there too underlying. Quite sweet trippel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2005
at 13:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Dark reddish with a nice tan head. Some dark, malty flavours with notes of dried fruits. Has a vague hint of sweetness combined with an odd, late tartness. Different but not unpleasant. 270598
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2005
at 16:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle 25 cl) Another Bios beer from a De Hopduvel recipe - an indeed a very unusual fruit beer. The label explains that it is the only bottle fermented fruit beer. And with the yeast chewing through all the sugars it is less sweet but with a stronger alcohol than usual for fruit beers. "Should be enjoyed as a refined rosé" the label claims. Well, I don’t really know. Vague pink colour, small pink head. Strawberries don’t really leave much flavour in beer, and this is no exception. It’s basically just a strong, blond ale with a faint flavour of the strawberries and a rather sharp bitterness. Points for trying but not for the outcome. 120598
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2005
at 14:12
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
(Bottle 33 cl) "Born in Mexico", an address in Holland on the back label and according to the Patrona website brewed on a "state of the art" brewery in Belgium - no mention of which though. This truly is a multinational enterprise. But all this effort was a beautiful waste of time as the result is completely useless. But presumably an attempt to produce a lager "Mexican-style". Decent pilsener golden colour, bubbly head that bubbles away in no time and completely vanishes. Sweet, sticky mouthfeel that indicates brewing cereal although the label claims the opposite. Give me a Corona anytime... 270605
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2005
at 10:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Clear blond body. White head. Lightly bitter initial flavour, moderately bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2005
at 03:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Another Van Steenbeerge brew made from a recipe from De Hopduvel. Pale brown with lots of impurities making this slightly muddy. Decent head. Some roasted malt and slight chocolatey notes. Rather well balanced. Decent if not exactly sophisticated. 170398
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2005
at 13:31
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
An opaque brown beer with a collapsing brown head. The aroma is roasted, and the flavor is very sweet with notes of caramel, while the mouthfeel is sticky. This reminds me of a Danish Hvidtøl, except the licorice is missing.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2005
at 14:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 33 cl) Brewed for "ABTS" (whatever that is) in Bierbeek. Hazy brown with a nice, fluffy head. Extremely refined flavours in the direction of aged port wine. Vinous with more acidity than bitterness. Could resemble some of the more sophisticated trappists. Van Steenbeerge brews an incredible amount of beers of varying quality, but this is truly excellent. Find label here: http://home.tiscali.be/proud2b/beers.htm 070298
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2005
at 13:54