 drewbeerme (1785), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 3, 2007 Updated: Mar 5, 2008
on draught @ Brussels 9th Belgian Beer weekend. pours slight hazy golden with big white head. nose is peppery and lightly hopped, nice and pretty fruity. flavor is fruity and nicely hopped. clean and refreshing. wow this really is an under-rated belgian pilsner. what’s not to like about this beer? 3.8
1/27/08, bottle. wlv chicago just got this in so I assume it’s fresh. smells fresh with a beautiful noble hop nose of leather, earthy, and spice. this is extremely drinkable light crisp refreshing with a wonderful noble/saaz hop flavor. just awesome stuff. this needs to be sold in 6packs not singles and if those 6packs sold for under 9 dollars i would always have it stocked in the fridge. oh course this shined a bit more on tap but still this is a wonderful belgian pils 3.7.
cbkschubert (1566), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Aug 27, 2008 33 cl bottle - Pours a hazy golden color with a large white head. Decent lacing. Soft carbonation. Aroma is light esters, light grain, and herbal hops. Flavor is light grain and herbal hops. Medium body. A pretty nice Lager.
AgentSteve (747), Livermore, California, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Pours lager like golden with a fizzy white head. This was an O.K. beer, but nothing worth tracking down.
hotstuff (3038), Indiana, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle. Large white slightly frothy, and fizzy head that mostly diminished, one ring of lacing, visible carbonation, semi-transparent and semi-hazy, and a pale yellow hue. The aroma was lightly hoppy, citrus, fruity, a tad sour, some grass hops, and lightly malty. Ditto for the flavor with light honey. Fairly smooth mouthfeel and medium bodied. Easy to drink, nice balance, nothing truly special stood out about this beer IMO and therefore this is not a beer that I will pursue again.
DarkElf (2650), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 11, 2008 06-Jul-08 (330-ml bottle: Purchased 12-May-08 for $5.29 at Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, CA) The rather ordinary looking label on the bottle may say "Lager", but this is not your ordinary lager. Tart, dusty nose is also pretty cheesy and funky, and this gives an apt introduction for the flavor. The dry, pilsener malt base is grainy and lightly bready, but the yeast contributes a funky and tart apple character. Dusty right from the start, but it’s magnified in the finish when some apple skin emerges. Light bodied but not watery, clean, gently crisp, dry and slightly chalky. Clear, golden body is capped by half an inch of white foam that settles very slowly to a thin layer.
bhensonb (2858), Woodland, California, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Bottle from John’s Market in Portland, OR. Orange tinged golden color with a significant white head. Aroma is fruit, but slightly sour. Some grassy hop in the background. Medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is slightly bready with a very nice complex of fruit and hop. Just a lite bite of bitter at the finish. So this is just a top notch "real lager". "It’s real, or it isn’t. It’s ale, or it’s not. If it isn’t, and it’s not, why drink it? If it is, but it isn’t, maybe." Well this one is most definitely. Great beer. Soft and lush in the mouth. The bottle says it’s the best lager of Belgium. How about the world?
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