30 jaar Erasmus 1977-2007

Formerly brewed at Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Heule, Belgium

A Mes rate. Bottle in our hotel room looking out of our window onto a truly spectacular view.
Hazy dark yellow with a huge pillowy white head. Heavy yeast on the nose along with lots of spice a little fruit and plenty of sweet bread. The flavour is similar but seems a little too yeasty and the aggressive carbonation gives it a slight feel of infection. The finish brings it back round. Really good sweet fruity malt, some bread and biscuits and then some late lemon. Given the 1985 Stille Nacht we had before this, it had a hard act to follow. Good enough but certainly not the best Alvinne beer. Still, a toast to an exceptional day, good friends, good food, good weather... Life is good.

Draft @ Erasmus, Brugge. Pours a hazy orange color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty yeasty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor with yeasty hints. Has a fruity malty yeasty hoppy bitter finish.

Bottle at Erasmus. This blonde beer poured with a thin off-white head and a citrus aroma. The beer gushed from the top when opened by our waiter, but he recovered remarkable well. The flavor is carbonated citrus and spiced malt.

Bottle at Erasmus (thanks Tom!). Cloudy golden-orange color with a nice white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, mild spices, and perfume. Flavor of pale malt, spices, and light fruits. Slightly dry with a medium body. Very tasty.

Bottle at Erasmus. Pours hazy dark gold with a fluffy white head. Aromas of fruit and castille soap. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is powerful citrus and malt. Spices are strong and unfamiliar. Amazing and difficult to describe. Perhaps a soapy finish. But not a bad finish. Mellows nicely. Turns rather citrus with time.

(Draught, labeled as Dertig 30th anniversary at Erasmus) Pours a cloudy golden orange body with a thick off-white head. Aroma of florals, perfume, and light dough. Flavor of florals, earth, grass, citrus, and yeast with a dry finish.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of joergen/MiP/yespr. Slightly hazy golden with tiny floating impurities and a tall and lively rough white head that dissipates completelty. Aroma of fruit and yeast. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, fruit and spices with some sulphur. Dry and bitter finish. Came as an extreme gusher - half the bottle was lost! 200309

Bottle. Cloudy yellow coloured with a huge white head. Fruity aroma of yeast with notes of spices and earth. Fruity flavour of spices, yeast, earth, hops and grass. Teasty finish.