 chris_o (4405), London, Greater London, England
Jul 13, 2005
Beer #26 at Croydon Draught Belgian Beer Festival. Rather sludgy looking red colour (but they were having great trouble in getting this one to settle down enough to pour it). Strong blackcurrant notes throughout. Sharp and fairly dry. I often find fruit beers a bit cloying and artificial tasting but not this one.
BoBoChamp (622), Gent, Belgium
Jul 23, 2008 33cl, exclusive fruit brew, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, not balanced, cloudy, good head, nice brew
beastiefan2k (1085), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
Jun 4, 2008 Being a fan of the brewery this was a "want list" beer but unfortunately the biggest miss of the trip. Pours a purplish-reddish-brown color with no clarity and a large head head that eventually becomes a thick surface covering lacing. Its downhill from there. Aroma is herbal (in a bad way), some cough medicine, some cardboard tasting spoiled fruits. Taste is light tart berries which would be nice but its a but weird with off flavors of cardboard and paper fruits. Weird and not good.
330mL bottle, BB 2010, from Bier Temple (Brussels), poured into De Neve tumbler on 5/20/08.
Jerre (1336), Waregem, Belgium
Feb 22, 2008 Bottle, 33 cl. (bought @ Hopduvel, taste @ home yesterday)
Almost clear reddisch brown; with pinkish head.
Aroma cassis, herbal touch, malts.
Light to medium body.
Taste sourish blackcurrant, little yeast, fruits; cassis, medicinal touch.
This beer is a surprise for me, from this brewery.
reakt (809), Greater London, England
Jul 19, 2006 Updated: Sep 2, 2007(rated 19.07.05) Sampled this one on tap at the London Belgian Beer Festival. There was some, errrm, problems with the tap and thus I was completely drenched in this tasty brew. Well worth it! This rate comes from a bottle - let me preface the rate by saying that it is much better on tap. Cloudy raisin color which looks very natural. Faintish smell of tart fruits, (British) biscuits and fig. In fact, it smells like a fig newton. Taste is quite tart (which is more obvious on tap) with summer fruits:: raspberry, blackberry, mature cherry, lemon and fig. Very dry with a lot of chunky, dark yummies. This one is in a different league to other fruit beers in that it is more distinguished and natural. The best fruit beer I’ve experienced to date. Sad to find out it is no longer produced.
bierkoning (4691), La Tropica, Netherlands
Nov 17, 2005 Blackcurrant aroma and flavor. Real fruit, nothing artificial about it. Some yeasty bitterness, especially in the aftertaste. Pinkish brown color.
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