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Bavik Pilaarbijter Bruin 3.23 155

Bavik Pilaarbijter Bruin

Percentile
69
overall
Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Harelbeke, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1553.25/5.03.23/5.07%45.8Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Dark ale, fermented in the bottle.
Inspired by a Breughel painting, “The Flemish Proverbs” (1559), in which several Flemish proverbs are depicted amongst which is the expression "He’s a pilaarbijter" ("pillar biter"), which means, ’He’s a hypocritical man.’
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 Ughsmash (4095), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bottled. Poured medium, murky brown with a creamy cap of beige head.. looked quite nice. The aroma picked up toasty medium-skinned fruits, caramel, and sour fruit skins paired with earth and spicy yeast.. fragrant and enjoyable. The flavor found the same fruits in both sweetness and tangy sour skins.. dry earthy and yeasty notes provided a lot of character around the edges.. sweeter finish with dry spices on the uptake. Medium-bodied and again dry on the palate with a hefty dose of creamy carbonation.. tad grainy on the finish.. flowed very well. Nice one.


 TaxiDriver (948), Stadland, Germany
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Bottle. Light malty aroma of bread. The huge head is white, foamy and with a long duration. The taste is quite sour, a little bit malty. The beer is dry, medium strong with not so much carbonation.


 wyzzywyz22 (801), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bottle, Red Zebra, Derby. Poured a reddy brown colour with a dissipating tan head. Sugary sweet aroma with some fruitiness present. Flavor was chocolate malts, vague spice, and dark fruits. Slight bitterness in the finish. Falls short of real virtue but mildly diverting.


 janubio (159), Spain
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
This one pours an enormous head that last for a big while. Dark cloudy brown colour Smell of dark fruits, raisins, cherries, chocolate and some wet earth. Rough earthy flavour, taste of fruits, specially cherries, with caramel notes and spices. Interesting, but there’s something that it lacks that I can really define. Have to try another one.


 drpimento (883), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 11, 2008  
Poured with a big, big frothy, foamy tan head. Didnt decant and it had lots of yeastoids. Color is a dark hazy brown. Aroma was light, malty, yeasty, and a bit fruity. Flavor was similar but with lots of caramel and toffee. Champagnesque carbonation. Yeasty, taffy, bittersweet finish. Not bad. Could easily drink more.


 Beltramelli (471), Campinas, Brazil
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Creme marrom denso e consistente. Aroma e sabor um tanto fracos de malte torrado e caramelo. Final longo e adocicado.


 note666 (289), Eindhoven, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
330 ml bottle. ruby brown colour. BIG off white head. not as carbonated as the blond, but still to much. taste is not as dark as I hoped, more fruity than I expected...


 Borresteijn (1444), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Bottle in Bruges. Dark amber brown colour, beige fluffy head. Aroma of caramel and forest fruits, yeast. Flavour is dry, roasted malts, spices and yeast, forest fruits. OK



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