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Bavik Pilaarbijter Bruin 3.23 153

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
1533.25/5.03.23/5.07%46.3Trappist 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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 yespr (12313), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours deep amber with huge light tan head. Light note of dried fruit in the aroma. Creamy carbonated mouthfeel. Fruity, caramel malt and a light spiced yeast flavour. Goes into a light spiced fruity finish.


 oh6gdx (8948), Vasa, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Bottled. Brown colour with beige head. Leaves some slight lace. Aroma is caramel, spices and some fruits. Quite strong zest coming through. Flavour is sweet malts with spices, herbs and some fruits. Also some candyish sweetness noteable, which bothers me a bit in the flavour. Otherwise a rather nice beer.


 Fantomasus (122), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden yellow. Smells of fresh bread, apples, and oranges. Tastes of lemons, hard candy, sour malt, and sharp hops. Wierd but good.


 leaparsons (4749), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 21, 2008  
Bottle. Dark brown and red with a large cream head. Aromas are sweet malts with some chocolate and berries. Yeasty and dry. Flavours are fruity with soft bubblegum. Spicy and yeasty with a mellow fruity finish.


 SilkTork (4174), Rochester, Kent, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/517/20
Jan 17, 2008  
330ml bottle from the Bier Tempel, Brussels. Initial malty brown sweetness settles into a chalky dryness. Foamy carbonation. There’s a lack of character and oomph, though it’s a pleasant enough drink. The strength doesn’t initially make itself felt but it does accumulate. Some fruit. A lot of familiarity.


 DruncanVeasey (2753), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 9, 2008  
Fizzing cola brown heaped with yellowy froth. Attractive roasted malt aroma wafting with waxy dark fruit, mouldering strawberry, alcohol, coffee, possibly honey. Damp, earthy, slightly chocolatey and coffeeish like a strong English mild or robustly malty bitter. Fruity, fizzy and roasted. Weird but good.


 ha1ag (423), Maastricht, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 4, 2008  
bottled at Take One in Mestreech. Dark ruby-brown colored, with thick beige head. Sweet malty nose, roastty aroma. Bitterness is not very strong alcohol is well controlled. Nice.


 blankboy (3214), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Bottle (330ml) shared with HogTownHarry & GregClow -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a cloudy amber-brown with a large fluffy beige head. Sweet aroma of malt, candi sugar, dark fruit, honey and a light sourness. The flavour for the most part follows the aroma but there’s not as much flavour as the aroma suggests and the finish is slightly harsh. Average bodied. A good, not great, run of the mill Belgian Ale.



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