Boerken

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

Bottle, 33cl swing top. Except for the sediments in the bottle, it was a clear, reddish-brown beer, with a small, beige head. Some sweetness in the aroma, as well as dried fruits, but it was a rather boring one, considering it’s high alcohol and origin. Sweet flavor with dried fruits and alcohol. Maybe a bit one-tracked, but I like it. The alcohol were present in the finish too, but well hidden, overpowered by caramel and roasted malt. Full-bodied, quite effervescent. I prefer it’s sister Boerinneken, but this one’s good too. (080112)

Bottle. Thanks to Fonefan. Pours dark unclear amber with a good creamy white head. Aroma is roasted malts, dark fruits (prunes & raisins). Yeast & the dark fruits dominates the taste. Some caramel & brown sugar. Very filling & soft body. Complex & warm. Nice Belgium strong ale!

Clear amber with off white head. Sweet aroma with fruits and bubblegum. Very sweet flavor with roasted malt and port notes.

Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet and quite spicy combined with strong notes of caramel, as well as notes of over ripe fruit, prunes, and some yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel sauce, alcohol, prunes, over ripe fruits, yeast, and brown sugar, leading to a slightly alcoholic, dry, and woody finish.

Bottle. Brown, hazy, white foam that’s mostly disappearing. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and raisin. Medium sweetness, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. Bitter sweet finish. Medium/full body.

O Belgium, I’ve missed you. Fizzes noisily from the swingtop a beige-collared chestnut. Twiglets, mouldering apple, demerara, liquorice, currants, probably coriander aroma. Who cares what it tastes like?? The mouth is silk, caramel smoothness, Belgian candy...but with enough earthy dark fruit, dirty yeast and gentle roast to back it up. Precisely the kind of beer I’ve been starved of lately. It’s just so...deep and harmonious in comparison. And it’s not even a great Belgian beer. The prunes and enigmatic peppery spice are emerging now. A lurking, Orval-like hint of sharpness. Creamy, muddy, carrying its power with elegance. Think I need a lie down. Finally, spiced applepeel earthiness, suggestions of clove and nutmeg. Evil beer.

cloudy brown coloured body with a large off white head a spicy fruity aroma a sweet spicy fruity taste and a average little bitter alcholic finich

Pours a huge beige head, that last for a while, but no so long as its sister Boerinneken. Leaves a lot of lace, that makes a pretty drawing on the glass. Subtle smell of chocolate, cherries, toffee and fruits, with some pepper. Flavor is mostly sweet. Taste of chocolate, fruits, peepr and coriander, port wine like. Enjoyable beer.