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Bruegel

Bruegel - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
42
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Ale

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4742.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%29Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Bruegel is an easy drinking soft and tasty amber ale. Thanks to the refermentation it offers more body, more head and more taste than most other American and Belgian Amber ales. It is brewed with Dutch barley and German hops. Although the bitterness is clearly present, it is not dominant.
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 KnutAlbert (3108), Oslo, Norway
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
May 8, 2007  
Bottle Malty sweet aroma, and it tastes malty sweet, too. Some caramel. Watery and boring.


 thebeertourist (2750), Oslo, Norway
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
May 8, 2007  
Bottle. Deep red amber, quite clear, smallish head. Neutral sweet and burnt aromas. Burnt caramel flavours, rather sweet. Lightish body. A disappointment from Van Steenberge.


 JFURYCAT (782), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/59/20
Apr 26, 2007  
I really don’t know what to make of this. The sourness almost smacks me of a lambic but the rest of it consists of a wet palate and way too much carbonation. The aroma isn’t bad but has a downside-sour apples dipped in paint?


 IrishBoy (2685), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Apr 23, 2007  
Bottle; Nose of caramel and a tomatoy berry note (like a weak V-8 hint); hazy light brown with a medium beige head; flavor was coardboardy, must be an old bottle, with some caramel and spices.


spectrex26 (9), Naples, Florida, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Apr 17, 2007  
Bottle: A true amber colored pour with a slightly off-white head which poured a bit thin, but lasted longer than expected. Smell is toasted marshmallow, which can be broken down into toasted and sugar or maybe sweet white bread. Butter or toffee also. Body is a creamy with a very soft carbonation. If I were to walk into a bar and ask for a beer and be handed this I would be absolutely satisfied, but in general it did not really develop enough or have the complexity to push it higher.


 gilvanblight (390), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Dark reddish pour. Unfiltered look. Bubbly head. Herby gritty scent, a nice change from the usual sweet double and tripple scent. Very odd flavour. Somewhat ’Savoury’. A bit of sweetness. A tart blackberry like aftertaste. The more I drink the more distinct the taste becomes.


 bhensonb (4182), Woodland, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Apr 13, 2007  
Aromas of caramel malt and fruit. Brilliant coppery color with a slight beige head that tries to lace. Light plummy flavor, followed by a sour component, and finishes slightly bitter and semi-dry. A really pleasant drink.


 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/514/20
Apr 12, 2007  
Pours an unimpressive clear copper with a thin diminishing head. Smells of caramel, almond, and granny smith apples. It’s got an average malty taste with a hint of hops.



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