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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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 brewblackhole (1367), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 17, 2006  
Light carmel and honey biscuit aroma, astringent mouthfeel ,dried my tongue,light carmel malt taste,candied apple aftertaste, Drinkable, but mo memorable


 burpfrank (293), carpinteria, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/516/20
Jul 16, 2006  
This had a large,fluffy head.Color a hazy amber,due to the high carbonation.Aroma was average strenghth of an interesting hops,malt and citrisy.It tasted a bit weak compared to the highesy rated beers,but the flavor was complex. Started off kind of sour and caramel,but finished bitter.This was a very flavorfull beer,but a bit weak.I might buy again.You should try it.


 diabel (1366), Aarschot, Belgium
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/513/20
Jun 18, 2006  
Bottle Off-white fizzy head. Sparkling amber body. Artificial aroma of butter, caramel, grain, cookies, ... Moderately sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Lightly acidic, lightly bitter finish. Weak body. Lively carbonation.


 Saarlander (1577), Saarlouis, Germany
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jun 9, 2006  
An ok Belgian, abit on the mild side, yeasty, Citrus, slight hops, an ok introduction to Belgians with low alc.


 505 (271), Echo Park, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 8, 2006  
Yeasty, caramel, malt aroma. AMber body, small white head. Taste is tangy, hits caramel, malts, then gets tart, medium body, with a super-dry finish. Refreshing, tasty stuff. Worth trying, but nothinhg to rave about.


 eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
May 31, 2006  
Neat color (amber / orange) and head on this one. However, a bit light and over carbonated for the sour citrus flavor behind it. Can catch you off guard (kinda like expecting sprite and unknowingly sipping a bottle of carbonated water). If you don’t like Belgians, this one definitely won’t win you over. If you like Belgians, its on par with an average beer.


 OldMrCrow (1179), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
May 31, 2006  
From the bottle.

Pours amber with a fluffy white head. Belgian yeast, some wit-like spice, lemon, citrus peel on the nose; the flavor is relatively dry, relatively tart, lemon juice with water, reasonably refreshing. The carbonation is active if not aggressive in the prickly sense; some metallic bitterness lingers on the finish.

Tolerable enough beer, but somehow it’s just not coming together for me as something worth revisiting. It’s watered-down and so straightforward as to be almost unnoticable.


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/515/20
May 21, 2006    Updated: Jul 19, 2006
Poured a cloudy amber with barely any head. Fruity, brown sugar, almost apple-cider like aroma.Smooth palate, light gassyness. Roasty maltiness in the finish.



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