Bruegel

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Medium amber in colour with average carbonation. Aromas of caramel and vanilla custard (an unusual combo, yet quite nice). More caramel and custeard in the mouth, along with some notes of dried fruit (especially banana chips), burnt sugar, and spicy Belgian yeast. Medium bodied, but on the light side for the style. This isn’t one of those super complex high octane Belgians, but I still really enjoyed it. A Belgian session ale perhaps... if such a thing even exists?

Light carmel and honey biscuit aroma, astringent mouthfeel ,dried my tongue,light carmel malt taste,candied apple aftertaste, Drinkable, but mo memorable

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.

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.

An ok Belgian, abit on the mild side, yeasty, Citrus, slight hops, an ok introduction to Belgians with low alc.

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.

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.

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.