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Bruegel

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

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4752.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%28.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 BoBoChamp (1346), Gent, Belgium
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 30, 2008  
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink, yet complex, balanced, clear, rocky head, simpel brew


 cbkschubert (1965), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2008  
33 cl bottle - Pours a clear amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Very light lacing. Aroma is herbal hops and esters. Flavor is much of the same with some light malt sweetness thrown in there. Bitterness lingers a bit. Light to medium body. A decent beer.


 coldbrewky (717), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 26, 2008  
This one caught my eye since Bruegel has been one of my favored painters. Pours a golden amber with steady billowing carbonation that keeps a constant film. Nose is of gentle spices and freshly raked leaves. Body is somewhere between light and medium and that is where this easily quaffable beer begins to fall apart into a water mush of disapointment. A slightly rounded bitterness is the finish, which is also watery. This seems like a second pressing or third wash of wort. Kind of a Belgian-Lite redux.


 sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 22, 2008  
330mL bottle received as part of a Belgian gift pack at Christmas 2007 via the LCBO. Best before date in 2009. Pours a clear, medium gold with little head. Little aroma. First taste sensation is sparkling, although there is little carbonation seen. The sparkliness transforms into a moderate spiciness. A soft maltiness emerges as it warms.


 undsioux7 (555), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/55/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Pours clear amber with a small white head. Aroma smells a bit like wet dog crap that has been pissed on. Not a good start. Taste is like sucking on an old wet leather shoe. Not a good ending.


 blutt59 (2098), Dallas, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Aug 8, 2008  
bottle, amber color with mild malt nose, flavor is minimal malt and some hops, flavorless finish


BeerEssential (96), Massachusetts, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Tried a bottle of this at the Rhino pub in Toronto. Duvel shaped bottle sported a label calling this an Amber Ale, but I was disappointed as I expected something towards an Orval or at least Ommegang Rare Vos. Colour was a pretty clear copper. No aroma and little head with no lacing. Taste was soft (as the Commercial Description here reads) but lacking any interest. One of the weaker Belgian beers I’ve had.


 legion242 (1577), Richardson, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Aug 2, 2008  
A balanced and pleasent amber ale. I wonder if this is not the model for Fat Tire.



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