Bruegel

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

a huge head, then a yummy root beer float. Some molasses in there? Second ferment in the bottle. An average beer from this world class brewery. Sweet taste followed on by tart and peppery spice and fruit, then long and dry aftertaste. Try just before meat dinner in lieu of wine.

Bottle (330ml). Beer of Belgium Gift pack 1of6. Poured clear bubbly reddish-amber with a smallish fizzy off-white lasting head. Aroma of candy-apple roast malt, some sweet booze like Southern Comfort or apricot schnapps, some light vanilla spice and mild oak on warming - appealing but a little unbalanced. Taste is of fruit, sweet roast malt, a bit of slightly harsh grain. Mouthfeel is slightly sticky, has a lengthening bitter finish as it warms - not bad, better than I remembered.

Winter touched raspberry joined together with may flowers; it is missing something, aroma of Belgium? Friendly appearance, light dull amber with fast disappearing white head. Yes, this one can wake up your tongue fast, sharp flavour, a bit watery feel. It gave me impression that it was diluted in ratio 2:3.

Medium amber color, large head. A lighter bodied amber ale. Lightly roasted malts, slightly hoppy. Somewhat spicy. Clean taste. Mild flavor. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is malty.

2009-12-07. Crisp dark yellow body, modest off white head fades. Aroma is yeasty, lightly alcoholic, bready undertones. Light fruit. Flavour is similar, yeasty, light alcohol, bready fruit character, light oxidation? Light bitterness in the finish, mild fruity tang lingers. Average palate is fairly carbonated. Okay, bit old? 6/3/6/3/12 - 3.0 Bottle from the LCBO

November 2003. Poured from the bottle a slightly hazy amber. Interesting aroma is fruity with a hint of raisin and something familiar I can’t place, bit of spice as well. Flavour is mellow and subtle, malty with hints of sour apple. Nice mouthfeel. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4

Bottle. I did not enjoy this at all. Pours an amber body with aroma of malt , pilsner hops, some spicy yeast (barely). Flavor is malty, slightly skunked with some rotting fruit. no thanks.

This bottled brew poured a large sized head of frothy large sized mostly lasting off-white colored bubbles that left behind a fair lacing. The body contained average carbonation, was transparent and brown in color. Its aroma contained notes of mild brown malt grass and dough. Its mouth feel is initially tingly mildly vinous and strange with a lingering tingly finish. Its flavor contained mild brown malt caramel and citrusy notes and something else that I could not identify other than a form of licorice. A very average brew.

(Bottled) Clear amber color with a small head. Sweet, toffee-malty, slightly sour and vinegary tomato ketchup aroma. Nicely woody-hoppy flavor. Medium-bodied, sugary-slicky, smooth-carbonated palate. A very enjoyable, pleasantly hoppy and balanced amber ale.