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Bruegel 2.96 478

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
4782.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%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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 Beer Snob (382), Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 2, 2004  
Drank at about 55 degrees - mentioned only because at that temperature, Bruegel gave off an unbelievably strong scent of apricots. Almost like sniffing a jar of jam, the fruitiest beer I’ve ever sniffed at. Taste was fruity, without any bitterness at all. But it wasn’t powerfully sweet either. A good, and different ale.


 jefcon (1005), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Golden brown in color with a thin head. Not the greatest-looking beer in the glass. Aromas just like dulce de leche. Lots of caramel on the nose and the palate. Slightly sweet throughout. Plenty of caramel on the finish. Creamy for an amber ale, with gentle carbonation and delicate mixtures of flavors. Not altogether bad, but definitely outside the box. Points for inventiveness -- it works.


 pintbypint (1013), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 5, 2004  
330ml brown bottle.Aromas of fruit(pear, lemon), honey and iron. Clear amber, off white head is long lasting and solid. Malt and caramel start, fruity-hoppy middle and bitter hop finish. Seems a bit too carbonated, but enjoyable nonetheless.


 puzzl (2647), New York, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 2, 2005  
Buttery, yeasty, biting aroma. Smooth orange appearance with a subtle head. Flavor was buttery with a touch of hops but lacking in complexity and finish. Palate felt a touch watery. Not too bad... I’d put it higher than most other 50th percentiles I’ve had.


JaPe (69), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 26, 2007  
Foamy head. Flavor like a decent American amber ale but somewhat metallic taste in there somewhere.


cgort (52), mission viejo, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Pours a deep red. Smelled floral and sweet. Tasted sweet with the same floral scent coming through in the flavor. Also had a strong candy aftertaste. Overall I thought it was refreshing and I didn’t think it was a bad beer.


bookman10 (88), Osseo, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/513/20
May 16, 2009  
Pours a coppery-golden color with an almost nonexistent head. Smoky, malty aroma. Complex flavors of malt and fruit, with some appealing sweetness and a nice bitter finish. Certainly well worth a try.


 terrybail (339), London, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
330ml bottle from the LCBO as aprt of a Belgian sampler pack The aroma is sweet honey and a touch of yeast Pours a light orange amber with a nice white head and a lot of glass lacing THe taste is a little sweet and spicy I like it i could drink a lot of these



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