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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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 Ungstrup (15343), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/103/515/20
Jul 14, 2003  
The color of this beer is amber and it has a beutiful caramel colored head. The aroma is slightly sweet, fruity, and fresh. The flavor is sweet, malty, and yeasty and rolls over the tongue with lemon and coriander notes. It turns in the end - and all the flavor with all of its complexity lingers a long time. It has a great palate for a beer thats "only" 5.2% ABV.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 31, 2004  
Bottle. Large, creany/smooth ivory head, fair lacing, transparent, carbonated, and an orange hue. Malty, fruity and spicy aroma. Malty and caramel flavor. Mouthfeel was a little tingly. Medium bodied beer. Worth a try.


 matta (1139), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 28, 2004  
From the Van Steenberge Sampler 6 pack.

This was the most unique and interesting beer in the sampler pack. I really love Piraat, but I’ve had that one before… it’s best after a few months in the cellar though.
Pours a copper / amber body and a medium tan head. The aroma and flavor are in total conjunction! Vast notes of grains; cracked wheat and oats, also, large suggestions of walnuts and Brazilian nuts. This really smells and taste like HoneyNut Cheerios. Sweet beginning and a tart yeasty finish…. I can’t recall ever sampling a beer with character like this!


 lamas (726), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 20, 2004  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours a nice amber color with almost no head. Smells very woody and fruity. Heavily carbonated with TONS of flavors. Kinda reminds me of a Sweet Tart candy or Red Bull. Quite tart but doesn’t dry out the mouth. Very nice.


 Birdiebeagle (807), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2006  
11.2 oz bottle Pours a crystal clear amber with an off white head. Good lacing but didn’t last long. Aroma is good. Malty with just enough sweetness to make it very tempting. I get a touch honey and pears. Taste is very smooth. A light body with great flavors. The alcohol is well hidden. This is a very tasty beer. Two thumbs up.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 26, 2007  
Aroma is of buttery toffee.Pours a medium copper with a medium off white head.Sweet malt and caramel make up the flavors.Medium mouthfeel with a sweet finish.


 JesseM (669), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 6, 2007    Updated: Apr 2, 2008
Pours obviously an amber colour, with a small beige head. The aroma is of caramalts, dried apricot, lots of sweet malts and other fruits as well. It actually smells really nice, like how an actual amber ale would/should. Tastes, odd, not bad, but it doesn’t make me say wow. It tastes like everything I listed above, with a bit of yeast, and a slightly hoppy/ metallic finish. Sweet, malty aftertaste. Unlike any other Belgian beer I’ve ever come across before, it’s sort of a blend of a Wit with an amber ale. The result is pleasant enough. Decent beer. It gets some bonus point for the neat-looking illustration on the bottle label.


 junon (221), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Foggy amber lite brown. Aroma is on the fruity side, apples. Reminds me of Deschutes Hop Trip so Im liking it. However I think Hop Trip works a little better. Nice beer.



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