De la Senne Zinnebir

Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne / de Zenne Brouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium

lot 3 bottle BB jan 2009... i don’t remember where this came from. hazy pale iced tea/coppery brownish yellow with a foamy white head which turns tan as the sludge is added. initial aroma is skunky... mmm. lots of flowery hops, grass, orange, malt, honey and a touch of yeast. the palate is beautifully dry... flavors of pale malt, yeast, grass, orange and mild piney bitterness with some earthy spice on the finish. medium bodied though light and refreshing. it pairs really well with pretty much any food and is well suited for the heat. 6/3/7/4/15/3.5

Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is murky pale yellow. Aroma and taste are nice and hoppy with flowes, malt and citrus.

750 ml capped and corked bottle purchased at Royal Liquors in Kansas City, Missouri. Ever since reading Joe’s review, and more recently his book, I have wanted to try this beer. Imagine my delight when I saw it at my local bottle shop! Pour is cloudy hazed orange yellow golden with a big three inch white head that falls slowly with gorgeous lacing. Really pretty in my tulip glass. Aroma initially of some skunk (green bottle, I suppose) wich clears quickly to reveal a great earthy, mineral grainy aroma along with some light floral yeastiness. There is also some citrus hop bitterness present. Taste is the mineral earthiness right away, very natural, very grainy. After the mineral is really nicely developed hop bitterness, with more of the citrus (orange - just a bit sweet) from the nose. The finish has light black pepper spice. Palate is nicely carbonated, medium mouth feel, as mentioned dry. The beer really worked with food. Right up my alley.

bottle, light orange colour and nice white head. They have also a very nice taste-glass! Smell: hoppy and spicy. Taste: very refreshing, hoppy, very bitter, grainy. Very well-balanced beer, I like this ale!

Tasted at the San Diego International Beer Festival. Hazy orange with an herbal/floral aroma and an herbal nectar and bitter taste.

Bottle at the rake at the De La Senne tasting. Alround rating: Orangey spicey fruit, pale biscuity malt, grassy hop with a big pine and dry bitter finish. Good stuff.

33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Hazy light orange colour, white head. Aroma of yeast, light hops, bread, wheat, some citrus. Flavour is malt, wheat, lemon, light sweet, yeast, good dry lasting hoppy bitter finish. Dry, light chalky mouthfeel throughout. Medium bodied, smooth carbonation. Really nice refreshing beer.