Duvel Groen

Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Ale
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Bottle from Kris Wines. I had this ages ago @ a pub in Covent Garden, that was having a Belgian Fest, as I remember Mes telling me the push bike story and how he couldn’t believe they had it there. It brings back fond memories of my friend Justin’s visit at the time...
Ok, the beer...Clear, pale gold with a slightly less dense Duvel head, none the less lasting and it leaves a nice lace. Sweet nose of coriander, orange and cream with some hops, yeast and pepper to boot. Creamy on the palate without that fierce Duvel alcohol bite, I like it. Once again oranges and cream with bitter hops in the end. As per the convo Mes, Phil and I had at Erasmus, I’m growing tired of all these samey Belgian Ales that I once loved in the beginning. This is a fair amount of the flavour of normal Duvel with much more drinkability, agreed it’s slightly more subtle but it’s nicely done, it’s a decent trade off imo. I’d drink this over regular Duvel given the chance nowdays...

Clear golden medium head.Yeast and coriander in the aroma. Flavor has orange peel, yeast and coriander. It finishes dry with light bitterness.

Clear yellow of color with a cloudy white head. An aroma with weak sweets notes, spice and dry notes. A flavor with hops, spice and dry notes.

Bottle 0,33ltr: The weaker, but only in alcohol, the hazy golden and big foamt head, a bit lesser spices and little more citric taste.

25 cL bottle, at Ølbaren. Pours golden yellow with a diminished white head. Aroma is light mouldy, grassy and herbal note too. Flavour is mild sweet and with malt dominant note. Spiced flavour with a little edge towards the finish. Has slight citric note in the finish.

This beer is nearly perfect. I am unsure why it only gets a 64%. Maybe because it’s not rare enough and made by monks. Because that’s how people rate beer. They rate it on either how many hops they cram into the keg or how difficult it is to find. I can piss in a bottle and export it from Sweden and people here would stab each other in the face to get a bottle. Anyway, if you love Duvel, as I do, but want to last a little longer before you get retarded, then this is your beer. Sadly, the dozen or so I brought back from Belgium are gone and I’ll have to pester Ebert The Great to send me some more. 64%.... you gotta be shitting me.

25cL bottle, BB 08/07, dragged back from Belgium! Poured clear medium golden with about 1" of creamy white head. The aroma picked up spicy lemon zest, bready notes, and banana-ey yeast.. I really dug it! Brighter lemony tartness tingles the tip of the tongue, and sticks with the drink the whole way down.. bready pils-ish malts at the core along with dusy banana and peppery yeast.. tangy lemon and peppery finish. Medium-bodied, spicy, and refreshing on the palate.. decent transitions, and a bit tacky right at the finish. This was really a solid brew!

Bottle from Bartzilla, who brought this back on his recent trip of debauchery in Belgium. Thanks for sharing this rare treat. From what I understand, this is a lighter, sessionable Duvel. It was definitely an easy drinker. Light, hoppy with lots of that typical delicious Belgian yeast going on. Pretty good. Surprised at the low scores.