Duvel Groen

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

Clear light golden with a big fluffy white head. Nice sweet nectar and grass aroma. Bright lively palate and a sweet floral taste but with a watery finish.

On tap at Cole’s. Kinda white-gold in colour, with a small (for Duvel) head. Smells like Duvel (spicy-citrussy) with something woody added in. Very herbal/medicinal in flavour, almost artificial. Strange, but very drinkable.

Sampled at tap and mallet, rochester, ny...on draft: Super musty smell, mildew, white pepper, mist from a commercial grade disney-land style mist maker...below this was the banana-like yeast esters. Duvel looking clear, white head starting tall and shrinking slowly. Wet mouthfeel with a somewhat dirty and metallic flavor..mainly yeasty with stale apple flavors covered in tin. Kind of falls flat flavor and palate-wise whereby the aroma promised a lot more prospective. Baretender said he prefered this to regular duvel even going as far as to say that regular duvel is like molson. I believe that his dreads were a bit too tight.

33cl bottle at Cambrinus, Bruges. Pours crystal clear with a pale yellow fluffy head. Great lacing. Aroma is malty and hoppy. Taste is like aroma. Some bitterness on the finish. Quite crisp. It definitely has the spirit of the Duvel. Good beer but nothing really special.

Draft at Tylers Taproom in Carborro. Pours a pale yellow with a two finger frothy white head. The nose is earthy with a very present yeast character, spicy hop aroma, mild sweetness. Flavor is dryer than the original, earthy yeasty character upfront, grapefruit rind hop feel. Palate is nicely carbonated with a citrus rind bitterness.

Serving: Draft Appearance: Slightly cloudy yellow with a large, rocky, white head. Aroma: Musty yeast and a little barnyard. Fairly light. Taste: A little grainy, floral, green apple, and a solid hop bitterness. Some fruitiness emerges as the beer warms. Palate: Medium-high carbonation with a light, slightly dry mouthfeel. Short finish. Overall: Not bad, but I still like the original better.

Pouring from the big Ommegang truck at BCTC. Here it gets badged as Duvel Green, but I must say, I much prefer Duvel Groen. Or, Duvel Groan as I like to think of it, because it’s just not all that fantastic. Though not entirely groan worthy, but nothing to write home about. Unless you’re writing home about a mediocre beer that’s been getting a lot of advertising dollars thrown at it in the craft beer community. Pours a clear yellow with a huge white head. Grainy and a little wit like. Light bitter finish. Very easy drinking, but why bother?

On tap at Max’s On Broadway in Baltimore. Poured a clear light yellow with a thick white head. Aroma was yeast, biscuit, and some really nice spiciness. Flavor was very spicy, yeasty, malty with a touch of fruit. Really nice beer.