GB Special Amber (De Smedt)

Offwhite small head, dark golden colour. Strong dominating hoppy flavour, malts. Hoppy, dull taste.

amber colour, sweet-bitter aroma, soft palate, some carbonation. Light bitter finish. Easy drinker

(Bottle 25 cl) Beautiful amber colour, although the label rather confusingly claims that this beer is "light as a pilsener". I mean, whats the point in producing an amber if you’d rather it looked like a pils? Anyways, De Smedt didn’t succeed - this is an archetypical "Amber" or "Speciale" in the same vein as De Koninck or Palm. Small, creamy head. Some caramel sweetness balanced by some hoppiness. High carbonation. 120305 and 111199

Amber beer with offwhite head. Te armoa is a bit metalic. Taste is thin and watery with some sweetness.

Bottle. (Label says Cabbac Speciale Amber). Sourish, bitter hop aroma. Dark amber colour. Caramel, spice hints. Quite boring, though. Aftertaste is yeasty and a bit like cheap lager.

An amber beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is sweet spicy while the flavor is sweet with primary notes of caramel and lesser notes of spices, while the body is thin.

Bottle. Golden colour with a small white head. Sweet light barnyard aroma and a light sour taste. Medium body and a light sour finish.

Bottle - in a side-by-side tasting with Op-Ale (wiich I heard of as being the same beer as this one
Clear, amber body. Moslty lasting lightly brown head. Fair lace. Nose of yeats (light - dough) and hops (moderately - flowers) Lightly bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly bitter finish. Slightly watery. Result of the side-by-side: the beers aren’t exactly the same. They are very similar, but the GB beer is a little bit more watery.