Het Kapittel Watou Prior

Brewed by Van Eecke
Style: Belgian Ale
Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

Pours a very cloudy and dark amber with a big head that stays with you and leaves quite a bit of lacing. Smell is of sweet malts and yeast on the start with an almost doughy tone to it. Flavor is full and long with a noticable sweet tone. Alcohol is somewhat noticable, though not nastily so, and it seems to show more so towards the end and as time goes on. Overall this is a very even brew - though it holds no unusual or unique characteristics. The alcohol is masked pretty well andthe flavor is full and smooth. Very drinkable, but with 9%, you feel it, so you wouldn’t be able to go for too much. And at the price I got it, who’d really want to make it a session brew.

Name: Het Kapittel Prior
Date: 07/13/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark amber, whispy head, sweet malt aroma with a bit of alcohol, nice sweet malt flavor, a bit of fruity character, some sweet esters, tasty but still needs some complexity

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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Really nice beer with an almost darkbrown beatiful look and big head. Aroflavor of fruits, plums, alcohol, cocnac, hoppy bitternes, caramel, some chocolate, fullbodied and with a warming finish.

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Bottle. Average light brown creamy head that mostly diminished. Light cloudy brown color. Spare lacing. Light notes of bread, caramel, Belgian yeast, spice, roasted malt, and fruit. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and light alcoholic texture. Moderated sweet flavor with light bitterness. Sweet caramel finish. Nice and very drinkable Belgian Strong.

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