Koelschip Hopfazupfabier (7.5%)

Brouwerij het Koelschip
Brewed at Maasland Brouwerij
Style: European Strong Lager
Almere, Netherlands

Bottle from de Bierkoning, Amsterdam. A dense, fingerthick yellowish head over a misty, amber-brown body. Fruity and hoppy nose, pink grapefruit, lemon, flowers and faint resin. Medium sweet, fairly clean malt aroma, supported, or maybe dominated, by a bold, fruity hoppiness. Quite sharp on the palate. Dry, hoppy finish. A drinkable and very unusual Strong Lager.

Bottle 30cl.
Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, herbs, grass, dusty, light citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091004]

Bottle 30 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours an almost clear amber with a rich off-white head. Flowery hop aroma. Medium body, sweet malts and a little caramel. Some lightly leathery and astringent hoppiness. Decent alright. 041009

Big, light-yellow/beige head, ove fully hazy red-amber beer. Vinous nose, cake and fruity esters. Very faraway dry hops, nearly as an afterthought. Taste is again vinous, but more overtly hoppy. Citrus-, strawberry- and other fruity flavours. CO² contributes to the flavour, despite very little visible cargonation. After some time, nearly sourish. Well-bodied, spritzy MF. Very strange beer. Everything I know about Koelschip’s purveyors, speaks of German bottomfermenting. BUt this vinous esterbomb just screams top-fermentation!?

30cl Bottle at home, as Hopfazupfabier Speciaalbier. Hazy deep amber orange colour, yellowish white head. Aroma of citrus, old hops, some caramel, a bit metallic. Flavour is sweet, malty, caramel, citrus, grapefruit, hoppy bitter finish. Dry mouthfeel, medium bodied.

Bottle @ home. Orange brown color. Soft flowery citric aroma. Sweetish, malty flavor with vanilla, yeast and citrus. Yeasty bitter citrus aftertaste. Some warming alcohol. Amateuristic.