Poperings Hommelbier

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

Saturated golden to orange color with chunky yeast flakes. Moderated white head with mentionable retention. The main impression about the aroma is estery, like banana and vanilla kidna fruitiness, almost reminiscent of a hefeweizen. Surprisingly easy on the palate at first. The flavor is a yeasty-sipcy composition of honey-sweet malts, yeasty candy sugars, green apples with mild citrusy hops on the back end. Gets more hefeweizen-like as you swallowed, but more tricky. Absolutely different than expected, but not bad.

Bottle. Poured gold with a thick lasting white head. Aroma had both malt and hop notes, the hop being more present. There was also a bit of spice underlying in the aroma. Flavor was of citrus hops with a bit of yeast flavor underlying. Didn’t feel right on the tongue.

On tap De Kring Poperinge. Very nice looking orange-blond beer with a fine off white head on top. Aroma is interesting with a nice dosis of soft smelling hops, malts and bread. Taste is medium full but turn dry and crisp in the finale.

Pours a beautiful golden with a thick white head that leaves plenty of lace. Aroma is subtle, of yeast and apple with a hint of spiciness. Taste is candy sugar, bread, and apple, which certainly comes out more when paired with a spicy food.

Bottle, 25 cl. Blonde, hazy beer with medium creamy white head that lasts. Looks beautiful. Grainy and hoppy smell, which is in fact a bit at the light side. The taste is grainy and hoppy, also a light bitter but full mouthtaste. Appetizing beer.

Golden-orange, long lasting medium sized white head, excellent lacing. Aroma is musty, herbal, yeasty, lemon citrus, floral. Flavour is of floral and herbal hops, moderate bitterness, quite a bit of citrus. Moderately bitter mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes long, bitter citrus.

Very nice, extremely refreshing. Wonderful balance.

750ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on February 12, 2009.
Best before September 2008.

Pours a clear gold color with a nice thick white head that stay a long time. Aroma of malts and hops and some spices. Flavors is very hoppy, some citrus and spices with a hint of corn and honey. Good carbonation with a bitter, dry and alcohol finish.

Tap at the Memphis Taproom. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a medium bubbly white head. Aroma of honey, citrus and floral hops, some bready malt and lots of fruity and spivey Belgian yeast notes. Flavor also had the honey and floral notes up front. It was hoppy but not in that bitter grapefruit kind of way.