Oud Zottegems Bier

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Belgian Ale
Ichtegem, Belgium

2005-10-06, 7-4-7-3-13=34, 6.8% ABV, bestbefore Octobre 2001, probably 6 years old
Beautiful orange-amber color; thin cap of foam. Strong malty aroma, aged, with yellow fruits. Pretty good, malty. With the age became dryer. Quite alcoholic profile.

2004-04-03, 9-4-7-4-15=39, 6.3% ABV
Light amber color. Aroma of malt, cork, cellar, honey, wood, mould, old hops, light raisins: excellent. Mature, malty, round; caramel; bold ending bitterness.

Bottle, 33 cl. Taste this beer many times, now second time since Strubbe made this. Clear dark golden-copper color with a white head. Aroma fruity, notes of almond, hops and bit caramel. Medium body. Taste sweet, hops, light sour fruity touch, some bitterness. Good.

On bottle drunk neer station of Zottegem. Nice beer was thinking on an old brown but it was not that at all. Very nice and tastefull

Hoppy, cheesy aroma. Hoppy grapefruit flavor with some caramel. Tart and very tasty beer. probably a few years old. The oily hoppiness is partly replaced by a citric fruitiness. Long, hoppy citric finish. Good beer! Strubbe version: Oud Zottegems 6,5%. Light orange color, no head, low on carbon. Fine hoppy flavor. Nice ale, but what has happened to the once great Oud Zottegems from Crombé. I celebrated my high school diploma (in 1980, mind you) with a large bottle of this beer. This Strubbe version lacks power, aroma, flavor and complexity. 6 2 7 4 13 = 3.2 Oud Zottegems bier hergist 6,8% Strubbe version. Hoppy, slightly citric aroma. Raw hoppy flavor with hints of flowers and citrus. There is of course a strong family bond between Oud Zottegems and Oud Zottegems hergist, but there are lightyears of difference between those beers. The hergist version is hoppier, tastier and more complex. IMO these are different beers! 7 3 7 4 14 = 3.5

This beer has a clear yellow body - hue apperance and a fine light white scum collar. I have drunk the beer from the bottle and it had a low carbonic acid. The initial flavor taste is grilled with no strong mouth feeling and no strong afther tast.

Big thanks to bu11zeye, thanks Marcus. Coming out of the bottle I thought this was golden but its actually an amber color. An a large head that quickly fades. The first few pours make a very clear beer and a weak head. But as the yeasty part comes then the color becomes dense and the head has a bit more legs. Eventually, one cannot see through it. For the aroma, the beer needs a bit of time to breath, otherwise its empty and metallic at first. With some time it becomes faintly vinegar, lightly herbal and touches of yeasty dough. Its a very calm aroma not strong, really have to search for the separate parts. Taste is similar with a very non-in-your-face approach. Yeasty part brings a thicker light cookie dough but otherwise its just a sessionable, white bread and light sour berry flavor. Seems like a quaint Belgian ale that had just a bit of oud bruin blended in. Very enjoyable, very easy to drink and thirst quenching. Just has a lightly spritz-y feel with a light body. That light sourness lingers enough to tickle the tongue a bit in the effervescent aftertaste goes very well with the cranberry in sugar candies I am eating with it. .
11.2 oz bottle, stamped 01-09 on the cap, Rodenbach GC smaller tulip glass, thanks again Marcus..

Nice ambercolored beer with taste evolution.The aroma is hoppy and lightly sweet in the nose.The taste is round and it has a ferm body.The sensation in the mouth is bittersweet,ending in a fine bitterness.

Golden colour with medium head, weak nose. Hoppy and sweet, very easy to drink. I'm not sure about the style, it was somewhere between a pilsener and a dortmunder.