Palm Speciale

Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Belgian Ale
Steenhuffel, Belgium

330ml Bottle - Copper coloured with a foamy head. Biscuity,malty and fruity aroma. The taste is fruity with some malt and a light hoppiness. It is perfectly drinkable but rather bland by Belgian standards.

Appearance: Chestnut brown, not much head. Aroma: Fruit and malt. Nutty. Taste: Nice and fruity (dark). Malty, some hops. Info: 330ml bottle, 17/1-2007, 161/300, 135/500

On draft at San Diego Brewing Company. Don’t ask me how, but I could tell from the tap handle it was going to be bad... and I was right. I don’t know how they get away with calling this a belgian ale. It was like yeasty water.

Bottle at Calsens kvarter Odense. Creamy white good mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty ans hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Nice moderate bitter finsih. Watery palate. Not a good belgian ale, tastes more like a lager!

Bottled. A clear dark golden/pale amber beer with a small and fast disappearing white head. Uninteresting and weak nose, lightly malty and hoppy, with light vegetables notes. the flavour is better than expected, though not transcendental, not overly sweet and with a light hopping that gives some sort of balance. Medium body, lively carbonation, not very long finish with light bitterness. Simple and not aggressive.

On tap, tons of frothy head, with clear, light gold body. Aroma was straw and pepper. Flavor more of the same, pretty dry, not too appealing, slightly dirty. Palate was nice, clean, but with some body, rolls around nicely. Overall, just didn’t enjjoy it. Reminded me of an Orval gone awry.

enjoyable brew from the keg this beer has a nice brown color and a slightly sweet straw aroma and taste. unpretentious brew with good velvety mouthfeel that is still refreshing due to a well matched and lively carbonation. with little added spice and even less hop character this beer still scores well as it is a touch nutty and clean tasting with a good balance. good beer.

On tap in amsterdam. Pours an orange brown with a two finger head. Malt aroma, just a hint of fruit. Smooth, light mouthfeel but very drinkable. Light quick bitter finish. 1/11/09- Bottle. Drinkable, but certainly not with the flavor/complexity that comes with a Belgian Ale. Light body and just a twing of bitter- really not much to it for a belgian ale. Remember it much better on draft.