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Palm Speciale 2.89 389

Palm Speciale

Percentile
35
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Belgian Ale

Steenhuffel, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3892.89/5.02.89/5.05.4%21.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
PALM Ale has long been one of Europe’s top-selling specialty beers. Made with English hops, French Barley, and Belgian yeast, PALM represents the best of European beer-making traditions. It’s the roasted Champagne Malt which gives PALM its amber color, but without being heavy. Also available bottle-conditioned as Palm Hergist.
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 rmussman (905), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 2, 2007  
A step above Palm Dobble. Worth a try as it has a darker appearance than the Dobble. It is equally as smooth with some additional use of hops for a unique belgian flavor.


 Grovlam (3810), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Bottle. Head was average to large with a fizzy off-white color. It lasted reasonable long. Good lacing found in glass. Body was cloudy with some particles. Color was light muddy brown. Aroma was yeasty (sweat, barnyard, leather), with other notes being perfume, citrus, grain, caramel. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Flavor was light bitter-sweet which was ok balanced I thought. Short to average duration of finish. Very drinkable.


 BelgianBeerGal (1303), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 30, 2007  
25cL bottle. Deep amber color, with very mellow aroma and taste. My favorite "everyday" Belgian beer. Can easily sit at the pub and drink a few.


 detroitsteel (233), Greater London, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 17, 2007  
On Draught. Red - amber hue, big head, strong lacing. Carbonated sparkle on the tongue. Lots of citrus fruit, malt, hops. Very zingy and fresh. Really liked it, good session beer I’d imagine.


AgentGobshite (25), peachland, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 15, 2007  
nothing exceptional about this beer, i keep thinking it’s a lager. Is smooth and easy to drink, other than that, tastes like a slightly weak English Ale


 schuimkroaat (395), Leuven, Belgium
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 6, 2007  
Palm Hergist, 75 cl bottle, ’bbe’ May 07. Dark amber with a faint haze; a rich yet not lasting white froth. Dry, malty aroma with a light fruity note and a touch reminiscent of a mixture of old caramel and dishwater (I thought the glass was clean :-)). Malty, drier than non-bottle fermented Palm; less hop character, too. Timid body.


 faroeviking (6107), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 4, 2007  
Caramel, toasted malts, hoppy, good fruitiness, bit yeasty. A really soft tasty amber coloured beer


 WeeHeavySD (3002), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Dec 27, 2006  
Beer 31 Summer 2006 trip in Europe. Drank on 7/4/06 in the can on the train from Brussels to Amsterdamn. At the time I thought that is was potentially the last belgian beer I would have for a long time while still officially being in Belgium. Poured with a huge frothy head from a green can. Not a bad brew but not great, hard to justify the three stars given in Tim Webb’s "Bible"



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