Pelgrim Rotterdams Stoombier

Brewed by Brouwerij de Pelgrim
Style: California Common
Rotterdam-Delftshaven, Netherlands

Clear light amber, gentle 1cm white head leaving timid lacing. Quite grainy, soft and malty ale with a mild smoky touch and almost no hop aromas. Rather mineral mouth presence with a stoney dryness that hampers the soft and toasted caramel tones. It’s all in lightness and lacks a proper closing act, just lingering grainy notes. Average.

Tap, Doelencafé Rotterdam. Traubenzucker aroma and flavor. Blonde, cloudy. Citrus flavor with the first signs (and maybe even more) of an upcoming infection.Remaining hops in the aftertaste. What has happened to this brewery?

On tap@Pelgrim, Aug ’07, 2.4: Citric aroma with caramel and hints of ham? Hazy, amber color, off-white head, good lace. Pretty citric sour, hints of orange and caramel but overall pretty plain. Medium body. On tap, Nov. 03, 3.7: Fruits and butter aroma. Golden/amber color, hazy, white head, fair lace. Buttery, sweet, medium body, fruity. Almost no hops detected.

Clear orange color, medium lasting head. Hoppy, bit skunky aroma. Amber malty taste. Dry and bitter palate.

On tap. Clear amber coloured with medium-sized head. Malty, hoppy and bit flowery aroma. Hopbitter flavour and finish. Very thirst-quenching. The bartender told me that sometimes (because of lack of time) they also serve the unfiltered version of this beer, which should be better than the filtered version. By the way my Pelgrim Stoombier had 4.5% ABV.

Bit spicy beer, but not really good. The color,however is nice for a beer with this alcohol percentage.