Poperings Hommelbier

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

Amber gold with a white fluffy head. Strong hoppy aroma with some sour mustiness. Initial taste was a peppery, floral quality that blended with the sweet malts. Finished with a zesty, dry bitterness. Pretty light and sweet overall with some yeasty fruitiness and good hop presence.

This seemed very mellow to me. It was very smooth, but everything about it wasn’t as good as I expected. No hoppiness, just a mellow draw that didn’t taste too bad, but didn’t blow me away either.

Draft at Blind Tiger. Slightly yeasty, decently fruity, dry, a bit rough around the edges. Peppery and spices. A bit hard to get down.

Aroma:fruity aroma,floral,.... Appearance:hazy yellow with chunk of yeast,good white head... Flavor:floral and fruity flavor.....

Aroma of belgian sugar and yeastiness. Poured with a pretty good white head to it. A dark fruity flavor to it and also a little sweet but it doesnt weigh you down. A little too much of the sugar in this but it was still pretty good overall.

From a bottle. Golden hue with creamy lasting head, nice lacing, lively carbonation, very hoppy but not overpowering, different from a hoppy american beer, smooth and not too bitter, a little spicey, balanced and crisp. Very nice, surprised others do not seem to like this one as much.

Massive massive head, pure white with a foamy, creamy top layer. Dull orange in colour; a little cloudy. Medium strength nose of equal parts malt and hops. A touch of sweetness but aromas tend more to the hops. Great to taste with a wall of thcik flavours early, again herbally and spicy, before flattening out to reveal a very well balanced beer. The spicy hops is a real standout and is quite powerful as well. Reminds me of the excellent TiJ beers from Amsterdam.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Brownish yellow colour, slightly hazy, with firm beige/yellow head. Fruity, sweetish nose with notes of mango, pineapple and grassy hops, slightly sweaty. Malty, grassy taste with notes of tropical fruit, rather sweet in the middle and with generous doses of grassy, spicy hops in the finish. The hops are a bit masked by the malty sweetness in the aroma, but come through very nicely in the taste. Overall a rather nice beer, a bit different form many Belgian ales (which feels very refreshing).