Poperings Hommelbier

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

Orangish hazy amber with a creamy white head. Aroma was hoppy with a spicy hint. Rich spicy almost metal like malt flavor leaving a bitter finish.

Hazy gold with a massive frothy white head that was fully lasting. Strong herbal aroma, sweet semi-yeasty. Brown sugar, cardboard flavor, seemed "glassy." Past its prime? Lemon, grass finish, mildly carbonated.

25cl bottle: sorry to say that it poured full of floaties, but that it is still a very enjoyable beer. I bet it would be a lot better though. I may have to get another one. Aroma is very full of herbal hops and bananas. poured yellow with good head and lacing but had floaties. Flavors are herbal hops, with a citrus bite, and nice doughy tastes of belgium malt. I bet this would be amazing had it not had floaties all though its still pretty damn good. Will have to re-rate

A very, very enjoyable Belgian strong. I’d been sitting on this one for awhile, so a warm, lazy Saturday afternoon and I thought...what better time. Aroma is floral hoppy, yes but there’s also a bit of fruitiness there too, like a juicy apple, and yeast and malt. Appearance was a dark golden color, white head with fluffyness to it. Mouthfeel was on the clumsy side of things, which was the only thing I found to nitpick about this beer. I didn’t find it smooth at all, slightly harsh and a little unpleasing but still very do-able. Flavors were the high mark here, with a suprising hoppy bite for a belgian beer but theres also a bit of sourness, yeast with a spicy finish. You also get a bitter aftertaste. Overall, I’d recommend this.

Robe blonde voilée surmontée d’une mousse blanche épaisse en dentelle qui s’estompe. Arômes de levure et de houblon amérisant. Saveurs de houblon amérisant et épicé et de levure.

poured golden with a large rocky white head. Smell of Belgian yeast and fruit. Hoppy and bitter for the style. A bit of a metalic bitter aftertaste. Good lacing and the head stayed until the bottom of the glass. The bitterness seems to overpower the malt and alcohol. A good beer to introduce a hop head to the Belgian strong ale style. A bit on the expensive side at well over US$4, but I’m glad I bought it.

Orangy gold with fine carbonation. Spiced floral aroma. Sweet malty flavor, yeasty, spritzy, with a fairly strong sweet & sour citrus like spice. Medium bodied, bubbley mouthfeel.

Bottle, 7.5%. Bready, grassy hop aroma. Clear golden colour. Stable white head. Tastes a bit old, even though it is 2 years until BB date. But quite drinkable. Not that hoppy. Good hop flavour, but not too aromatic or bitter.