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Poperings Hommelbier 3.5 598

Poperings Hommelbier

Percentile
88
overall
Brewed by Van Eecke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5983.51/5.03.5/5.07.5%71Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Hommel is the local abbreviation of humulus, from the botanical name for the hop plant. Confusingly, it also means bumble bee in Flemish. Poperings Hommelbier is a hoppy, golden-bronze, ale. It is made from a blend of winter, summer and aromatic pale malts.
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 Aurelius (2655), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Jun 29, 2006    Updated: Jul 5, 2006
Earthy, cereal and lightly phenolic aroma. Poofy head, hazy tripel coloring. Lightly phenolic, medium bitter, buttery and medium metallic. Somewhat briny. Melow briny, lightly sweet finish. A mishmash. On tap, d.b.a. NYC.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 27, 2006  
Bottle. Hazy golden in colour with a medium white head. A bit fruity and yeasty as well as hoppy. Notes of citrus and maybe a hint of orange.


 PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/514/20
Jun 17, 2006    Updated: Jun 28, 2007
Pours cloudy golden color with thick white fluffy head. Has initial skunky flavor (out of the corked version). Nice palate with high gassiness. Smooth spicy fruitiness (maybe citrus) with a yeasty and honey-like background. There’s a late dryness on the palate.


 Odeed (1680), Bakersfield, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/513/20
Jun 11, 2006  
super murky oragne/yellowish body with a thick white head.loads of belgian yeast in the aroma,as well as some oranges and and dusty earth.flavor was metalic,dusty,and full of belgian yeast as well.


 hopscotch (5549), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 10, 2006  
Bottle... Opaque, golden ale with a trillion, tiny black floaties suspended throughout the brew. Mid-sized, fizzy, white head. Decent retention. Fruity, hoppy, breadsy aroma. There’s good balance in the complex flavor. Malty, tangy, yeasty, fruity and lightly bitter. Just a trace of spice... probably from the Belgian yeast. Medium to full-bodied with a slick mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Fruity, lightly bitter finish.


 IPAndy (120), minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2006  
Good head/carbonation/lacing. Tastes like a hoppy hefeweizen. Pretty refeshing really. Reminds me of Kellerbiers I had in Austria.


 Bart (1670), Brussels, Belgium
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2006  
Hazy yellow coloured, with a large white head, and some carbonation. Very hoppy and herby aroma. NIce body. Finish is a little fruity-bitter with some dryer and peppery endings. Overall a very nice one.


 eaglefan538 (2405), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 2, 2006    Updated: Mar 7, 2007
Re-rate, 3/07: Poured an amber golden color with a nice but not thick initial head that left great lacing, a nice presentation in my own personal hommel bier glass. Pepper, citrus, light funk, and grass all play a roll here, as well as the malty base. A nicely balanced and refereshing beer, glad to have returned to it. The yeastiness wasn’t very noticable in contrast to my original notes. Original Review: Somewhat of a grassy heffeweizen taste with some light Belgian sourness. Hop presence was detectable in the malty / yeasty aroma and came through in the flavor more than in many of the tripels out there. Kinda tasted like the way Belgians would brew a crisp American Pilsner with a peppery finish.



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