Silenrieux Joseph Spelt Ale

Brewed by Silenrieux
Style: Specialty Grain
Silenrieux, Belgium

Bottle from Uto. Opaque blonde amber in colour with a "now you see it, now you don’t" white head. Much like a deflated cloud, if ever there were such a thing. Light, fruity nose - purely sweet and delicate. The farmyard taste brings the romance to an end. Grass, bitter leaves, hops and nut shell/skin. Hints of coriander and orange are all it has going for it. Dry metallic finish with the alcohol sitting on the chest, despite the abv. Far too carbonated. It interrupts anything nice.

(750ml bottle) Cloudy cider body with floaties galore, topped by medium white head with little retention. Aroma is medium sweet, flowery, honey, some yeast. Taste is medium sweet, flowery, some honey, orange, yeast, dusky. Soft, light-medium body.

Pours an appealing pale, almost white gold with a medium, fizzy white head. Nose is honeyed and delicately spiced with cinammon. The flavor has an initial intensely vegetal note, that segues into yeast and honey and grapefruit. Oily mouthfeel. Good except for the vegetal flavor at the beginning that reminds me of aspargus.

Aroma:spicy and light sour aroma... Appearance:clear gold,light head.. Flavor:cereale,sour,spicy...

Bottle from Super Saver. Pours hazy gold with aroma of hopcitrus, florals, and a cheesy malty funky note. Tastes pale malty, fruity, with some grainy honey and hopcitrus. Fairly complex palate, and this one was enjoyable.

From 750. Pours a cloudy yellow with bits of yeast. Large foamy head. Nose is creamy yest, outdoor type spices, pear, other light fruits, lime and a bit of pepper. Flavor reminds of barnyard, adds the flavors from the nose and finishes dry. Palate is full bodied and effervescent. A very different brew that works.

Bottle. Pours a clear golden colour with a small white head. Fruity and malty aroma with some grainy hints. Fruity flavor with some spicy hints. Thin mouthfeel. Sweet malty slightly fruity finish.

Cloudy yellow with a small white head tha vanishes quickly. The aroma is very grainy. The flavor is not bad but pretty generic. Grain and some middle of the road hops. Medium prickly body. Ok but nothing special.