Speciaalbierbrouwerij Oijen Eikelbier

Brewed by Speciaalbierbrouwerij Oijen
Style: Fruit Beer
Oijen, Netherlands

Ok! what’s with the acorn on the label? I see from rauchbeirs rate that eikel is Dutch for acorn, but this doesn’t taste even slightly of nuts, ok, I’ve yet to try acorns, but I cant imagine they taste like this. Very pale in colour, slightly hazy, with a thin white head.The nose is SO fresh and zesty, clean and appealing. WOW! that is a lot of citrus fruit acidity, again clean and zesty, gooseberries? perhaps...acorns? I dont think so! A bit of an assualt on the tastebuds to begin with, but after a few mouthfuls, it’s a delicious fruity beer, no hint of sweetness, and very refreshing. A pressie from Amsterdam.

Bottled - trade with Otje - thanks! A slightly hazy orange coloured beer with alittle tan coloured head. The aroma is fruity, seems a bit yoghurty and resembles strawbeeries and cream. The taste is also fruity but there’s some nuttiness or caramel in there also, and maybe a dusting of chocolate. Sweet and moussey. Nice flavours.

Orange blonde color, cloudy. Yeasty gooseberry aroma with a hint of nutmeg. Yeasty bitter flavor with gooseberries and a hint of red berries. Yeasty bitter aftertaste.

wow loved this, blackcurrant and gooseberrie-beer. wonderfull taste and nose. good smooth silky mf. slighly bitter finish. wonderfull balanced good beer! how fruity???

Bottled. Hazy golden coloured. Very nutty aroma and flavour. Also quite fruity and sweet. Short finish. Thin. Bland.

Arendsnest, amsterdam. Bottled. Hazy golden coloured, diminishing white head. Fruit, spices and malts. Very smooth towards the end.

Bottle. Quite nice, and a little different. Nutty sweetness to start, with some light tart berries, and a leafy/herbal finish, not bad at all. Sweetish. Original.

Herby aroma. Nutty sweet malt start with a very herbacious fruity finish. Interesting but nothing special.