t Smisje Wostyntje

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Date: April 27, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark yellow, thin white head
Aroma: funky musty horse blanket aroma
Body: light body
Flavor: spicy malt flavor with lots of complex Belgian funkiness, earthy musty finish

Date: March 07, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: muddy burnt orange, fine beige head, sudsy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, sweet caramel with a candy quality, lots of spicyness, hint of funk
Flavor: rich and sweet malt flavor, lots of caramel candy, spicys adds a unique balancing character, light funk, light bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

This bottle was brought back for me from Belgium; my label differs slightly from the one showsn - it has the caricature of a dog holding a pint of beer (in a wine glass) with a mustard jar standing on the table dropping a tablespoon of mustard into the beer; the cartoon seems to be signed by a Bill Coleman. Hazy copper colored with 1.5 inch creamy white head; malty upfront aroma with hint of fruitiness. Palate is surprisingly thin; sharp maltiness and a hit of subtle hops; mustard is only noticeable on the end as the flavor trails away. All-in-all not a bad beer; a little thin and sharp, but otherwise pretty decent.

This has a spicey sweet aroma to it. Strong yeast presence and a funky herbal smell. You almost think you notice mustard because of the label, but I could not tell for sure. Slight sweet backdrop, yeasty, and sharp.

Dark copper colored with light head. Grassy sour barnyard smell, a hoppy yeast-spice that sort of seemed like mustard, but not much. Syrupy malt crisp with decent hops and spice producing a sour twangy honeysweet effect. Not overly impressive.

Pours orange / amber with a fluffy off-white head. The aroma is sweet with spices and rich citrus along with spicy hops notes. Medium body with a whole lot of carbonation that is sharp, but not too forceful. The flavor starts with citrusy sweetness, an odd spiciness which is probably the mustard seed and funky yeast. The finish is tangy, spicy and clean. I’m not sure if there wasn’t mustard flavor in mine or if other tasted it from thinking there would be by reading the bottle. Either way, this beer came across as a nice interesting Belgium ale to me.

11.2 oz bottle - Pours murky light brown with a thin head. The aroma has yeast, malt, mustard, and a hint of citrus. The flavor is sweet and spicy with the mustard less than obvious. I just didn’t care for the combination of spices in this beer. It seemed like a fairly mediocre belgian ale with odd spices thrown in that don’t really work for me.

Bottle sampled. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of spices, fruit, and a sugary nose. The flavor is spices, mustard, fruit, with mild traces of hops in the finish. Just ok.

Bottled. Much preassure in bottle, but gives no head in beer glass, very active bubbles in the glass though. Colour of the beer is murku brownish orange. Aroma is mustard and some yeast. Flacour is sweet, acidic and a lots of spices, not so mastardy in my opinion. sweet and sour finish.