t Smisje Wostyntje

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

11.2oz bottle. I have had this bottle for 6-12 months. Served in a duvel tulip a couple minutes out of the small beer fridge. Aroma is candi sugar, bosc pear, floral and earthy, the mustard aroma is very faint and comes across sweet & herbal. There is also a touch of dark caramel. Dark orange/golden color with a smallish off-white head. Hazy. The initial taste is sweet, fruity (apples, pears), mustard (very complex and mysterious) followed by a bit of woodsy red wine vinegar (Flanders red-ish), more fruit, and a lingering mustard that comes across as a complex, sweet spice. Well attenuated. There is a definite and welcome maltiness due to the munich malt used in the grist. This is a well made beer and now I know what mustard seeds taste like in beer.

33cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark copper color with a massive white foamy head. Excellent head retention and lacing. Aroma is sweet, spicy and floral with notes of yeast, bread and ripe fruit. Flavor is somewhat disappointing and bland. Some smoky notes are present with dark ripe sweet fruit but little else. Generally watery mouthfeel and a quick finish.

swamp water in appearence. weird and exotic tasting. little bit of pickel juice, but sweet. this may very well be the worst job of describing a beer on this site.

Bottle. Murky, dirty brown pour. Aroma of candi sugar, belgian yeast and mustard spiciness. Similar flavor with some hops, a slight sourness, and a more pronounced mustard quality. This is definitely one of the more interesting beers I’ve tried. Certainly unique, though not entirely pleasant.

Bottled, bought in Grobbendonk. Cloudy amber color, medium off-white head. Aroma of yeast, some mustard, slight sugar and hop. Slight sweet and bitter taste, quite dry and yeasty as well. Not brilliant.

Tasted at the Real Ale VIP Session. This is one of the more interesting beers I’ve tried lately. Copper golden with a fizzy white head. Mustard, honey, and earthy grain aroma. Tart taste of honey mustard and raisin notes. Quite good.

My friend really thought this tasted like pickles. I didn’t detect the mustard that much, however it was present. Different, but the beer character comes through well enough to not simply make it pickle juice to me. Well done and unusual.

Bottle at ’t Brugs Beertje. Interesting dijon aroma. Hazy amber color with a fluffy beige head. Medium body with smooth carbonation. Herby dijon flavor over medium caramel.Finishes quite dry with a dijon flavor staying around. Quite different.