Urthel Hop-it

Brouwerij De Leyerth
Brewed at De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ruiselede, Belgium

A hazy orange beer with a head like whipped cream in an off-white shade. The flavor is very sweet - like a typical Belgian Triple - with notes of yeast - a bit too sweet for my liking. The flavor is very sweet and malty combined with a powerful, but somewhat dusty hops note, that resides for a spicyness with notes of cloves combined with yeast. The end is dry and yeasty.

(Bottle 75 cl) Hazy golden with a bubbly, off-white head. aroma of yeast and amalt. Medium body with sweetish malt and fruit and some yeastiness - but hoppy? Well, the 80 IBUs are certainly very well hidden in a vaguely bitter finish. If this was an attempt at creating a hybrid between a Belgian and a "big" American, then the Belgian genes certainly won. 170407

From tap at Den tatoverede Enke. Pours slight hazy and golden orange with a huge dense and lasting white head. Aroma is yeasty, light fruity and slight acidic. Sweet, yeasty and light fruity flavour. Has the strange mix between hops oil and belgian yeast, strange/unusual yet still pleasant. Ends with a growing bitterness, as if the hops stick to your tongue.

Bottled. Hazy deep golden, extremely rich and firm head. Looks beautiful! Strong Belgian style yeast aroma along with flowery hops. Sweet and solidly malty, fruity with plenty of almond character. Drying out towards a finish with near eternal herbal bitterness.

Bottle. Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, flower, perfume, moderate yeasty, horse blanket, bread. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft.

Bottle. Citric, bready aroma. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Good citric hop flavour, not overly bitter. Well-rounded hopppiness. Some yeast also.

Draught. Golden colour, huge white head. Strong hoppy flowery hot-summerdat-urineish aroma. Flavour is luckily better, but still it is harsh, grassy and hayish. Some sweet alcohol mixing in too. Feels very unbalanced in my opinion, and also the alcohol disturbs.

Draught at Den Tatoverede Enke. Clear amber coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits and spices. Sweet flavour of fruits, spices and hops. Very dry hoppy finish. Well hidden alcohol.