Struise Den Grooten Tocht

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Bottle: Poured a slightly cloudy dirty beige color ale with a medium foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of Belgian malt with balanced sweetness and some bready yeast with a light spicy finish. Taste is alos dominated by a potent Belgian malt backbone with lingering sweetness and a light spicy bready yeast finish. Body is above average with good carbonation. Well done thought lack a bit of character coming from this brewery.

33cl, new exclusive brew Anno 2009, from the brewery, not complex brew, yet easy to drink, balanced, cloudy, small head, nice brew

Botella. Pleasantly spiced fruity and yeasty aroma. Good filling mouthfeel. Sweet fruity bit spiced, malty, caramel, yeasty, hoppy flavour. Malty caramel bit spiced finish.

cloudy yellow, small smooth white head. mild spicy sort of sourish aroma. flavor is sweet malty, fruity notes, nicely balanced, good mouthfeel, soft, matches flavor.

Hazy yellow with a tiny white head. Barnyard hit the nose along with malt, yeast and mlty notes. Yeasty flavour with fruits, malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Finished dry and bitter.

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic and light wheaty to spiced. Vague sweet flavoured initially followed by a more dry phenolic flavoured into the finish.Lingering phenolic and light roasted malty note.

Bottle from de Bierkoning. Amber with a small head. Herbal hops aroma. Well-balanced, semi-sweet fruitiness. Some herbal dryness towards the end. Decent Belgian blond ale.

Bottled. Aroma is quite yeasty, has citrus, some spice (pepper). Clear, golden-copper coloured beer with a medium, white head. The taste is slightly sweet, slightly bitter. It has earthy yeast, citrus, spice. Medium bodied beer, average carbonation. Okay, but not impressive.