Recent Tasting Notes
Scheldebrouwerij t Schoenlappertje (9/20)
Dry, understated style. Attractive to look at - thin persistent head and glowing rusty orange. Berry fruits quite apparent to smell but quite elegant. Does give the impression of added syrup. Dry palate structure, much more about crisp ’super dry’ lager notes with only hints of the blackberry fruit coming through. Miles away from dumb sweet Belgians like Florisgaarden. Just ok.
Höss Doppel-Hirsch (14/20)
No head to speak of. Medium brown in colour; murky. Fruity, malty nose with some alcohol dervied sweetness. Quite Belgian-like. Palate seems to be almost split in 2 halves - sweet malt flavours early but surprisingly settles down by the back palate. Weight is about right for 7.2% beer. Pleasant, if not perhaps spectacular.
Red Duck Limited Release Queen Bee Honey Porter (13/20)
The latest limited release from Red Duck. Not totally convinced that ’porter’ is the best classifier given the high alcohol weight and the Belgian Strong Ale-like thickness so happy to be corrected. Tan / chocolate brown in colour; looks good enough to eat. Sweet malts on the nose, a waft of ABV heat, no honey (for me at least). Strength of the beer is much more evident when tasting with sweet malts, thick and chewy, cooked fruits - quite Belgian. Finish is not remarkable as the flavours tail off somewhat, a disappointment given the early and mid palate power.
Dry, understated style. Attractive to look at - thin persistent head and glowing rusty orange. Berry fruits quite apparent to smell but quite elegant. Does give the impression of added syrup. Dry palate structure, much more about crisp ’super dry’ lager notes with only hints of the blackberry fruit coming through. Miles away from dumb sweet Belgians like Florisgaarden. Just ok.
Höss Doppel-Hirsch (14/20)
No head to speak of. Medium brown in colour; murky. Fruity, malty nose with some alcohol dervied sweetness. Quite Belgian-like. Palate seems to be almost split in 2 halves - sweet malt flavours early but surprisingly settles down by the back palate. Weight is about right for 7.2% beer. Pleasant, if not perhaps spectacular.
Red Duck Limited Release Queen Bee Honey Porter (13/20)
The latest limited release from Red Duck. Not totally convinced that ’porter’ is the best classifier given the high alcohol weight and the Belgian Strong Ale-like thickness so happy to be corrected. Tan / chocolate brown in colour; looks good enough to eat. Sweet malts on the nose, a waft of ABV heat, no honey (for me at least). Strength of the beer is much more evident when tasting with sweet malts, thick and chewy, cooked fruits - quite Belgian. Finish is not remarkable as the flavours tail off somewhat, a disappointment given the early and mid palate power.
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