Recent Tasting Notes

Brugge Blond (10/20)

Thought this one was going to be ok off the back of the aromas; sweet spices and cloves in a Leffe kinda way, with more than a hint of banaa confectionary. Palate got unfriendly very quickly with the sweet flavours haddening and getting suprisingly bitter. A touch thick and sickly.

Palm Speciale (10/20)

'Kinda like Stella' said a customer and he’s not far wrong (in a ’this ain’t no craft beer from Belgium’ way of course). Dark amber in colour with a thin but persistent head. Ok, fair start. Low excitement note with some ok amber ale style malt character; pleasant enough. Sweet gets dumb in the mouth and take a very simple, slightly gluggy form. Just very simple malt sweetness and not much else. Fizzy palate reminds one that this is maco beer.

Forst Kronen Speciale (8/20)

Fairly ho-hum but not a total disaster. Standard gold amber in colour, big head upon pouring, leaves some ok lacing. Nose and palate are essentially malt driven but flavours come across as corn-like and stale. Some bitterness on the finish.