beerlibrary2018

IJbok as you may guess is a bock by t’IJ. It has very dark tones, it’s malty and smokey even. But it also has a fruity sweetness to it. ABV. 6,5% rating 7,2.

Uus Maailm “New World” a session IPA. Very strong fruity and hoppy scent when you open the can. And those come through in the flavour as well. It’s fresh and tropical however the flavour is very light. Very easy to drink but could be a bit more pronounced. ABV. 4,7% rating 6,3.

I bamboozeled myself, thought I bought a strong red ale but it was a triple krieg beer. Now I’ll have you know I am not a fan of krieg. Krieg beers are fruit beer, in this case elderberries. The taste however comes closer to cherry, it is really sweet and since it’s a triple it is also really strong. The alcohol percentage was really my only reason not to trow it out. ABV. 8,2% rating 5,5.

St. Pierre is made by Palm (which used to be my favorite lager, but they they rebranded themselves as a craft beer and became more expensive). Shouldn’t expect to much from a that costs €0,90, but I want to give every beer a go. Sadly this blonde does live up to its price. It’s very wheat heavy, biscuity even. No real other flavours came trough. ABV. 6,5% rating 5,9.

Gouverneur, is a Belgian Blonde beer. It is very light, sweet and fruity. So it went down very easy. Nothing to special, but a nice drink. ABV. 6,5% rating 6,9

Finally a draft beer again, a blond called Blondt. It is very light beer but with a strong malty taste, and a nice pairing between bitter and sweet. Felt great to be sitting on a terrace once again. ABV. 6% rating 6,5

La Trappe Isid’or the only Dutch Trappist beer. I love the La Trappe beers and this is one of the best ones. It’s a sweet and strong ale with malty and fruity tones. ABV. 7,5% rating 7,7.

Tête De Mort Triple is a very easy drink, which is dangerous giving its alcohol percentage. It is a very clean drink, I would see it as a complicated pilsner. It is sweet and fruity. ABV. 8,1 rating 7,9

is very aromatic, as soon as you open it up you get a good whiff of a caramel and banana. The banana comes back in the taste with a strong hoppy presence. ABV. 8,7% rating 7,7

Cwtch is Welsh for cuddle, I’ll try to keep the sheep jokes aside whilst talking about this red ale. As most red ales it is a nice malty beer. It is a fruity, hoppy and quite bitter beer. ABV. 4,6% rating 6,7.

Hula Hula, is a nice tropical non-IPA, meaning it is alcohol free. Usually not a big fan of non alcoholic beers, it is very hard to get right. But this beer is doing a very good job. It doesn’t smell that tropical it actually smells like the malty brew that you would smell in a brewery. The taste however is fruity, tropical and has some bitter tones. A really good imitation of an ipa. ABV. 0,3% rating 7,2.

Siciliaans wit, is a wheat beer. The beer had a lot of yeast in the bottle that made it very cloudy on the last poor. With beers like this you can choose to pour the beer slowly and keep the yeast out. I usually take a few sips without the yeast first and than poor it in cause that is where the flavour is at. The depth of flavour was not that deep with this beer. It had some citrusy tones, but wasn’t as refreshing as a normal wit beer would be. ABV. 5,5% rating 6,1.