Atomium Premier Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Orange coloured beer with a nice, fluffy white head. Waw, very complex, fresh aroma. Taste is a bit disappointing, very thin body. A bit acidic, yeasty, sweet, ... but not even one flavour stands out. But nevertheless quite drinkable.There’s a lot of contrast between the great aroma and the disappointing flavour. (Bottle 33cl)

bottle with expiry date 2006, hazy yellow/beige colour with white head. Smell: very fruity, wood. Taste: very yeasty, fruity, apples, old carpet smell, oaky. Nice but not very special one!

Ultra lively golden straw yellow with a sudsy large moderately dissipating white head. Aroma of toasted malt, apple, fruit and light yeast. Taste of fruit, alcohol, malt and mild spicy yeast. Palate is lively and it’s a bit sticky. Not a huge fan of Belgian blondes as they tend to be a bit ho-hum and not as complex as every other Belgian style.

nose of huge citrus and yeast with light phenols. flavor of sticky nearly overpowering yeast and plenty of fruits: orange, tangerine and nearly pineapple. heavy mouthfeel is very interesting. not overly boozy but you know its strong. a big and wonderful beer.

On tap at The HopLeaf, Chicago. Pouras an Amber orange. Aromas of yeast, spice, bananas & cloves. Sort of a Belgian hefe. Taste was yeasty, spicy, clovey. Pretty good

Amber with fair, creamy off-white head / Nose of sweet banana and spice / Medium to full body, sweet and malty with no discernable hopping, and with good finish / Flavors of banana, cherries, caramel, cinnamon and cloves / A tad cloying, but a good beer nonetheless.

330ml bottle (One Pint, Helsinki, Belgian Weeks 2009)
Rich gold, large spongy head. Apple and blackcurrant aroma, light and sour. Frothy carbonation - fizzes in the mouth and tingles the tongue. Sweet caramel and grainy body, a little bit of roast, and some husks too. Some cleaning fluid appears in the aroma when the yeast is added. It softens the taste a bit. Rather uninspiring, but certainly not unpleasant. Covers 8% quite well.

Pours a cloudy blonde color with a thin white head. The aroma is a bit citric, there’s also yeast and spices. Average flavor of yeast and spices, there’s also a liitle something that feels unpleasant.