Abbaye de Forest

Brewed by Brasserie de Silly
Style: Belgian Ale
Silly, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draught @ 9th Belgian Beer Weekend, Brussels. Unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, fruit, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (020907)

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a huge fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of yeast and a touch of spices. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of yeast, spices, and citrus, leading to a dry finish.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr/Ungstrup. Hazy, pale golden with a tall, dense, white head. Aroma of fruit and yeast. Medium-bodied with lightly sweet fruit - also some overripe fruit - and a whiff of yeast. Dry finish. 120108

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a collapsing white head. Mild wheaty and vague spiced aroma. Dry malty flavoured with a mild yeasty spice note. Quite dry finish with a lingering belgian yeast note.

UPDATED: FEB 11, 2008 Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Clear bright golden, average head. Concentrated citric nose with plenty of physalis. Sweet with clean mouthfeel, some crackers and dust. Drier, somewat empty finish.No bitterness. After the lovely aroma it sort of dies.

Bottled. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a huge white head. Aroma is quite spicy, slightly alcoholic and some yeast and fruits also. Also some slight sugary sweet notes. Flavour is bigtime fruits, spices and some yeast. Mild acidicness, and leaves a dry palate. Pleasantly balanced and quite easy to drink.

Draught, 6.5% at ZBF08. Hazy yellow colour. Nice big, creamy white head. Mild flavour, a little anisy spice. Quite drinkable.

[Bottle @ Papsoe] Hazy pale golden. Sweet aroma with yeast and fruity notes. Same for the flavor with prickeling alcohol and a dry finnish..