Achilles Serafijn Celtic Angel

Brewed by Microbrouwerij Achilles
Style: Belgian Ale
Heist op den Berg-Itegem, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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This beer was a very nice surprise. In the past I often drank Palm (a typical Belgian ale), but in recent times this drink was too strongly Heineken-ised (had got a neutral, rather sweetened taste) so I stopped drinking it. Celtic Angel brings back the original taste of the Palm-beer, a gentle touch of bitterness thanks to the rich hops.

UPDATED: APR 18, 2007 Not quite ruby red, not quite roasted pumpkin, but something in the middle would be the color. Very unique in appearance. Lively two finger head that left solid lacing throughout the drink. Aroma is classic begium ale. Sweet malts, yeast, apricot, and pear dominate with some slightly spicy undertones. I tend to stay away from belgium ales because they are too highly carbonated. This one is an exception. While the carbonation is high, you don’t get the tingle on the tongue or any gas from this one. Smooth in the mouth with a slightly bitter/acidic finish. This one beat my expectations.

Pours copper with a nice white persistent head. Smell is initially fruity before giving way to a grassy aroma. Tastes fruity with a doughy touch and some nice hoppy hints. Mouthfeel is thick. Finish is of wheat and springy meadows (wish I had a better way to describe this). Very nice!

From draft at the Karakter Beerfestival. A very nice and tastefoll beer. A good combination of sweetnes and bitterness.

Bottle: Poured an light orangey color ale with a big foamy head with some good retention and some lacing. Aroma of spices with some yeast characteristics and some nice Belgian malt. Taste is comprised of a mix between some Belgian malt with a nice hoppy finish. Body is above average with some great carbonation. Well done for the style.

Provided by argo0. Hazy light amber body with large yeast chunks and a small beige head. The nose is sweet and vinous with banana, prunes and toffee. The flavor is fairly dry with plums, toffee and cotton candy. Medium body is very soft with moderate, gentle carbonation. Nice.

My label looks nothing like the picture here, but the "commercial description" is the same, so it is definitely the right beer. Deep bronzey golden, almost more amber. Fruit and yeast aroma, mostly cooked bananas, also some honey biscuit notes. Toffee biscuit maltiness and fruity spiciness are the main flavours, a little yeast. Very drinkable.

750ml Bottle. Strong, creamy Bosc pear flesh, perfectly ripe and imbued delicious yeasty esters. Peppery and with sandalwood. Pours a paler shade of amber, with a soapy sparse tinted head. Flavor is a lilting pale fruits and light esters. Nice sugar character, with bits of brandy, oatmeal and caramel. Mingling between caramelization backed with nuttiness and the brighter more alive fruits. Airs of scotch, foamy brine, and muskmelon. Palate is explosive and heavily carbonated, which makes it bright and brings a dancing soft air quality to it. Eventually as this beer settles and breathes and becomes familiar it reveals the heavy Munich use, making it a bit of a Belgian Oktoberfest. If that makes sense. Really not a bad beer...Thanks Rudy for an awesome extra!

Slightly haze-ish orange-amber beer; very carbonated to huge amberish tinted head. Very perfumed nose - nearly aftershave-like (NO - it ain’t me), (roasted) malt, chaff, summer grain, a haystack - but also the maish dregs. Quite hoppy, but not bitter taste, European hops with malty underbuild, bit leafy flavours. Medium bodied, "cobwebs" as you say. After reflexion, this strange name seems to stand for Achilles’ amber try. Far from bad.

Bottled. Sampled at Delirium Café, Göteborg. Hazy amber colour. Sweetish malt nose, with an undefined estery touch. Medium, smooth body with light juniper notes and also lightly bitter. Alcohol was present.