Affligem Rouge

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Fruit Beer
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Flute

Draft. a pale red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of cherries and forest berries among them raspberries. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of raspberries combined with medium notes of bilberries, leading to a dry berry-like finish. A refreshing summer drink.

Bottled, thanks Bov! Hazy brownish amber, small head. Artificial strawberry aroma. Very sweet. Feels empty despite it’s considerable size, and with it’s sticky mouthfeel and complete lack of depth it has little to offer.

Bottled, thanks Bov. Reddish colour, small reddish beige head. Aroma is red berries and yeast. Flavour is quite much the same. Quite sour. Also mild wooden notes.

<i>Courtesy of Philippe (Bov), 5.2% ABV</i>
Hazy red color, small pink head. It has a bad smell of red fruits (strawberries?) and dirty hair. Common beer with a medium sweet syrup to give some fake fruitness, a bit too bitter at the end, and still the same feeling of dirt. Very bad.

deep ruby coloured ale, deep rich heavy malt, little blackcurrent, deep bitter linger.

slightly hazy reddish colour, solid and foamy bright pinkish head; aroma of strawberries and cheap vinegar; sweet and creamy mouthfeel; juicy and dusty sweetish finish of artificial red fruits and glucose - urgh! what a shame!

On tap at the Pianeta Birra, Rimini, Italy.
brewed specially for italian market. Pours a nice clear amber colour with firm pale beige head and fresh malty nose. The aroma is maly and slight hoppy with notes of caramel and fruit, but the end is short and quite weak. Pity, beginning was very promising.

Bottled. Pours out in a clear dark amber colour with a small creamy white head. Sugary aroma of strawberry jam. Sweet sappy flavour of strawberries. Sulphuric and cloyingly sweet jammy finish of Strawberries.