Aubel Apple Ale

Formerly brewed at Aubel
Style: Fruit Beer
Aubel, Belgium

Serve in Flute

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I had this beer many years ago at one time when I was too lazy and stupid to write my thoughts. I will update this as soon as I get my hands on this beer again.

(Bottle 33 cl) Comes as "Biere d’Aubel". Aubel is apparently situated in the midst of Belgiums apple growing district, hence a natural - if somewhat unusual - ingredient here. Pale golden with a small white head. Wonderful fresh, fruity and very refined nose. Extremely complex and refined flavours on a dry, pleasant background. Dunno what I had expected, but this comes as a pleasant surprise. 100399

Not much of a fan of cider, I thought I would hate this (even though this is not a cider). Much to my surprise and delight, I found this to be quite delicious. Extremely smooth with a strong apple cider nose. Medium-bodied, with a fairly complex taste consisting of banana, toasted coconut, and nut undertones and a stronger apple flavor, with a roasty, malty character. Mild sweetness on par with a hefeweizen. Yummy!

At first I was expecting this to be cider-like. I was very surprised to find out that the apple flavor, while prevalent, was very subtle and smooth. It is less sweet and much better than cider, and I love cider.