Barbar Belgian Honey Ale

Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium

Tasted on draught at a lovely two-levelled bar up from Cambrinus in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Have photos of our messy night but can’t for the life of me remember the name of the bar.
Into its own frosted mug. Apparently bright, deep gold body with a lasting, thin, creamy pad of white that laced well. Honey nose, woody, floral and sweet but with evident alcohol spice to keep it grounded. Sweet but controlled honey and toffee flavours in the mouth with a peppery, slightly warming back end that rolls down with such alarming ease. Dries out slightly in the aft. Body is like liquefied honey honestly, the carbonation offering just a gentle fizz. Soft fruit tones begin to show like lemons and orange-peel giving it a gentle bitter, sour bite and manages to stop it becoming cloying. Alcohol shows and aids in warming up the swallow. This helped as when I was knocking back these Rotterdam suffered a freak weather change and the wind and rain made for a blistering cold snap. I really liked this. It plain and simple worked, had a lovely refreshing and yet heavy handed presence and went down a treat. Cheers!!!

snuck outta a beer bar in amsterdam..its illegal u know...Has a sweet pleasant sexy smell...medium golden sum haze appearance..great lacing...VerY DeliCouS...honey (good shit) apple taste...this is supreme...alcohol is wearing glasses and a trenchcoat,damn spy like...sweet subtle ..mickey!...i like this brew.

Bottle. Clear golden color with a longlasting white head. Sweet yeasty malty, spicy honey aroma. Sweet malty honey flavor with some hints of yeast. Aftertaste is malty.

Golden coloured brew. Nice aroma, sweet, honey. Yeasty taste with a honey touch. Very enjoyable!

Bottle. Clear golden colour with a longlasting white head. Sweet yeasty malty, spicy honey aroma. Sweet malty honey flavor with some hints of yeast. Has a malty aftertaste.

Biggish white head over deep golden body with a little carbonation. Deep, sweet malty honey aroma with spice notes and some alcohol, as well as a little yeast and bread. Deep, intense sweet bready honeyish taste with yeast notes and some alcohol heat. A touch of dry licorice in the aftertaste. Some fruitiness. Excellent! A really good beer. (0.33l bottle.)

(33 cl bollte at The Rover, Aug 25) A bit shady golden color, huge lasting white head. Sweet scent, also a bit of alcohol, fruity as well. Malty and a bit sweet flavor, also some alcohol here. Normal mouth feel and medium bitterness. I remember this beer as being better, more sweetness and no alcohol noticable. I know that The Rover currently have a lot of stored Belgian beers, can it be that this one doesn’t age well (in my opinion)? It’s been a while since I had it before this, but I know that I would have put a higher rating on it the last time. Perhaps I’ll be back once I find a fresh bottle and see if this is the case, or if my taste for this beer has changed.

Bottle at The Rake pub, London. Light golden colour with no head. Tastes of honey and sour oranges, as printed on the label. A little pepper, apricot and tart fruits. Mild carbonation and a thick body. Very similar to the French beer Colvert which I tried at the same time, was hard to tell them apart. A pleasant second beer.