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Barbar Belgian Honey Ale

Barbar Belgian Honey Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
79
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3903.36/5.03.35/5.08%54.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
This wheat ale includes natural honey for a smooth taste.
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 bedainedebiere (274), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
May 14, 2009  
2 versions are available in Quebec’s imaginary country. PART 1: The Lefebvre version. Bought with 7 other Lefebvre beers in a package sold 26,95$ at SAQ. 33cl bottle. Sweet and spicy aroma, a lot of spices in the taste, honey sweetness comes in second, still perceptible in the after-taste. Reminded me of Unibroue 2004, only in a much crappy version, with a lot more damn coriander. The rating is for this original version. PART 2: The RJ version, which I had immediately after the previous one. 3,79$ for a 660ml bottle. Color is less translucid. Honestly, at the place I bought it, it might be a few years old... Aroma is less sweet, more spicy (damn it), getting almost displeasing. Wo! It is a very different taste, dryer, hoppier, fruitier and spicier than the european imported version. Everything seems more intense, here, except for the sweetness, which is a good thing. In fact, there is here only notes of honey, not an aggressive domination. More complex than the other, I definitely believe it was aged (probably in a refrigerator...). Very tongue-tingling. I might re-rate with a recent brew but this is a surprise after the deception of the first one. 5-4-8-3-15


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 5, 2009  
A bottle tasted at Kaisla. White head. Pale hey coloured. Sweet taste with mild hoppiness. Average carbonation. Slight sourness. Some toffee in the taste.


 Ryan82SM (231), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
May 3, 2009  
Honey and some coriander scents. Medium carbonated head with a golden body. Honey, orange peel and coriander were the main flavors. Palate was shortly lively, mostly creamy. Aiight.


 cfrancis (293), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/512/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Honey in nose and malt. This was brewed by Brasseurs RJ in Quebec. I found the taste of alcohol overpowering and drowned out a lot of the taste and palate from the sharpness of the taste. I hope this isn’t the same with the original.


 sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 20, 2009  
Bottle. Poured gold and bubbly with a moussy head. Aromas of honey, flowers, cereal, wheat, and orange muffins with a slight caramel note. Very prominent honey and citrus flavors in a wheaty off-sweet cereal malt base, with some herbal and yogurt essences. A bit sweet for my taste, but OK.


 evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 18, 2009  
Bottle, Golden Belgian ale with a creamy white head. Very,very, sweet, obvious honey taste, with banana and toffee. Sticky, quite enjoyable. This beer seems sweeter than I remember. Decent enough brew though.


 hayduke (1621), Eureka, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 8, 2009  
From a bottle this pored clear gold, with white head, and light lacing. Nose of caramel malts and honey. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of sweet malts and some floral hops mixed with the honey. Lot of honey beer do not show the honey. This one does and is enjoyable.


 beerlady (443), lucerne, Switzerland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 7, 2009  
bottle from allen dark red beer with an offwhite head smells malty, bittersweet, of some dried pears, some honey, tasts malty, bittersweet, some honey and sweet toffees aftertaste is bittersweet and hidden flowers



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