Barbar Belgian Honey Ale

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

Bottle, shared w. Tim & Jacob. Thanks Tim! Slightly hazy gold, white head. nose is floral orange & peach, honey, a little alcohol & clay. Flavor is nice caramel maltiness, honey, fruits, toffee, spices. A bit too bitter (spicing) in the finish w. noticable alcohol.

Bottle poured a clear gold with a small lasting white head. Aromas of honey, coriander, wheat and light citrus. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of orange zest, coriander, honey and light yeast with a smooth spiced finish.

Pours a hazy golden color with a nice white head... Aroma of honey... Sweet tastes of honey and malts.... Mildly hoppy, carbonated... A bit too sweet, interesting, but not interesting enough to try again...

Pours haze gold color with a thin light yellow head. Aromas are honey sweet malts. Taste is bitter sweet and honey lemon, but not too sweet.

Bouteille de 33 cl. Arômes de malt sucré présentant une légère touche de houblon floral. Robe dorée, peu de mousse et effervescence à grosses bulles. Plutôt ronde en bouche, un malt sucré est accompagné d’une touche mielleuse et d’une légère présence de levure. Finale très sucrée où pointe une note d’alcool. Cette bière gagnerait à être un peu moins sucrée.

Bière des brasseurs RJ en format de 660ml. Dégusté dans un verre trappiste de chimay. De couleur orangé trouble avec gros dépôt de levure. Odeur de miel, caramel, levure et gingembre. Un goût de miel, de caramel et de citron. La seul chose que je peux dire c’est quand se moment je suis heureux de dégusté cette bière, elle est agréable et très simple. Une bonne rondeur en bouche et le sucré naturel du miel, jadore!

Barbar: Peculiar name. Weirdly sweet tripel aroma, nearly plastic. Just enough sediment to make it cloudy; somewhat between a cloudy hefe and a pale lager. Thin half inch creamy white alabaster head. Fairly strong initial taste bud hit. Probably tastes around 8% as stated. When I saw on the label it was brewed with spices, coriander and orange peel, I thought of a wheat beer. One sip lets you know this is not a typical wheat beer. Strong ale fer sure, possibly even a tripel, an American tripel that is. I never saw this before and now I see there are a half dozen kinds of barbar. In case you didn’t know, Barbar is said to be based on the old Viking alcoholic beverage called Mid. No data is easily retrieved about mid, tho if its viking, and an alky drink; guess what? Although the recipe for this beer is a closely kept secret of Lefebvre, and the origins of this beverage, as stated by Lefebvre, are from an old family recipe. Originating from a Viking beverage may also be the reason for calling this brand "Barbar" (like barbarian) and putting a female barbarian drawing as a logo. I find the beer just a typical strong Belgie, tripel or not. Has the attributes of many a Belgie and its not too bad going down. Finish is tripel like a Belgie fer sure but now I know why its in the strong Belgie ale style. S6L3F2T4O9

11.2oz bottle. Sampled most recently on 12/31/08 at Tria Washington Square West. Best by 2010/10/09. Pours translucent yellowish gold, capped with a big white head. Aroma is very sweet, with notes of apricot, peach, honey, and coriander. Flavor is not as sweet as the aroma, with apricot and peach nectar, white pepper, yeast, and herbs. Spritzy mouthfeel. Not bad