Bink Bloesem

Brewed by Brouwerij Kerkom
Style: Belgian Ale
Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Very hazy dark brown, reddish shine; irregular yellow-brown head, slim but stable. Dark malts, dark candi sugar, flowery and more specific almonds. Surprising first impression of quite bitter (roasted malt bitter), then malt sweetness. Bitterness remains however, getting notes of black chocolate and of hops, eventually. (Strange, I seem to recall this beer as much sweeter, maybe I drank it warmer) I get the honey retronasal, though subdued - not the pears. Finish is ever so slightly sourish, in a fruity way. No more almondy flavours. Well-bodied. The finish/aftertaste make it surprisingly refreshing. Though well-bodied, you'ld never guess the 7.1 % ABV. I like it. "Belgian ale" is a nice way of avoiding classifying. That out-of-class touch is a mark of quality. (IMO it is a fruity version of abbey dubbel, nà)

On draught at Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Pours a beautiful dark amber colour with a thick beige head that dies down to a thin cap. Aroma of honey, cherries, elderflower, lemon, caramel and alcohol. Similar flavours with moderate carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. Not bad, just a little sweet, with a light cherry cough syrup character to finish.

330ml bottle. Pours a deep amber, with a beige head. The aroma is quite fruity, estery, with malty notes, carael, toffee, honey, something spicy. Semi-sweet, medium body and bitterness, balanced CO2. Spicy taste, honey, malt hops, chocolate, caramel, yeast. Gets a bit cloying after a while. (2012-02-28)

On draft at Chez Moeder Fontainas in Brussels, part of Brussels Beer Tour. Nice, refreshing unique spring seasonal. Fruity, airy, not overpowering in any one sense. Nice color. An interesting brew.

Clear orange to dark amber pour very thin rin of off white head low carbonation .... aroma of honey, sweet caramel malts, syrup, pear and some alcohol .... taste is of pear, honey, syrup, sweet malts and some dark fruity yeast with a light bitter hop bite thats comes out more as it warms ....... mouthfeel is clean and dry... light notes of abv on the backend

Tap in Moeder Fontainas. This poured a brown/amber colour with a ruddy tint. It is a sweet dark ale, with taste of malt, spice and a bit of booze. Not too cloying though. When I drank it had no idea of the ingredients - I hear the honey, don’t quite get the pear. Still good though!

33 cl bottle @ Le Poechenellekelder.
Rated on 20100718.
Pours amber color with small head. Aroma of fruits, caramel and malts. Flavor of fruits, spice notes, caramel malts and some yeast.

33cl bottle. Amber with red hints and with small white head. Aroma has notes of fruits (pears, apples), flowers, malts. Taste is sweet. Honey, caramel, fruits, yeasty.

Must have been skunked. This smells like my grandmas purse. Old skanky and full of hoppy pines ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Had this at Max’s belgian beer fest. As per their tradition, the beer was misspelled on their menu. They had it as "bloesom" not "bloesem". Anywhos this was tasty. I picked it due to the inclusion of pears which I had not had in a beer before. The beer was a bit fruity, but the fruityness was very subtle. Well done!

Honey and caramel nose, subtly buttery in a good way. shimmering amber, headless. alcohol is noticeable. Honey or candi flavor, hay. the strikes me as a Belgian beer trying to emulate a British bitter. It’s a nice idea and I enjoy it.