Bockor Bellegems Bruin

Brewed by Bockor
Style: Sour Ale
Bellegem, Belgium

On tap at the White Horse, Belgian Festival, 30th Aug 09. Ruby brown looks, no head. Sour plum and grape aroma. Similar flavour - lots of fruitiness, a bit of sour. Medium weight. A good example of the style.

Bottled. Aroma red fruits, red currants, hint of marzipan. Clear, dark red coloured beer with a lasting, medium, off-white head. The taste is sweet, sour, quite fruity (lots of red berries). Some sweet caramel maltiness in the back ground. Finishes more dry and sour. Just a little tart. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Balance is just a bit off.

On tap at White Horse Parson’s Green. Excellent old ale. Sour, good fruit and a hint of sourness on the finish. Most people were pleasantly surprised by this and impressed.

Bottle 0,25ltr: Dark brown sour brew, with some fruity taste and well balanced bitter finish, and the sour is also well balanced.

Bottle from Bierkoning. Dark red body with sticky head. Sour and slightly sweet nose. Taste of cassis, dark fruits, sugar. Bitter aftertaste. Totally not my thing at all. Okay but just too sour for my taste.

Tap at the white horse beer belgian beer festival. Alround rating: Acidic, woody, touch of buttery malt, bit of caramel, raisin fruits, very clean and crisp and refreshing and massivly drinkable.

Bottle, 5.5%. Sourish aroma, slightly metallic but not unpleasant. Clear brown colour. Small off-white head. The flavour is OK citric, has some fruity citrus. Sweetish at first, but slightly dry in the finish.

Bottle @ Brasserie Erasmus, Brügge.
Pours a pretty, redish black with a small, creamy, beige film head. Aroma has plums, raspberries, caramel and sweet roasted malts. Highish carbonation, somewhat underwhelming mouthfeel. Flavour is softly tart, some raisins and plums with soft roasted malts. Quite elegant, but not particularly interesting.