Bruegel Amber Ale

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Light amber in color with small off-white head and minimal lace. Aromas of cereal, floral hops and some yeast. Taste is slightly sweet up front with a light hoppy finish. Carbonation is good, but body a little to light.

11.2 ounce bottle. Pours a clear light amber with an average biege head. Aroma of caramel, malt, yeast, fruit and spices. Taste is similar with a hint of coffee. Interesting.

Poured into a snifter a light amber like color. It poured a small head. The aroma was very attractive and smooth. There were some floral notes, with a nice hop spicing and some carmel. It was sweet on taste but was a bit light for my liking in an amber. A good beer but not great.

Clear amber with a generous head and nice lace. Yeast and toasted malt aromas. Malt sweetness up front, with yeast, butter and gentle grassy hops notes. Medium body, lots of carbonation, slightly watery mouthfeel, and a yeasty/malty finish.

Coppery color with a light tan or off-white head. A bit malty at first with a nuttiness in the flavor as well. A hint of hops bitterness in the finish.

11.2oz bottle in a Trappist glass. Pours amber with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of Belgian spicy yeast, candy sugar, floral hops, and hints of caramel and light fruit. Flavor pretty good, but could have more. Average texture. A pretty good beer.

The beer pours amber-yellow with a dim haziness and a fluffy, half-inch head that never goes away. The aroma is of sweet malts and very buttery and yeasty. Any hops are not entirely evident but there is a crispness associated with a vague hop character. The body is medium to bold and somewhat carbonated. The taste is both bitter and buttery and unique in this fashion. I found it to be a likeable beer.

Amber colour, off white head. Aroma of caramel and malts. Flavour sweet, caramel, malts. Rather thin. Not the most impressive beer I’ve ever tasted. (Rating of an aging bottle, 33cL, BBefore 29 July 2011)

Light amber, gold when illuminated. white head. Aroma is sweet, like honey, with some light interesting notes of licorice/spice. Flavor is mild up front with a very grassy finish. Only light yeast flavor. Light bodied, fairly dry. A somewhat boring Belgian session ale.

Pours clear copper with a quickly dissipating moderate off-white head. Aroma of nuts, toast, caramel and a bit of yeast. The flavor is sweet and bready malt, and not that great. Light hop bitterness. Medium bodied, but somehow watery seeming. I’m glad this is just one of a variety pack.