Bruegel Amber Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Small white head. Chestnut brown body with intense carbonation. Light sweetish caramel and paper aroma. Taste is light sweet paper and caramel. Tobaccoish aftertaste. Carbonation in mouth. Decent, but boring. (0.33l bottle.)

Bottle Malty sweet aroma, and it tastes malty sweet, too. Some caramel. Watery and boring.

Bottle. Deep red amber, quite clear, smallish head. Neutral sweet and burnt aromas. Burnt caramel flavours, rather sweet. Lightish body. A disappointment from Van Steenberge.

I really don’t know what to make of this. The sourness almost smacks me of a lambic but the rest of it consists of a wet palate and way too much carbonation. The aroma isn’t bad but has a downside-sour apples dipped in paint?

Bottle; Nose of caramel and a tomatoy berry note (like a weak V-8 hint); hazy light brown with a medium beige head; flavor was coardboardy, must be an old bottle, with some caramel and spices.

Bottle: A true amber colored pour with a slightly off-white head which poured a bit thin, but lasted longer than expected. Smell is toasted marshmallow, which can be broken down into toasted and sugar or maybe sweet white bread. Butter or toffee also. Body is a creamy with a very soft carbonation. If I were to walk into a bar and ask for a beer and be handed this I would be absolutely satisfied, but in general it did not really develop enough or have the complexity to push it higher.

Dark reddish pour. Unfiltered look. Bubbly head. Herby gritty scent, a nice change from the usual sweet double and tripple scent. Very odd flavour. Somewhat ’Savoury’. A bit of sweetness. A tart blackberry like aftertaste. The more I drink the more distinct the taste becomes.

Aromas of caramel malt and fruit. Brilliant coppery color with a slight beige head that tries to lace. Light plummy flavor, followed by a sour component, and finishes slightly bitter and semi-dry. A really pleasant drink.