Bruegel Amber Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle rating. Golden in color, thin white head. Aroma is a little offensive, diacetyl, buttery, combined with a medicinal quality. However, I don’t get that in the taste luckily. But, there isn’t a lot of flavor other than soapy and a slight belgianesque type carbonation. Pretty thin, but I wasn’t expecting much.

Golden brown in color with a thin head. Not the greatest-looking beer in the glass. Aromas just like dulce de leche. Lots of caramel on the nose and the palate. Slightly sweet throughout. Plenty of caramel on the finish. Creamy for an amber ale, with gentle carbonation and delicate mixtures of flavors. Not altogether bad, but definitely outside the box. Points for inventiveness -- it works.

Cloudy muddy brown color with a tiny ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass. Minimal aroma of dates and some dough. Flavor is very understated and almost water-like, just a bit of tart fruit then an empty palate. Slightly astringent. Medium bodied with decent carbonation. An odd little beer to say the least.

Aroma of spice, tea leaves, and sweet malts. Amber-orange in color, thin head. Medium bodied, bittering hops balanced well by the bready malts. Not bad.

Pours clear amber with a thick foamy head, lot’s of effervescence. Nose is estery and a bit sour. Flavors of spice and orange peels. Mouthfeel is much like champagne, lots of acerbic carbonation.

Nice amber/orange color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of malt, yeast, & subtle fruit; Flavor of malt, yeast, some caramel, light fruit, and spice; Finish is slight bitter and tart; Overall, the palate is a little thin - but still a decent brew.

11.2 oz. / 330 ml. brown Belgian stubbie bottle. Cryptic date code on the back label, and that’s about it for a freshness date. Part of a Belgian six pack sampler I got at Rips. Poured out a dark caramel color, with a decent, but short lived white head. The head slid back to a decent matting of lacing floating on top of the beer. Thick aromas of malts along with the spicy Belgian yeast makes for a delicious experience. This is a decent beer, even though the ABV is lower than it’s bigger brothers. The tastes are definitely there, and leave you wanting more. More than decent in my book. Try some for yourself.

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.