Bruegel Amber Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Has a cloudy appearance with particles floating around in it. Very nice flavour, Slightly bitter. Creamy head. Very nice

This is a fine looking beer. Dark red with a lite tan head that just keeps on growing! The aroma is bitter and sweet. This beer bubbles like a bottle of champane. I didn't like the first taste I had of this stuff but the second and third were much better.

Bottle. I liked it and would drink it again. A little watery, highly carbonated, very drinkable with a light malt aftertaste. A simple beer, but enjoyable.

As unappealing as it may sound, this beer actually has the flavor of brandy in it-but it must be tasted fresh to appreciate how it works out. When new, it is a very refreshing ale with the oddness of flavors in there, but still a sustaining light ale flavor. Because of its alcohol content it really does not age well.. and I have had bottles of this which had not aged well, they tasted quite bad which probably accounts for this ale’s low rating. A very worthy ale if you’re able to get it fresh or at the source, though.

First pour was entirely a large-bubbled, mostly white head. Eventually revealed was a thick, auburn body with particles in suspension below a tight, retaining head. Weak aromas to start... milky malts, progressing to a nice, earthy caramel when warmer. Lemony-flavor to start, proceding to salty bitter, but held together with a hearty, malt fullness. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture and a spicy finish.

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Drank in a tulip. Nice head, red / brown hazy poor. Aromas of an old basement, oranges, old oak... these aromas reminds me a little of the Duchesse de Brougogne but not as potent. Very floral hoppy aroma with added apples and raspberries. Flavors of wood a little sweet caramel and coriander. Bitter rubarb feel. Missing a little alcohol, creamy finish, well balanced. Very good overall.

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.

Very nice flavour, pours a light amber colour, I would give this one a taste again. recommened