Brugs Tarwebier

Brewed by Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Jumet, Belgium

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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I think this has a rather light taste,little lemon,litte salt and the taste disappears very quick hmmm...not my kind of beer

Bottled. Bought in France as "Brugs, Blanche de Bruges", but Tarwebier also appears on the label. According to Tim Webb's book, this is brewed by Palm, not Gouden Boom and also by Alken Maes in France. However, my bottle said Brasseries Kronenbourg in microscopic print and, sure enough, if you look at the Kronenbourg website, it appears there, so I guess Kronenbourg has taken over the brand and may be brewing at least some of it in France. I also noteiced that my bottle was 4.8%, rather than 5%. Looks like someone has been monkeying around with the recipe and (unless this was a duff bottle, which I will test as I have 5 left in the six-pack) messed it up. The appearance is cloudy pale yellow as it should be, but everything is downhill from there. Poured very flat and lifeless. Smells and tastes of weak lemon barley water and very dull on the palate. No more prickle than you would get in a Beaujolais Nouveau. Thin mouthfeel and nondescript finish. Pretty poor stuff, but drinkable (just).

Yellow, small head. Weak wheat and citrus aroma. Watery, with faint notes of citrus. Thin and really no good.

I tried the Brugs blanche but ratings for that beer are not stored. I tried it with lemon, it was too much. There was not foam at all. Very clear, not sparkling. not very tasting.

bottle@bar: light straw coloured, the head didn’t last long, no real carbonation, tastes like wheat juice, simply gross & weird, some minor yeast, hint of old lemon, really light & watery, cheap, crappy wheat juice

A basic white beer. Very yellow and cloudy colour with a limited head that dissipates extremely fast. Citrus aroma on a quite sour flavour. Very fizzy and watery body. Not a lot of aftertaste. A beer that could be drunk with a dessert or a sweet course. Feels good with dark bread too.

Conta come una delle peggiori blanche assaggiate; nei pressi dell’Accademia Militare di Parigi, in un ristorante grazioso, volevo accompagnarla con un piatto di salmone ma ho finito per bere acqua, evitando di rovinare l’ottima portata. Disgustosa blanche che sa d’aceto e di fango

A very ugly beer. Looks like lemon juice with foam. Very thin and watery, but with some interesting notes of clove.