Brugse Bok

Brewed by Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan
Style: Belgian Ale
Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a hazy orangey brown with tiny impurities and a beige head. Spicy, perfumy aroma - some banana. Solid body, dried fruit and brown sugar. A little excessive carbonation. Dry and ashy finish. 241009

May 2010: Brown 33cl bottle, poured into a fluted 30cl ’Paderborner Goldpilsner’ glass. I don’t have a Zot glass, the substitute is the closest in design I have. A dark tanned head sat on top of deep reddish brown body. A retension of the head rarely seen on Bock beers, was very impressive. Sweet caramel and molassas hit your nose, then as the beer warms the smell turns more malty and beery. Malt dominates the taste, sweet maltloaf without it sticking to your teeth, fairly thin bodied for a Bock, but certainly not watery. A beer produced for Brugge tourists more than Belgian beer lovers, this wouldn’t win any awards but is OK if you haven’t had a Bock before.

Bottle 33 cl from Le Grain d’Orge - Crissier (CH). Deep red beer with a nice ochre head sticking, strong crackling. Malted aromas, stone fruits, toffy, slight DMS. To the taste it is soft, weaved by acidity, with roasted, caramel, and notes of plum compote, toffee, fruit syrup. Finale gentle bitter wrapped by acidity. Bock with gruit.

After the beer was served in the glass there was found a lasting quantity wall adhesive light brown foam collar which was fine and even of structure. The beer also contained much carbonic acid in the glass. The beer has a clear brown and a sweet taste. The after tast of the beer is hoppy bitter with a caramel touch . This beer smells to roasted malt.

UPDATED: JAN 9, 2012 31/12/2011 33cl bottle @ De Heeren van Liedekercke - BBE: 8/ 2013 (2011-745)

Little cloudy reddish brown beer, light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: some caramel, flowers, spices star anise. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some caramel, sour fruits, touch of mocha, tart appel, overripe fruits (plums), spices, liquorish. Aftertaste: mocha, some caramel. I would not call it a bok, but it’s pretty ok.

Brown coloured beer with small white head and only few carbonation. Malty yeasty aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is hoppy sweet with bitter hints.

Bottled. Brown coloured beer with some little carbonation and a small white head. Herby light malty hinted aroma. Full palate. Finish is malty and spicy touched. Ok bokbier.

dark brown coloured body with a off white head a spicy malty herby aroma a spicy malty herby fruity caramel taste with a herby bitter finish

2011 - 11 - 06 330ml bottle. lightbrown amber colour. medium creme head. skunky smell. roasty fruity aroma. sweet bitter taste.

Has a malty aroma. Wasn’t too enthusiastic about it, overall slightly watery and a bore.

Served on tap... Aroma has some cork and oak. Thin texture. Has a mild bittersweet flavour and a metallic finish. Rather bland.