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Brugse Zot

Percentile
57
overall
Brewed by Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan
Style: Belgian Ale

Brugge, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3133.12/5.03.11/5.06%51.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Bottle; Unfiltered.
In 2005 Xavier Vanneste, son of Mrs Véronique Maes, renovated and restarted the old brewery which had been in the family since 1856. He launched Brugse Zot, a new beer with a unique recipe. Today Brugse Zot is the only beer brewed in Bruges’ town centre!
The people of Bruges are known as "Brugse Zotten" (Bruges Fools), also known as "Brugse Jonckers"
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 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/514/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Pours a darker golden color with a white head. Aroma is of floral notes, citrus, lemon, sweet malts, and yeast. Flavor is a little light with citrus and lemon up front that give way to the sweet malts and yeast. Not very much of a lingering flavor. Not really that great. Dissapointed in this brew especially for the price.


 Sammy (3979), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/55/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Source: The Belgian Shop. Expirey 2009. Immediate horse blanket that of course overwhelms taste. Lots of creamy foam, and some sweet yeast. Nothing exceptional, in fact one of the few Belgians I would not recommend.


Wolfenstein (96), Sarasota, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2007  
On draft at the brewery in Brugge. Golden, delicious, refreshing and malty.


 kkearn (999), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 27, 2007  
Bottle, at Zot Restaurant, Philadelphia. golden amber, with a moderate sized off-white head that declined fairly quickly. Aroma of wheat, yeast, and citrus. Nicely balanced flavor; yeast, herbs, anise, citrus, malt and floral flavors complement each other very well. tasty and refreshing.


 TheGrandMaster (1857), Auckland, New Zealand
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Bottle, a clear amber with a large foamy white head. A light aroma, a bit sour. Some malt characters, but quite astringent, smoothness in the dry finish.


 SledgeJr (2960), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/513/20
Jun 23, 2007  
In the 330 mL bottle from John’s Grocery. Pours a dark golden amber color with an enormous number of floating yeast colonies moving perpetually up and down with the egress of the carbonation bubbles. The off-white colored boisterous head is barely contained within the tulip glass. The aroma is a bit mystifying to me: I can’t quite get any subtle scents other than a toffee-like and medicinal aroma underneath all the yeast. The flavor would benefit from less carbonation that pushes the beer in your mouth much like a bromoseltzer. You can tell that it has the right malt intensity, but it just has trouble finding its place with the carbonics.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 22, 2007  
330mL, best by Feb 09. Golden-colored with quarter-inch yeast chunks motoring about, and a humongous head that settles to a lasting foam ring. Aroma is honey, malt, grapes, apples and alcohol. Flavor is bubblegum and malt on front with an undercurrent of dry tingly hops and yeast. Finish brings in the dryish fruit and alcohol notes. Palate is light-medium and tingly. The alcohol seems pretty noticeable for 6% and I usually don’t like that, but it seems to provide some nice flavor balancing for this beer.


 jimhilt (1674), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Jun 21, 2007  
Pours a five-finger+ white pillowy head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Murky cloudy amber color with a lot of chunky bits. Slight spicy/grapefruit nose. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is spicy and slightly sour. Clean finish. $4.39 for a 330ml bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.



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