Campus Gold

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Ale
Melle, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Quite aged sample, difficult to say if it’s already Huyghe or a Biertoren original - the brewery that launched this, and immediately went bankrupt for overinvestment Pale amber; very little bubbles for carbonation to small crème head. Oxidation nose, walnut, madeirisation, biscuit, liqueur. Very biscuity taste, cookie malt & again some liqueurish notes. Quite empty, in fact. Alcohol obvious, not burning, medium bodied, rather slick. The age seems - together with the fact that it made it into my cellar - to hint at Biertoren. The total emptiness, as well as the treacherous sticker "fast sale" speaks otherwise. I fear Huyghe after all.

Appearance: hazy apricot color, underneath a short, slight, though terrifically bubbly white head. Aroma, musty, sour, citric, a slice of lemon, and a drizzle of orange zest, yeasty, with a brilliant hoppy twist, almost champagne-like in effervescence. Taste: a blast, right-off of hopp-tude, but theareafter, the flavor is mild, though that blast returns with every subsequent sip. Flavor continues to be spicy, citric, and kicky, though light in body with a medium, uneventful finish. Despite certain disappointments, the flavor never lacks a recurring spicy tinge.

Hazy, golden. Fresh and herby with notes of citrus-aroma. Vinous with almond.

Golden color, white head. Aroms brings citrus and some grapefruit. Flavor is hoppy and spicy with touches of grapefruit.

Cloudy yellow color, medium white head. Aroma is hoppy, some yeast, citrus and apple. Dry hopped taste, slightly bitter and sweet. Dry palate.

Sweet, yasty and fruity (apple) aroma. Hazy, yellow coloured with a thin white head. Taste is a bit alcoholic, sweet, fruity (apple), perhaps some honey. More bitter towards the end. Very sparkling beer.

Bottle at The Hill, Birmingham. Not sure if this is labelled the same as the one I had but anyhow... Very smooth, yellow Belgian lager, which is pleasnt without ever being challenging or exciting. The flavour is of butter or cake mixture, and slides down the throat without hitting any tastebuds. Not particularly fizzy, or different from many other brews.

frothy, generically belgian stuff. sweet, yeasty, full and swillable. pretty much as expected

not bad, an easydrinkin belgian. pretty carbonated, caramelly and fruity, with plenty of coriander. bland and sweet though. i wonder if belgian university students are into this stuff. probably more like jupiler i guess.

yeast, fruits, alcohol in the aroma. Pours straw yellow, cloudy, head is thin and quickly dissipates. Fairly dry, but some sweetness and alcohol. Not a high-end Belgian but not bad.