Campus

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

draft @ Delirium Hoppy Loft \ sampled \ Got this one from an American, beergeek tourist living in Turkey and whose name I cannot recall anymore \ He hated this so much that he tried to exchange this and when he couldn’t he just gave it back and asked for something else, I suggested him Struise Cuvée Delphine by a small Belgian brewery of whom he had never heard of before, I hope that, that one was somewhat better \ He tried to stop me when I wanted to try it but the beer ticker in me has always been stronger than common sense and he pleads didn’t stop me \ It was a slightly hazy orange with a thin white head \ Smells mostly sweet with decent amount of sweet yeast and some malt, I am also getting some caramel, so far from stellar but nowhere near as bad as I feared \ Taste started out with grains mixed in with malts, plenty of caramel before the candy sweetness kicks in which leads into an iron, sweet cornflakes finish as well as some sweet fruits, some definite sugar \ Body is medium and confidently carbonated \ Bottom line this is far from good but for a crappy macro this is good even (it is sold in line with the same intentions as Floris Kriek at the Delirium Hoppy Loft – it is hard to form any other opinion of this one but as a s crappy mainstream beer)

Hazy dark orange with lots of yeast. Smells candy sweet and (Dutch:) Roze kermis zoetstok. Tastes like a hefe weizen, too sweet. No carbo at all, medium body.

Bottle @ home, shared with DutchDrebus. Hazy dark orange, small off-white head. Lots of yeast particals in it. Smell malts and like an amber beer. Medium body and carbo.

Bouteille de 33cl. Couleur ambrée, mousse moyenne de tenue moyenne. Pas très engageant visuellement avec toutes ces particules en suspension. Coté arôme, un aspect légèrement caramélisé mais c’est vraiment très plat... Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert.

head: thin, white
colour: unclear apple juice
smell: sour/sweet malts, peares, sweet, barley, yeast
taste: sweet malty start , dry texture , yeasty , some irony taste, end is fruity and earthy , not bad but nothing special either ...

33 cL bottle. A subtle and fairly tastey ale, and it hides the alcohol content well. A hint of caramel. This is enjoyable, but doens’t leave a lasting memory. Well worth a try if you see it about.

330 ml bottle a amber colored beer with a tiny white head aroma malts caramel some fruits and spices taste malts fruits caramel and spices

Bottled, 330ml from Beers of Europe, Norfolk. Gold with slight head and big thick floaters. Quite fizzed in the body but flat on the palate, lots of floaters, yeasty with touches of soggy cardboard. Some sweet, slightly burnt caramel notes then just hints of fruitiness. Not the best of Belgian Ales.