Cezarken

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Belgian Ale
Ichtegem, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Light amber beer with slight greenish shine; huge yellow head, dense, collapsing and leaving lace. Initial powerful vanilla-like smell, touch woody and some solvent; then a nose as from grapefruit, and lots of citrussy hops. Bitter taste, but more than just hops. Also some roasted malts and burnt caramel (this characteristic was there already in the original Crombe version - the Strubbe seems more and better hopped). There is a slight-sourish, citrussy component, as much part of the taste as from the mouthfeel. Light bodied. Surprisingly well-hopped, and the grapefruit touch makes me wonder whether these might be American hops... Again! I seem to like the Strubbe version better than the Crombe. I’ll have to try the "Strubbe" kriek after all.

Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear dark orange color,medium sized white head. Smell malts, little bit spicy. Taste malts, spices, yeast and a little bit weird aftertaste. Firm carbonation, low body.

Hazy amber with a medium off white head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, caramel and overripe fruits. Flavour was sweet with with toasted malt, caramel and overripe fruits. slightly oxydized. Finished sweet.

33cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Clear amber, big frothing huge head. Once I’d got rid of the carbonation so that I could drink it. It had a hop aroma on the foam. Decent standard blond ale with some good hop some hay, some ok pale malts, not too yeasty. Drinkable enough.

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Bottle. Cloudy amber coloured with a huge white head. Fruity aroma of caramel and brewmash. Sweet flavour of fruits and spices with notes of yeast and hops. Hoppy and spicy finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Mild spiced and malty aroma. Mild yeasty and spiced initial flavoured. Light bitter and spiced yeasty flavoured. Ends slight phenolic. and vague spiced.

Old bottle, brewed by Browerij Crombe in Zottegem, 1995. Interesting spicy, slightly candied and sweet, Definitely has character.

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink, balanced, hazy, small head, nice brew

Bottle @ Maria tasting. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, malt, caramel. Flavour is sweet, dried fruits, yeast, caramel, fruit. Medium body. OK beer.

Bottle, thx to fonefan. Clear, amber pour with a dense, beige head on top. Vegetable stock, quite umami-ish, meat and a quite fruityness in the aroma. Sweetness, stock and fruityness in the flavor, meaty umami as well. Medium sweetish mouthfeel. A strange one, boring in a way, but with an interesting twist. (080412)