De 7de Hemel Vorst

Brouwerij de 7de Hemel
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Sevenum, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 33cl.
Unclear medium amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to heavy spicy, clove, cinnamon, ginger. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy spicy bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081213]

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has strong notes of spices - star anise and cloves, as well as some notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and spices - especially star anise and cloves, leading to a dry spicy finish.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Spicy nose - a little ginger I believe with some phenols as well. Solid body, some fruit and caramel again with loads of gingery spiciness. Warming alcohol in the finish - quite some actually. 230310

33 cL bottle, Kerstbier Festival 2009. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a diminishing tan head. Aroma is spiced and light fruity. Spiced and dry malty flavoured, simple and classic. Spiced and caramelish finish, light sweet lasting impression.

Bottled. Deep golden colour, no head. Aroma is caramel, some fruits, yeast and ginger. Flavour is caramel, sour wood, ginger and mild rooty and earthy notes.

Bottle, 8.5%. Very fruity aroma, berries. Cloudy dark amber colour. Almost no head. The flavour is sweet and spicy. Berries and a hint of aniseed. Actually not so bad. Perhaps too sweet, but with a good citric note.

Clear amber with a tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with overripe fruits, caramel and malt. Flavour was sweet with toasted malt, caramel, ripe fruits and yeasty notes. Finished sweet.

Bottle @ Brugmansia/Fonefan Tasting, June 2010. Pours unclear golden with floaties. Yeast, baking dough, alcohol. Very sweet. Spicy flavor with notes of cinnamon and alcohol. Stikcy and sweet.

Bottle. Reddish brown color. peach, pear, coreander and ginger in the aroma. Malty flavor, sour with hints of pepper and coreander. A cherry like sourness. I think the sourness is probably unintented, but it works quite well in this beer.

(33cl bottle) Hazy, copper colour with a short, light-beige frothy head. Moderately sweet, toast-malty aroma with caramel, spicy notes and a lighter plumy tinge. Sweet flavour, full bodied with a soft carbonation. Slightly toasty and robust malty base; sweet and quite fruity (plums) finish with a light spicy touch and an almost brandy-like alcohol. Likeable.