De Fontein Kasteel Elsloo Amber

Brewed by De Fontein
Style: Belgian Ale
Stein, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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This beer is now 6.5% in alcohol. It has nice fruity nose, reminding me of Limburgse Abrikozenvlaai (apricot). Also in the taste some fruitiness and a bit acid as well, making it a refreshing beer; however quite ’full’ in the mouth. It is jot like a Special Bulge besides of the colour. Although it is clearly not clear at sight. Short aftertaste, keeping the balanced taste

Bottle: Medium to small and slow disappearing of white to light beige head on top of a murky amber colored beer. Smell barley malts, yeast, fruit, orange, peach,  light sour, hint of sweet barleys, light hint of caramel. Taste is a nice mix of hops, citrus, fruit, peach, barley malts, hint of something very light sour, light toasted herbs, light bitter. Good pretty crispy mix. Aftertaste of light crisp fruity notes, hops, light barleys and light bitter. Low carbo, soft light watery mouthfeel, good medium to light fuller body and a creamy texture. Nice beer, fruity and tasty.

Im Antrunk ist das Malz dunkel, wird aber durch die allgemein herrschende Trockenheit heruntergestuft. Dies wird kurz darauf besser, das Malz kann sich somit besser entfalten und liefert ein besseres Bild. Trotzdem wirkt das Bier noch trocken und bleibt so eher unsüffig. Etwas getreidig, darunter auch wenig nach Kräutern. Abgerundet, auf Dauer aber auch einseitig. Süßlich hopfiger Abgang, zusätzlich zu den noch vorhandenen Aromen aus dem Mitteteil. 6/10/9/9/7/9

Bottled, I wonder how this local beer makes it all the way to Denmark... Color is azy amber orange. Warm looks. Nice foamy ead too bad it disappears in no time. Aroma is fruity and some malts. Flavour is soft and fruity, bitterness rises and lasts long. Nice.

A hazy orange colored beer, with a off-white thick head. The aroma of fruits, malts and coriander. The taste is bitter from gentle to strong. there is some caramel sweet. The aftertaste is long bitter.

Bottle, 5.4%. Citric aroma. Cloudy brown/orange colour. Small head. The flavour is citric and nicely fruity. Also some with some mild milkiness. Rough bitter finish. Atypical, but good.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of jbrus. Hazy amber golden with a tall, handsome and dense, off-white head leaving quite some laces. Lightly tart, fruity nose. Medium body with both caramel and fruit and a distinctly sour edge. Unclean and hoppy finish. 180807

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Apple citric note to an aroma that is mainly caramel and toffee. Malty flavour, slight citric, minor spiced/herbal note. Creamy mouthfeel and flavour. Soft into the finish.

Bottled. Bit lactic aroma mixed with caramel and toffee. Amber color, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, herbal bitterness, fruity undertone, light spices, medium body. Quite some complexity, wasn’t expecting this, good beer.

Aroma of caramel malts with some coffee. Cloudy, orange-brown coloured with a lasting, off-white head. Taste is sweet, more bitterness in the finish. Malty, sticky. Okay.