De Graal SloCK

Brewed by De Graal
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Brakel, Belgium

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 33cl.
Clear medium orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, berry - blackthorn, moderate to light light heavy yeasty. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081018]

Bottled, thanks to Carl himself for sharing. A hazy golden beer wtih a thick cream colored head. The aroma is sweet malty with lots of spices, hops, and fruit notes - the fruits being pineapple, oranges, and peaches - lovely aroma. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of fruits, now being oranges and mango, as well as a light note of yeast. The body is quite light for a Belgian beer.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn. Hazy golden with a tall and lively and somewhat rough head. Rather spicy aroma with some yeast. Quite full-bodied, plenty of fruit accents, lightly sweet malts and some phenols. The carbonation is quite lively. Surprisingly hoppy finish - for a Belgian that is. 310807

75 cL bottle. Pours hzy yellow with a huge crispy white head lacing a thick lacing cream head. Apple citrus aroma, with a wheat like note. Quite grapefruit flavoured with soft carbonation giving a refreshing mouthfeel. Bitter finish. Nice although simple.

Bottled. Really hazy orange colour, not very much head. Aroma is yeast, flowery hops, caramel, some earth and fruits. Flavour is yeast, citrusfruits, malts, alcohol, toffee. Leaves a quite sticky palate.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a huge off white head. The aroma is dominated by yeast with notes of spices and hops. Fruity flavour of yeast, spices and hops. Yeasty and hoppy finish. Too much yeast and too less hops.

Bottle, 6.5%. Gusher. Caramelly aroma, nicely sweet, a little yeast. Hint of grassy hops. Hazy copper colour. Big stable creamy white head. The flavour is rather sweet, even a little sugary. There is not as much yeast in the flavour as expected from the aroma. OK hoppiness, not as grassy as the aroma either. Not so much an IPA, I think, but nice enough. OK bitterness in the finish.

Hazy golden color. Nice aroma, flowery (elderflowers, orange blossoms...), and with a touch of vanilla. Thin mouthfeel, with a dry malt flavor, and still a nice flowery imprint. The bitteness is ordinary, unfortunately nothing like expected. Still, a very original beer, refreshing and very pleasant.

Bottle @ Willems, Belgium. Pours cloudy orange with a creamy white head. Yeast and fresh hops. Dry, fruity and bitter flavor. Medium bodied. Good.

(Bottle, BB 06/09) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of floral, herbs, bread, and citrus. Flavor of herbal hops, yeast, and earthiness.