De Hemel Marikenbier

Brewed by Stadsbrouwerij De Hemel
Style: Belgian Ale
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: APR 11, 2012 Re-rate on tap at Carlsens Kvarter, April 2012. Hazy orange with a lasting white head. Aroma of yeast, herbs, orange peel and sugar. Sweetish flavour with strong orange peel notes, along with yeasty character and sugar

Bottle: Medium off white head, disappears really slow and a leaves a closed off white lacing on top of an dark orange darker amber colored beer. Smell barley, barley malts, soap, shampoo, soapy barley wine. Taste is a very nice mix of barleys, barley malts, some hops and floral hop bitters, herbs, autumnal herbs, floral herbs, mint herbs, some darker fruits and sweets but just a hint. Very nice balanced. Aftertaste of low bitterness with a barley and batley malted sweetness. Nit sweet but nicely balanced, again. Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, good medium bodied and a light watery light creamy texture. This is a nice beer, specially when watching a band play, could absorb liters of this stuff easily.

Hazy slightly pale amber colour, white head. Fruity aroma, orange peel, apricot, citrus fruits. Wheat and some caramel. Flavour of sweet malts, some yeast character and fruity apricot and citrus. Finish slightly bitter and very fruity.
I like this beer very much when it’s fresh, but there have been older versions around that I didn’t enjoy quite as much.
(Draught @ the brewery)

50 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere. BBE 31.12.2011.
Rated on 20110802.
Hazy copper colour with a small head. Fruits, mostly apricot and citrus on the nose, also some notes of malts. Flavor is malts and apricot, notes of citrus. Something seems to be missing for this to be an enjoyable beer.
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500 ml bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere. Batch 7203, BBE 31.12.2011.
Pours a copper colour with a very small and thin white head. Aroma of strong apricot, citrus and malts. Flavour of apricot, malts, some floral hops and barnyard notes. Dry, malty finish. This should be more refreshing and less malty.

50 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, BBE 31-12-2011
Sweetish and a bit stale perfume-like aroma with citrus. Sweet flavour too with citrus and a bit bitter aftertaste. Some candi sugar and orange peel too. Good and drinkable, but could be more refreshing.

Tap. Amber coloured, small head. Aroma has herbs and malts.tastes like an English ale, malts and hops.A nice bitterness. Also in the finish the bitterness shows up, with a hint of citrus.

Shared bottle courtesy of Ivar. White, disappating film on a hazy, golden body. Malty, spicy, dried light fruits, fresh tobacco, caramel and honey on the nose. Malty sweet, spicy and light bitter flavors. Medium to full body. Juicy. Smooth. Light acidity in the finish.

Bottle cortesy of Ivar.Pours hazy golden with a tiny white head. Aroma of sweet berries and yeast. Taste is moderate sweet fruity, light spicy. Light bitter hops at the end.

500 ml swingtop bottle, kindly shared by my beerpal Ivar. ABV is 6,5%. Hazy amber colour, minimal head. Aroma of sweet wort and caramel, hints of oak and honey. Low carbonation. The flavour is not as sweet as the aroma makes you expect, but is still malty with hints of caramel, and has tolerable hops in the finish.

Bottle at home, 6.5% ABV. Clear golden pour, thin white head. Aroma of Mediterranean spices, some sugars and a hint of Belgian hops. Flavor is sweet and spicy malts, some fruits and a hint of bitter hops, nice balance. Bitter spicy finish. Nice and refreshing brew.