De Hemel Rooie Tiep Top

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: OCT 31, 2012 1 ltr bottle @ Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot shared with Dutchdrebus. Clear orange-golden color, small to medium sized off-white head that diminishes quickly. Smell malts, hay, some sweetness. Taste malts, some sweetness, blossom and slightly flowers. Fairly low bodied for 8% ABV, low to medium carbonation. Decent beer though nothing special.

Bottle @ Buitenlust. Golden yellow colour with a decent white head. Smells sweet, flowers, some hops, slightly fruity. Tastes herbs, fruity, slightly sweet, flowers. Soft carbo, thin to medium body.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

1 Ltr bottle shared a couple of years ago. From notes Ok white head. Clear golden/blond pour. ok but not great.

Golden body, white head. Clear, too. Metallic, white bread and orange peel. Not great. Dusty taste, some sour but not very refined. More of a mistake?

1000 ml bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere.
Pours a clear golden colour with a small, white, foamy head. Aroma of ripe fruits such as apricot, hay and cardboard. Flavour of pale malts, loads of apricot, hay and some hops. Alcohol as well. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a finish of apricot and alcohol. Good.

100 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, BBE 31.10.2011
Aroma has sweetish and stalish apricot, spices and hints of raisins. Flavour has apricot and some solvent-like alcohol. Not good.

Bottled@Tuulensuu, Tampere. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is alcohol, sweet glulike notes as well as some honey and nectar. Overly sweet and not too balanced. Flavour is alcohol, honey, gluelike sweetness as well as some slight nectary notes. Overly sweet and unbalanced.

1 l bottle @ Tuulensuu, Tampere.
Pours clear golden colour with small head. Aroma is sweet ripe fruits like apricot and peach, spices, some butter and some hay. Flavour is buttery yeast, spices, some apricot and notes of caramel. A bit too sweet and alcohol burns through but otherwise ok.
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Clear orange amber colour, rather small but fluffy white head. Malty aroma, spices and some fruits. Sweetish flavour, rather thin body, quite fruity, elderberry, malts and some spices. OK and refreshing but a bit lightweight. (draught @ café In De Blaauwe Hand, Nijmegen)