De la Senne Wadesda #3

Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne
Style: Belgian Ale
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle, 33cl, Geers. Max 4 months old. Pours dark golden / orange. Head is dense, shiny and white. Citrus & floral EU hop nose. Challenger I think. Touch of coriander maybe. Very spritzy and bitter upfront, but mellow in palate. Super super drinkable and session style ale. Life would be so good if this were a regular on tap brew.

gold blond colored body with a white head and a spicy floral fruity yeast hoppy aroma a spicy fruity herby hoppy bitter taste with a bitter finish

33 cL bottle as Delerium. Pours hazy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is grassy, grapefruity and peachy. Smooth citrusy, crisp hoppy and light grassy to vague herbal hops. Green and crisp. Light yeasty mellowness. Bitter and medium dry finish.

Huge, very dense & fine, just yellowish tinted head, slowly collapsing over very carbonated straw-yellow beer. Very spritzy nose, with a floral note and short hints at cake. Very intriguing nose, Brett seems quite possible. Bitter, EU-hops used in enormous amounts (and no doubt as dry hopping), giving it a bit metallic, but strangely enough not harsh character. Again floral, herbal. Ultra-long, very bitter aftertaste. Velvety MF (the head?), yet quite spritzy, refreshing. Ideosyncratic - as all creations from de la Senne. Keep them coming!

Bottle from Beer Planet. Clear blond colour with small off-white creamy head. Aroma is belgian yeasty, grassy hops, touch of orange and lemon. Taste is very nice. Quite soft, orange, herbal element, little bit of bitterness at the end, touch of cream. Really tasty, and lots of flavour given it is only 5%. Really nice again from DLS.

33cl bottle. Hazy and orange with medium, white head. Nose : strong aromas of citrus and pine. Clove and ginger. Some little tart. Sip : oily texture, good carbonation. Low to medium body. The beer starts with strong flavors of dominating aromas of citrus zest. Delicate malt flavors are mostly bread and some tart. The beer is generously spiced with clove. Well balanced with strong hopping makes this a really tasty mix. Peppery and citrusy hops and dry clove are greatly refreshing and low alcohol content makes this beer a great refreshment. Good one. Brasserie de la Senne is one of the best breweries in Belgium, they make great taste and beers that we can drink by pints.

UPDATED: JAN 28, 2013 31/XII/12 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - bottled: X/12 (2012-1443)

Clear blond beer, huge irregular creamy white head, stable, very adhesive. Aroma: citrus, lots of passion fruit, pineapple, bit piny, some lychee. MF: quite some carbon, medium to light body. Taste: citrus, bit fruity, piny hops, some pineapple, pretty bitter, dry. Aftertaste: citrus, some grapefruit, bitter hops, piny, exotic fruit, bit spice. Like a mixture between saison and IPA.

33 cl bottle. Golden Orange with a thick white head. Lovely hoppy aroma, some grapefruit in the nose. Taste is not overly bitter. Very good mouthfeel. Loved the aroma, but I hoped for some more bitterness in the taste. All in all another excellent brew from De La Senne.

33cl, new exclusive brew Anno 2012, from Geers Oostakker, complex bitter brew, floral/bitter and slightly woody/fruity, balanced, cloudy, good head, good brew

33cl bottle, bottled Oct 20th 2012. Label clearly states "do not age this beer". Dorée trouble tirant vers un orangé léger, col crémeux blanc. Arôme est agréablement bien houblonné. Ressent ce bouquet de cône de houblon renfermé, fermenté, le tout jonglant habillement entre fruité/fleuri avec de subtiles notes de citron, ananas et autres agrumes et se terminant sur une pointe herbacée. Palais garde un profil type De La Senne sans être trop dominant, on retrouve donc cette sensation d’aigreur minime, levure et cette amertume perdurant. Impression de dry-hopping, le tout étant assez sec mais également frais tirant vers le pamplemousse avec un fini finement amer. La bière peut passée pour une APA avec un possible usage de Centennial ou Colombus venant d’un fruité alternant citronné, ananas léger et possible pointe de melon. Le tout étant mélangé avec cette touche très belge. Au final, une nette progression par rapport à Wadesda#2 avec pour moi une influence assez américaine, possible fruit des diverses collaborations récentes de De La Senne avec des brasseurs nord-américains.