De la Senne Zinnebir

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Golden straw. Ornate stark-white head adorns the glass and entices the senses. Hop aromas are fragrantly herbal with oodles of honeysuckle and lemon zest qualities. Hints of musty yeast, cork, perspiration, and doughy Pilsner malt. Fluffy effervescence graces the palate. Juicily hoppy and bracingly grassy and herbal, initially, with a pinpoint snap of plasticy phenols. Brisk, crunchy and simultaneously-fluffy honeyish malt provides an elegant foundation, and the yeast, which sits atop, enriches things by coating the palate with a mild pistachio characteristic. Malt is extraordinarily deep, and its dusty hay-like malt textures cling to the filmy yeast which helps buoy the body. Highly appetizing flowery-hop softness. Extravagant beyond belief. Magical equilibrium of phenols, esters, hops, yeast, and malt. Notes of honeydew impart a soft slipperiness. Absolutely clean as a whistle, and the low alcohol never interferes with the vast array of subtleties. The core possesses just enough residual sweetness to complement the rich yeast. Lemony twang emerges as the temperature rises, and immediately beckons you for another large gulp. Dense hop backbone also lends a peppery sting which is augmented by the invigorating dryness and zippy phenols. Finishes remarkably well-integrated with a full but clean yeastiness, peach-fuzz bitterness, and a background sweetness reminiscent of dried pineapple. Juicy and peppery hops harmonize with the minty and aniseed dryness and accentuate the lingering Pilsner malt which is artfully extracted. Airy phenols, bright herbs, and honeysuckle exude with each burp. Hot diggety! If you are a lover of low-gravity Belgian blondes with a host of subtleties that seem to reveal themselves in a variety of ways with each sip, then you’ll adore this. This 750ml bottle certainly kept me entertained for 3+ hours. De la Senne is quickly becoming one of my favorite breweries

Served on bottle at beer mania in Brussels. Great Belgian IPA. Seriously bitter. Pours hazy golden blond. Faint floral hops on the nose, intense bitter hop flavor. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle @ Scott’s Summer Saison tasting. Thanks so much Scott! A bit cloudy, golden orange appearance with a small white head. Funky, musty, orange, bready aroma. bready, tangy orange fruity, barnyard flavor.

I was a bit disappointed by this one. Pours cloudy golden with no head. Smells weak and a bit sweet. There are some great malt and hop characteristics, but they don’t balance well at all. Starts well, but quickly loses its appeal.

Tap. Hazy yellow colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit, yeast, hops and with spicy notes.

cloudy yellow, large smooth white head. Aroma of yeast, wheat, citrus, flavor is bitterness, wheat, yeast, quite bitter, dry,

Drank on the terrace of the ’Belle Vue’ on the sea front in St Idesbald, the Belgian coast: Sept 2007. Recommended by the barman. Almost clear, it was a straw blonde golden colour with a good white head, I like to think I poured it well. The aroma, taste and mouthfeel all came across as fairly sour, strong flavours of grapefruit and lemons, not an unpleasant experience at all. This beer was more than just drinkable, it was enjoyable.

a rather forgettable beer but good none the less .. . gold yellow .. medium head, lacing is quite good .. . light spice and a good dose of yeast .. nice level sweetness .. balanced and easy to put away .. . . I put the "o" in illiterate.

Tap at Moeder Fontainas. A pale yellow beer with a white head. Aroa is fresh, with citrus hops. Taste is initially spicy, before a long bitter citrus hop feel bursts through. Lengthy finish. Highly drinkable and a sensibly lowish alcohol content means you can actually drink it. Very good pale ale with Belgian characteristics.

Glowing orange body, fierce, small bubbly white head. Fragrant Belgian, but modern aroma, orange peel, sharp grassy hops, juniper berries. Sharp tasty bitter base. Medium carbonation. But very drinkable and lots of taste for this (especially for Belgians) modest abv. Very classy brew. (33cl bottle)

Bottle 33cl, a cloudy golden beer with good head. Nose is very lemony and hopy, aroma is grassy, lemony, bitter, grapefruit notes, malt side is medium to low. Very bitter but body is low just hops is showing there, good but not exceptional.