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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UPDATED: APR 24, 2011 Nicely lacing white head covers the hazy golden hue. Gentle pils malt is drowned under highly yeasty emanations of angel cake, sweet dough, picky lemony hops and light DMS. Simple flavour profile, dms-y and hop forward, floral saaz with spicy yeast. Light bodied, fair carbonation. A subpar Belgian ale.

Having tried a 330mL bottle with the coloured label, I found it much more pleasant. A spot on Farmhouse ale with lots of green character, so much that it feels vegetal amongst these herbal, grassy traits. It deserved far more than the 2.8 I initially gave it, but it was not quite to my tastes. The green was taking a lot of room and hampered a bit the fresh pils malt character and flowery nuances I generally like in farmhouse ales. Still bumping to 3.6.

A more recent try in 2011 was a solid hoppy Belgian ale, well structured and generously bitter with again a certain green aspect and perhaps more grainines than I’d hope for in a Pils malt focused ale, but solid all around, although it feels less refreshing than it should for a 5.5% ale - I even caught some alcohol vapours. Nevertheless, bumping it up from 3.6 to 3.7.

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.