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: OCT 7, 2006 (Bottled, 0.75l, 6% ABV) Hazy amber color with a smallish, but creamy and lasting, lacy head. Dryish and earthy aroma of soap, birch leaves, some butter and grassy hops. Quite strong initial flavor of soapy, buttery, grassy hops and honey hints. Slightly moldy/earthy/cellary, too. The finish is merely smooth hoppiness. Very smooth-carbonated, dryish, medium-bodied, earthy palate. Yeast (yeah, there’s lots of it!) brings some ashiness in the picture, but the smoothness and cellary feeling remains. A very easily drinkable, very smooth brew. Like a Belgian Kilkenny - only with flavor and some hops added. (Draught@Pikkulintu, Helsinki, was 7-4-7-4-15=3.7) Very hazy, darkish orange color with a medium, thick and creamy, lacy head. Very fruity (passion fruit, pineapple) Turkish Delight aroma with lemon. Extremely fruity, banana-lemony, slightly sweet flavor with minty hints. Medium-bodied, quite refreshing palate with smooth carbonation. Quite nice, and definitely better than the one I had sampled before. (Draught@One Pint Pub, Jan 31, 2005, was 7-2-7-3-13=3.2) Dirty brown color with almost no head. Fruity, berryish aroma (banana, lemon, orange). Fruity, slightly bananaeish flavor with wineous hints. Medium-bodied, slicky, slightly alcoholic palate. Not exactly the most intriguing Belgian.

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.