De Molen Amerikaans

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Bitter
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in English pint

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Draught Good yellowish, very fine head, leaving some lace over fully hazy amber-straw beer. And now for Amarillo jumping out of the glass, with a background of slight malt sweet, and dry hop bales finish. Very good nose. Soft citrussy hops in the taste, with lemonpeel, grapefruit and many yeasty esters. Thick, yeasty-creamy MF, medium bodied. Sample maybe too shaken (newly opened keg). Good, very aromatic beer, but ending a bit thin in the palate.

Bottle. [After party @ Papsoe, thanks buddy] Average creamy white head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy golden color. The aroma of Amarillo came out with notes of dusty mild pine, apricot and light grape. Over the palate came lovely dusty sweet hoppy feel. Mild fruity and caramel notes. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Light to moderated sweet and light bitter flavor. Dry and dusty hoppy like sweet apricot finish. Quit nice.

Corked bottle at Ølfestival 2008, Århus
Hazy deep blond color. The aroma shows initially a powerful american hop, then elderflowers too. Dry and quite thin mouthfeel, too simple. Strong bitterness, with some good hop oils.

UPDATED: MAR 15, 2009 Bottle at ÅBF08. Weak hop aroma. Tbe flavour is quite yeasty. Some hops, fresh and grassy. Slightly rough hoppiness, but still nice enough. 7 3 6 3 14

Draught at Alvinne pre-ZBF09. Draught, 4.5%. Very nice caramelly and slightly grassy aroma. Cloudy grey amber colour. Nice creamy tan head. Teaish and grassy hop flavour, good bitterness. Almost herbal finish. Cleansing bitterness. 7 3 6 3 16

Light golden with a nice, creamy head. The aroma is nicely hopped (fruity) with light notes of malt. The flavour has a lot of nice, fruity hops, citrus, pine & spruce, mango, a nice bitterness and a delicious caramel with light sweetness. It’s a beauty of a beer – with a LOT of flavour in few %!!

Sample at Aarhus beerfestival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich with hops and flowers. Dry bitter finish.

Århus2008. 75 cL bottle. Pours almost clear and golden orange. Aroma is fruity and with a mild bitterness from the hops shining through. Flavour is mild fruity hops with a light bitterness already towards the finish. Light fruity finish with a mild lingering bitterness.

Golden with a small white head. Aroma has apricot, grass and some malt. Dry and bitter with some hop flavour coming through.

Bottle. orange color. Grapefruit, red berries and a firm herbal grassy hoppiness in the aroma. Thinnish, but with a firm grapefruity hopbitter flavor. Just a touch of yeast in the finish. Nice one, especially the aroma convinces.

Bottle. Hazy golden colour with a small off white head. Powerful hoppy aroma and taste with notes of caramel and citrus. Great beer considering the relatively low abv.