De Molen Engels

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Bitter
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in English pint

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   update pic

Aroma: yeast, citrus, caramel, little bready; Appearance: orange/amber color, little hazy, small off-white foam; Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, little sour; Palate: medium body, a bit oily feel, long dry finish; Overall: very good beer, great drinkability

33 cl bottle @Bierkoning, Amsterdam, bottled 23,07,2012. Pours heavy hazy pale orange with white-off medium top diminishing in long lasting frothy layer, light lacing. Aroma - definetly US hops, fruity-citrusy, soapy, sweet malty, not yeasty at all. Taste - bitter with far away sour as American pale ale, minimal malt sweetness, light dry finish, medium to light bodied, watery texture. Some sweetness, caramely in aftertaste what surprises me cause sweet in flavour as it is - minimal. Overall - if this is bitter than it is my first bitter hopped not with English hops and there is no that sour berries-candy tones in flavour at all. But as some bitter pale ale I like it.

11.2oz, 4.42% labeled ABV, batch 753. No date on the bottle. Split with b3shine. Mildly hazy orange golden color. Big white head, that soon fades to a thin reasonable amount. Just some loose splotches of lace. Medium body. Soft, moderate carbonation. Lightly dry texture. Light to moderate bitter, minimal sweet. Unusual hop flavor, never heard of this "sladek" variety but it has a fascinating flavor profile that’s a bit difficult to pin down. Some citrus? Some spice? Light toasty malt. Solid, surprisingly drinkable bitter, it grew on me as I went. Kind of refreshing, with the lighter body and bright texture

Bottle to snifter (thanks DrSilverworm). Looks good; a hazy orange with AMPLE white head. Smells and tastes hoppy with a touch of caramel and a nice, light body. Lively on the palate. A good example of the style.

ivory white head that disappears quickly with thick CO2 bubbles in it that burst open. orange amber clear colour. aroma of hops, fruit, apricot but some hint of detergent as well. fruity sweet, apricot, citrus, sour, dry mouthfeel with a dry bitter finish. there is also an unpleasant taste of detergent. quite ok body and soft carbonation. sampling the yeast deposit at the end gives a very pronounced detergent flavour. possibly this bottle is spoiled or degraded in some way (it’s almost 1 year old now), so this rating might not reflect (i hope) a fresh bottle. bottle 33 cl / bottled on 13-7-2012

33cl bottle. Orange and hazy with small white head. Nose : tart with orange, ginger cookie, spices and citrus zest. Sip ; oily texture, low carbonation. Medium body. Sweet orange cake flavor, cookie with ginger. Strong citrus peel flavors. The ending is delicately bitter and fruity. Te beer is ok but quite far from a typical English bitter.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear copper pour with off white head, candied orange aroma, bitter taste tangerine mild hop, bit of Belgian yeast action.

Draught at Ölrepubliken, Göterborg, on April 9, 2013.
During the De Molen Tap Takeover event.
Hazy to cloudy copper color, white head. Hoppy, malty, apple, hints of solvents taste. Weak mouthfeel, low bitterness. Phenolic aftertaste. Light acidic, stable, nutty scent.
A bit bland and boring, though could work as a thirst clencher likely.

2013 - 03 - 27 330ml bottle. clear orange golden colour. small off-white head. nuts and soap in aroma. light bitter taste.

Hazy orange with small white foam head. Aroma is quite hoppy, with small presence of hay. Taste is good bitter beer. Aftertaste is short, dry, bitter. (Velp 201303) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone