De Prael Mary

Brewed by Brouwerij de Prael
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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33cl bottle from the brewery. They label this as a barley wine. Pours a cloudy orange-copper colored body with a finger-width, frothy, beige head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is smooth, lightly sweetened caramels with hints of toffee bread, a light spicy hop note, hints of dark fruits, and a touch of citrus. Flavor is similar. Lightly sweetened caramels with a touch of bread and a balanced, somewhat spicy hopping throughout. A few citrus hints and touches of dark fruit before this finishes clean and dry with a medium bitterness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-full body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, a fairly straightforward barley wine, but balanced and flavorful with a clean finish. Pretty good beer.

Hazy orange beer, frothy head. Ripe fruits, dark caramel, grassy hops. Orange peel spiciness. Worty-sweet, medium bitter finish. Medium body. Under-attenuated.

330 ml bottle. Pours a hazy red/brown with full head. Aromas of malts, fruit/plums, and a little smoke. Flavors of malts, some bitter hops, and brown sugar. Quite sweet.

Poured a pale reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma of citrus. sweet dark fruit. Medium body, flavour as the aroma with some caramel and an alcoholic hit.

really sweet.... nose has sugar/caramel, some wine and alcohol.. nice thick body and a long alcoholic finish

Pale red-brown colour, no head retention. Aroma has some citrus and yeast. Flavour has a candy sweetness, light citrus and light spice.

Botella, color rojizo y espuma poco densa. Aroma levaduras, dulces, y notas citricas. En boca igual que en aroma dulce y lupula, integrada y equilibrada

Zeer troebel koperkleurig bier. Smaak: zoet, gedroogd fruit, esters, alcohol en gist. Zoete fruitige geur (ruikt bijna naar bloemen). Veel bezinksel in de fles en veel in het glas. Iets te veel gist naar mijn oordeel. Over het geheel genomen prima bier.

Compared to the Willy I had a few days after I drank this one, I like this one the most. It had quite more taste then the Willy. It’s a nice strong ale which I would order more often.

Bottle. Clear amber, offwhite creamy lace, floaties due to my rough handling. Citruspeel, ginger and marzipan aroma, a hint wood and smoke. Strong and sweet fermented fruit base, dry spices and hops, lemongrass, sugarcane. Fullbodied, dry. Fruit, clay, wood finish. Grows on me after a little while.