De Prael Willy (11.5%)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Prael
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass

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Bottle @ home. Cloudy dark brown color with a small white head. Smell malts, some herbs it seems. Taste sweet, some herbs or spices. Average carbo, average body.

On draught at brewery tasting room. Pours an opaque brown with fins-bubble white head. Big body. Very rich maltines and likely candi sugar sweetness. Clean finish. A nice sipping beer for a cold winter night.

Bottle 2009. Dark brown color. No much head, but enough carbonation. Aroma is sweet, caramel, a hint of dried fruit, some yeast. Flavor is sweet, like milk chocolate. Quite full bodied, and warming in the throat. Finishes slightly bitter. Nice winter warmer

22nd September 2011
On tap at the brew pub. Cloudy red-amber beer. Little white head. Light crisp palate. Rich sweet malt. Undertone of red fruits. Crisp minerals, black currants and some herbs in the finish. Nice.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy, chestnut brown with one ring of white head. Nose is candy sugar, dried fruit, plums, root beer candy. Flavor is very sweet, plums, dried fruits, dates, candy sugar, brown sugar, a little malt. Full bodied, a little sticky but otherwise drinkable.

Draught at De Prael Proeflokaal Hazy brown coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, dried fruits, phenols and spices. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and tobacco. Sweet finish.

From tap at the proeflokaal. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, yeasty and overripe fruity. Sweet caramelish, fruity and light yeasty. Sweet, caramelish and light fruity into smooth finish. Sweet and lasting caramelish finish.

After the beer was served in the glass there was found a lasting quantity wall adhesive light brown foam collar which was fine and even of structure. The beer also contained not much carbonic acid in the glass. The beer has a thick dark brown and a sweet taste. The after tast of the beer is hoppy bitter with a roasted malty touch . This beer smells to caramel.

Bottle. Dark brown, very short and fully diminishing head. Moderate, malty and sweetish aroma, caramel and some fruitiness, alcohol. Body is medium to full, malty and sweetish, some caramel and fruitiness, alcohol. Finish is average, malty and sweetish, caramel and some fruitiness, alcohol. Sweet strong ale with lots of alcohol.

33cl, at 11.5%Vol, Dutch brew, from De Bierkoning Amsterdam, complex brew, sweet/spicy and slightly roasted, yet not too heavy, balanced, hazy, small head, nice Winter brew, ’This to celebrate my 2500th Ratebeer rating! Starting my life as a wine taster I didn’t think I would get so far with craft beer... I still pursue all bottled Belgian beers I havn’t rated yet, except low alcohol and table beers. I’m also interested in some good Dutch and Danish craft beer. Many thanks to those fellow Beergeeks who helped me out in this never ending venture...’