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De Proef Flemish Primitive

Percentile
90
overall
Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4723.55/5.03.54/5.09%75.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Also known as Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale.
Also known as Vlaamse Primitief.
There are 6 different labels and six different versions of this beer. All are similar.

The name refers to a description of the Hieronymus Bosch painting used on the label.


SPOON WHACKER - Released Fall 2004 - (Original Recipe -- 35 IBU’s)
PIG NUN - Released Fall 2004 - (45 IBU’s)
SURLY BIRD - Release Date: May 2005 - (45 IBU’s, extra finishing hops)
PINHEAD - Release Date: Fall 2005 - (50-55 IBU’s)
DEMON FISH - Release Date: August 2006 - (50-55 IBU’s, roasted malts, and lots of Saaz aroma hops)
RAT RIDER - Release Date: TBD - (Recipe undetermined)

http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/beers/flemprim.asp

Commercial description: Fermented three times with two different yeasts, including a strain of brettanomyces - the "wild yeast" of lambic brewing. Pale golden color with an enormous rocky white head. Brett and spicy aromatic notes, with a malty-juicy note on the palate. Finishes with Brett and dry hop notes. April 2003 selection - Michael Jackson’s Rare Beer Club. 94 points - World Beer Championships
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 TURDFERGUSON (1598), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Bottle labeled as Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale. Enjoyed this with dinner a couple weeks ago. Nose is somewhat sweet, with some nice helpings of yeast, and a very mild bit of funk. Flavor is more sweet and yeasty without much of the funk hinted on in the nose. A little bit of alcohol shows in the dry finish. Pretty good.


 Taverner (837), San Ramon, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/512/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Like a slightly sour ESB. It has a bitter flavor, the bretts, very dry and aromatic. Had this as Reinaert Flemish Wild. Poured golden with almost no head. The smell of farmhouse filled the vessel. First note was very short and dry. Sometime after this has dissipated, you get a faint bitter aftertaste lingering at the back of your throat.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 2, 2008  
From Oldsmar Tap House. This stuff was very good. The aroma is deep with pieces of apple, pear, strawberry, and cherry. The taste adds a distinct peppery character with honey, straw, and more fruit. Lots of lace in the glass from this distinct, complex beer.


 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
May 22, 2008  
750 mL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow-orange with a large, frothy, white head, lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (meal, straw), average hops (flowers, perfume), heavy yeast (horse blanket, barnyard, earth) with notes of apricot, pear, plastic, and band aids. Medium bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.


 CanIHave4Beers (866), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
May 19, 2008  
My bottle was a "Pinhead" edition. This was not really what I was expecting, but perhaps a little better. The beer is aromatic, with big floral & hop notes, not to mention a very pleasant funk. The beer is a very cloudy blond beer, with a nice fluffy head. Very good flavors of apple, funk, and great hop flavors. This is a very pleasant ale.


 Rciesla (3590), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/513/20
May 19, 2008  
Bottle. I had the wild ale version. Pours golden with red flemish hues. A nice aroma and flavor of funky, dry, fruit. It was good for what it was.


 lagomswedish (213), Umeå, Sweden
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/513/20
May 5, 2008  
Bottle shared with Ronald and Carita in Finland. Smells like the spray you use when you pick up a knock playing football. Very medicinal and herbal with slight banana tones. Pale straw in colour and slightly hazy. Obvious alcohol. Wild yeast yes, flavour and drinkability...not really.


 kiefdog (1586), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
May 4, 2008  
11.2oz bottle from Oldsmar Tap House (Florida). Pours a dense, cloudy, caramel yellow with a thick white head that settles quickly and thoroughly laces the glass. Aroma is sweet flowers, honey, sweet milk. Flavor is also sweet with notes of caramel, complex spices, vanilla and honey. One of the more unique beers I have tasted.



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