De Ryck Special

Brewed by Brouwerij De Ryck
Style: Belgian Ale
Herzele, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

75cl bottle. Hazy amber with a small head. Nose : bread and small note of hay. Nice, mellow esters of apricot. Sip : Watery with strong carbonation. Little sweet with bread aromas, A bit sour end with some metallic like esters. Overall, this beer is fine whenever you feel like a weak alcohol pale liquid refreshment.

100 Belgians to try before you die? Really?? Pours a nice Medium golden yellow color. Minimal fizzy white head, lasted maybe a minute or two. Aromas of light spices, a touch of brown sugar.

Clear amber body with a white creamy head. Aroma of sharp German hops, yeast and caramalts. Moderately bitter flavour also quite sharp on the balance. Nice, refreshing but somewhat flat flavour.

19.11.2011 - beer tasting ’gentse biervereniging’ - please, get another lay-out for this product

33 cL bottle from ABS Drinks in Winksele, poured into a Westmalle glass. Short-lived head on an amber/orange beer. Yeast/hoppy acidic aroma. A little sweet, and tart on the palate, quite acidic and sharp, with a little citrus. Not bad but a little too tart.

Bronze beer with minor head, very mellow character. Smells like berry and citrus fruits. Tastes sweet at start and finish, but bitter enough to betray hop presence. Okay overall. Only Belgians would have the gall to refer to a 5.5% ale as ’low alcohol.’

draft @ Moeder Lambic, Fontainas Ambrée léger, col blanc. Arôme est faiblard avec qcq notes de malt et houblon fleuri. En bouche, bière au palais sec, note de grains et épice, mats pils avec une pointe fruitée de cerise, caramel doux et léger. Le houblon donne un aspect feuille de tabac mâché, le tout est moyen avec une fine amertume sur la fin. Sans plus.

2011 - 10 - 01 330ml bottle clear dark orange colour. small white head. hay in aroma. bit bitter in taste. not very special.