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Duysters Loterbol 8 Blond

Duysters Loterbol 8 Blond

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Duysters

Diest, Belgium

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1143.27/5.03.27/5.08%34.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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The Duysters Brewery may well be the smallest commercial brewery in Belgium - annual production of both its beers is only about 650 cases. Loterbol is a crisp blonde ale that is very tasty and mightily satisfying. It drinks much stronger than its 6.8% alcohol by volume would suggest, and tastes a little spicy, though no spices are used in the brewing. The exotic palate of this beer comes from the unique strain of yeast. Duysters Brewery flourishes in the shadow of one of the world’s largest breweries, Interbrew, in the nearby town of Leuven. But there is no mistaking this exquisite hand-crafted brew for the mass-product of the nearby beer factory. ‘Loterbol’ is a Flemish word for a fool or prankster, an allusion to the deceptive smoothness and drinkability of this beer. Selected as one of the fifty best beers in the world by Men's Journal magazine, July 2005.

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 ucusty (1241), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/512/20
Aug 8, 2008  
yellow pour with pillowy white head and excellent lace. Buttery toast on the nose. Caramel malts and a slightly metallic flavor. Slightly dry finish.


 yespr (7817), Copenhagen O, Denmark
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/52/102/53/20
Aug 7, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours almost clear yellow with a huge white head. Strange spiced and butterish aroma - terrible. Favour is dry and mild caramel yet also quite chemical. Ends strange faul fruity too. Rerate needed.


 BoBoChamp (804), Gent, Belgium
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 28, 2008  
33cl, from Geers Oostakker, complex, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, good brew


MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Yellow/amber color. Fruity, yeasty and floral aroma. Flavor is well balanced between malt sweetness (honey, fruits, sugar), hop bitterness, and spice. Bitter finish.


 bhensonb (3138), Woodland, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Bottle from Bottle Trek. Hazy apricot color with a decent white head. Aromas of pale stone fruit, yeast, candi and perhaps malt. Medium body with slightly fizzy carbonation. Flavor is spice, wood, pale fruit, malt, trace of funk. Finish is quite dry with herbs/wood/funk for a little extra bitter. Worth taking time to appreciate.



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